Career with MFA (FSO)

What I know about if you have referral will be good as well. Apart from that, preparation and ad-hoc questioning will be part of the assessment on managing emotions and handling under stress.

FSO - largely handles a team of FSAS (Specialist) non degree holders

FSAS - Their team lead will be FSO lo, and then mostly work on the task given by FSO and Directors. HAHA.

Good thing is the travel allowance quite attractive when posted for overseas mission.
Negative thing is the toxic work culture between colleagues. IYKYK (score points).

Progression - It is a dead end. Unless you are a scholar or some smart ass, probably you will be ID-ed for leadership position. Otherwise, you are just an officer. By then you will already finding other job positions... else where...

It is a 24/7 to be prepared for any incident around the world, then everyone will need to be stand by for tasking and support which ever needed.

Originally Posted by meowmeow8553

wah.. i hope you're feeling okay. try again in future!

and no eh, i didn't get any reply. not sure if i should check in with them again. i did check in 1 month after the 3rd round (early Dec), and i'm not sure if it will seem a little pushy if i check in again. plus CNY is coming up... maybe i'll check in after CNY.

cos my interview was end oct/near early Nov, so technically december burned due to hols. and jan is a month to clear backlog from dec. feb is cny, so i'll check in end-Feb... long wait. hence.. maybe i feel like i should give up haha.

Hi, just curious, did you end up getting the job? I am currently in the same shoes as you were. Finished the panel interview and they have checked up on my references. But no news from them after a few weeks so far.

[meowmeow8553]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi, just curious, did you end up getting the job? I am currently in the same shoes as you were. Finished the panel interview and they have checked up on my references. But no news from them after a few weeks so far.

Hello! Quite surprising to receive a notification from this thread after a year. Just to update, yes, I did get the job offer and yes, I accepted it.

The delay was due to the security clearance - it's different for everyone. In my case, it took around 4 months. My start date was also delayed due to my pre-planned travel schedule, so I started mid-2024.

Perhaps give them another two more weeks to follow up - just to check if it is a rejection or not. From my understanding, rejections are pretty decisive here. However, don't let the waiting game stop you from trying out other opportunities as well.

Originally Posted by meowmeow8553

Hello! Quite surprising to receive a notification from this thread after a year. Just to update, yes, I did get the job offer and yes, I accepted it.

The delay was due to the security clearance - it's different for everyone. In my case, it took around 4 months. My start date was also delayed due to my pre-planned travel schedule, so I started mid-2024.

Perhaps give them another two more weeks to follow up - just to check if it is a rejection or not. From my understanding, rejections are pretty decisive here. However, don't let the waiting game stop you from trying out other opportunities as well.

Hello! Thank you for the reply.

Thank you for the advice. Yeah, I've had a few other opportunities but have rejected a few of them so far as the offered positions don't align with my career goals as much as the role of FSO does at this point. So I'm really hoping for the offer from MFA to come through as its something I'd really want; hoping that its more or less good since the reference checks have been done. Thanks for the advice! I'll probably follow up in a few weeks if I still don't hear from them.

How has your 1 year in MFA been so far?

Originally Posted by meowmeow8553

Hello! Quite surprising to receive a notification from this thread after a year. Just to update, yes, I did get the job offer and yes, I accepted it.

The delay was due to the security clearance - it's different for everyone. In my case, it took around 4 months. My start date was also delayed due to my pre-planned travel schedule, so I started mid-2024.

Perhaps give them another two more weeks to follow up - just to check if it is a rejection or not. From my understanding, rejections are pretty decisive here. However, don't let the waiting game stop you from trying out other opportunities as well.

Hello! Thank you for the reply.

Will probably follow up with them in a few weeks again to check in with them on the outcome/status.

How has working in MFA been so far?

Originally Posted by carceng

Anyone able to share their experience with MFA as a FSO? And also the interview process? There's a roundtable discussion, written essays as well as the assessment centre.

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by nadia moore

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Can only give experience from my single session. The antagonistic, debating style folks didn't make it. Those who didn't speak didn't make it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can only give experience from my single session. The antagonistic, debating style folks didn't make it. Those who didn't speak didn't make it.

Then who made it

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Then who made it

he wont know cos he didnt make it

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello! Thank you for the reply.

Thank you for the advice. Yeah, I've had a few other opportunities but have rejected a few of them so far as the offered positions don't align with my career goals as much as the role of FSO does at this point. So I'm really hoping for the offer from MFA to come through as its something I'd really want; hoping that its more or less good since the reference checks have been done. Thanks for the advice! I'll probably follow up in a few weeks if I still don't hear from them.

How has your 1 year in MFA been so far?

Hi, i know it is an old thread but if MFA has done the reference check and assuming i get cleared, is the next step usually the approval process and any chance that they will reject you even after they have cleared the reference check? In that case, how long is the process gonna be like?