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State Department virtualizing everything to assess Foreign Service candidates

Published: Oct. 5, 2022, 1:50 p.m.

The State Department, once a relative stranger to telework for most functions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, is taking steps to allow Foreign Service candidates to participate in some assessments virtually. Don Bauer, the chief technology officer of the department\u2019s Global Talent Management Bureau, said the bureau is \u201cvirtualizing everything\u201d it does to assess Foreign Service candidates, in an effort to diversify its pool of applicants.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices