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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks. I have two mission-critical languages, but have not been tested for competence outside of university classes. In one, I am a strong intermediate speaker; in the other, rarer and more desirable language, I'm at an elementary level.

I'm aware of the freeze and wondering whether to wait it out  - that is, is getting in merely difficult, or impossible?[/quote]

your only option really is to wait. there are only 4 openings on state.usajobs.gov when you filter for positions open to the public outside of government.

have you applied to cia and nsa?

a lot of it luck still at thend of the day. there are so many fletcher, sais, hks, woodywoo, yale jackson, elliot, american SIS, maxwell, korbel, gtown grads in this town all gunning for a limited number of these jobs and it gets harder and harder every year.

there are certain windows (usually right after ug or grad school) where it is easier to break in. I got a coe from cia 7 years ago. I didn't clear but that's been the only direct 'ir' job i've ever landed. Even though now i'm more knowledgeable (my resume to cia 7 years ago was literally half a page, but i was in grad school) and more experienced I don't really have any 'luck' in breaking into those jobs these days. [/quote]

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