Office Management Specialist Test (OMST) for the Foreign Service
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2023
- I’m a Navy Veteran, current civil servant, and aspiring Office Management Specialist for the foreign Service.
In this video I talk about my experience taking the Office Management Specialist Test (OMST) for the Foreign Service. I talk about some study techniques, Mometrix (which is a subscription-based study guide for the exam), and my journey toward getting my dream job to be in the foreign service.
I hope this video both inspires and helps you to get your dream job. - Hudba
Really appreciate you providing your experience. Super helpful for preparation!!!
Update. I passed my exam today. Thank you again for your informative video!! You a real one!
Thank you for this video. Mometrix and the info you provided in this video helped me pass the OMST today.
AWESOME!!! Huge congrats. Check out my follow up vid when you have a minute. More great information about the next steps. czcams.com/video/c4L-wNgCQVI/video.htmlsi=fq4EZ69seU3AXkIv
Thank you for this! I have been looking for a REAL person, sharing their REAL experience helps alot! Once I'm ready, I will be looking into applying for OMS, and this helps motivate so much.
My pleasure! 🙏🏿👍🏿
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. Good luck with your QEP!
Thanks and you're welcome!
For a second I thought this was an SNL Skit 😂 You look like Kenan Thompson!
Thank you for this video!!!
Thanks so much for this video! I took your advice and subscribed to Mometrix. I really liked how their situational quiz asked for the best option then the least. I took (and passed!!) the exam today and felt well prepared!
Thank you for this! Life saver!
Glad it helped!
Great video. Thank you.
This is great thank you so much! I've been teaching ESL abroad for 10 years now so I feel pretty good about the grammar section but this is helpful. I'm signing up for Mometrix today. I take the test in 2 weeks.
You’re welcome & best of luck with your test!!!
Thanks so much for your tips. I passed the test today!
Huge Congrats to you!!! 🙌🏾
Be patient because QEP takes a couple of months at least. I just received notification that I’m moving to the next phase which is Oral Assessment.
It’s a journey
Yes good to know! I have 1 more year left on my current contract teaching ESL in Oman. I fly back tomorrow. So timing wise with this application and interview process I'm in great shape for things to align pretty well.
Thx for sharing the gems! Much appreciated. Do you know if the FSOT and OMST exams can be taken in the same year?
Hey Timothy! Any updates on your application process for OMS? Thanks for the great video man.
Thank you Joshua! So far, crickets. It’s a long process that can take months, if not more than a year. Don’t quit your day job while you’re applying; don’t apply while you’re unemployed; and most importantly, don’t give up. 🙌🏾
Great Video! I noticed you didn't mention anything about Job Knowledge? I've enrolled in Mometrix like you did but don't know if it's worth spending time studying if I'm not going for FSOT.
Good point! And you’re right that job knowledge is a section in this exam; however, the situational judgement and grammatical errors questions kind of fall under the umbrella of job knowledge for OMST, if that makes sense. As for FSOT & Mometrix, I’d say it’s worth it unless you know of a better resource or heard of one.
Thank you so much for this video. Did you have any trouble creating a profile /applying for the OMS position on Pearson Vue--to register for the exam? Thank you for this video; I plan to take this exam within the next 3 months. So thank you for sharing tips on how to prepare for it.
My pleasure! To answer your question, it wasn’t difficult, it’s just time-consuming. It’s best to have your ducks in a row before you start the app: such as your resume and essay narratives. The system timed out on me while I was in the middle of writing an essay and I lost everything I typed into the system. So, that’s really the only difficult thing.
I will reapply! I was 0.25 from making it. For foreign service office management specialist.
Try, try again!!!! 🙏🏿
Thank you so much for this valuable information, What Mometrix study guide did you study? or you recomend to study?
Hello Salem, I’d focus on practice test related to English proficiency, situational judgement, job knowledge and grammar.
Where are these practice tests? I can't find a SINGLE one? Do you have links? Names of the tests? Thank you! You're the first video I've come across that had info, but I can't find what you're talking about. :) And I've looked all over Mometrix and Google and Reddit. Thank you!
Hi, did you get an subscription set up with Mometrix? I couldn’t take the practice text until after I got a subscription with Mometrix.
@@timothyrglenn9545 Not yet; I'm not going to subscribe unless the test is there. I see lots of other tests (including FSOT), but not the OMST.
@@KatieMcManus completely up to you. I just decided to share what worked for me. Good luck with the exam; I’m sure you’ll do just fine
@@timothyrglenn9545 FYI. I spoke with Mometrix, and they don't have the OMST test (they didn't know what it was). So, not sure what test you took.
@@KatieMcManus not sure if you saw my reply to you in another thread, but this is it: " I honestly can’t remember the name of the tests, but the subjects were things related to Situational Judgment, grammar, English, word definitions, etc."
Thanks, did the FSOT prep in Mometrix prepare you? And would it prepare someone else who doesn't have your experience?
It helped me. I recommend it
Do you know how often the OMST is offered?
Thank you so much for this! I just passed my exam today. Studying on Mometrix was of great help! Looking forward to the next steps.
What Mometrix study guide specificly did you study?
@@salemtrooperthe FSOT Test Prep Course, it costs $60. The OMST is not as hard as the FSOT, so I used this test prep to have a general idea on what the actual test looks like.
Greetings! Thank you for this! i tried to look up Job knowledge, English expression, and policy and i am lost. The website is not even giving me an option to subscribe just to purchase the book. is it possible for you to provide the link? Maybe i am just at a wrong site. Thank you in advance and good luck!
Hi, the following link leads to the FSOT course available for subscription on Mometrix. Once you have a subscription, a ton of resources becomes available to prepare you for the exam. I hope this helps. www.mometrix.com/university/fsot/
@@timothyrglenn9545 thank you so much 🙏🏾
I’m taking my test this Saturday!! would you say the questions are pretty common sense ? I’m so nervous 😬
Don't be nervous. The test was honestly not that difficult. Its a lot of common sense questions. However, I suggest you do the practice tests available on Mometrix to familiarize yourself with the kinds of questions that are asked on the test. Do this, and you'll be fine.
Hi, there’s no math. Just brush up on your grammar skills. Mometrix is very good with preparing you. Good luck with the exam
@@timothyrglenn9545 just got it at your request! Thank you!
@@timothyrglenn9545 I don't see any OMST practice tests on Mometrix. Are they under a different name?
@@KatieMcManus I honestly can’t remember the name of the tests, but the subjects were things related to Situational Judgment, grammar, English, word definitions, etc.
Hi Timothy! Are you officially and OMS in the FS? or did you just pass the test?
Not there yet! I just passed the OMST & documenting my journey for better or for worse!
Wht up AZ?! YN here 🤜🏾🤛🏾
Shipmate….🫡
I cant find the test on Mometrix? Help me out AZ
AZ!🤣
Did you get a subscription with Mometrix? You’d have to get that first to access the practice text.
Do you need CAPM or PMP Certificate to get noticed?
Hello, I’m not so sure that it’s a requirement, however I’m sure it could enhance your chances of getting pass the Qualifications Evaluation Panel (QEP). However, Please don’t quote me on any of that and do your research.
Question: when you finished your test did you get your score right away?/ If not, have you gotten it yet?
Hi Kim, I got my score right there. After finishing the test, the test proctor printed a results paper. It actually only said that I passed without giving me an actual score.
@@timothyrglenn9545 amazing! Thank you! that's scary, but a good thing.
another question: are there US gov/world history? I'm using Mometrix and just trying to figure out what to spend my time on.
@@KimiJernigan I don’t recall questions about history per say. The sections I remember were “situation judgement (scenarios), English proficiency (lots of questions on this), and correcting grammatical errors. I’d focus heavily on these areas in Mometrix
@@timothyrglenn9545 you rock!! Thank you!
That's an AZ right there, thank you for your service. AK2 (95-02) here: NATTC MERIDIAN!
Thanks Shipmate. Meridian was where I completed A School training as well. Thank you for your service as well Shipmate
AZ? Retired YN here.
Yep Shipmate! Aviation Yeoman, at your service!
Can you take both the FSOT and OMST?
Yes, but that requires 2 different applications and processes.
@@timothyrglenn9545 OK
Follow up vid after passing the Oral Assessment. czcams.com/video/c4L-wNgCQVI/video.htmlsi=fq4EZ69seU3AXkIv