FSOT Prep #5: Job Knowledge Part of the Foreign Service Exam

In this video, I identify the State Department’s categories in the FSOT’s Job Knowledge. I take each one and explain it in detail and recommend the books that will help you pass this portion of the FSOT.

Online:
KhanAcademy.org
Maps.com
Google Earth, www.google.com/earth/

Books:
Communication
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William Zinsser
Writing that Works, by Kenneth Roman
Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech With Style, Substance, and Clarity, by Peggy Noonan

Computers
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms, by Douglas Downing, et al

Economics
Dictionary of Economics, published by Oxford University Press
The Economics Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)

Management
A Dictionary of Business and Management, published by Oxford University Press
Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman

Mathematics and Statistics
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics, Oxford University Press
Practical Statistics Simply Explained, by Russell Langley
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, by Neil J. Salkind

U.S. Government
Pocket copy of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
AP U.S. History Crash Course
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, by E.D. Hirsch
The Politics Book (Big ideas Simply Explained)

U.S. Society and Culture
The Bedford Glossary for U.S. History
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
The History Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)

World History and Geography
Collins World Atlas
The Politics Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)

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