HR-02-1420 Biodata Template Blank
HR-02-1420 Biodata Template Blank
8. Telephone Number (include area code) 9. Place of Birth 10. Citizenship (if non-U.S. citizen, give visa status)
11. Names, Ages, and Relationship of Dependents to Accompany Individual to Country of Assignment
12. EDUCATION (include all college or university degrees) 13. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
(see instructions on reverse)
NAME AND LOCATION OF INSTITUTION MAJOR DEGREE DATE LANGUAGE Speaking Reading
16. CERTIFICATION: To the best of my knowledge, the above facts as stated are true and correct
Signature of Employee Date
Indicate your language proficiency in block 13 using the following numeric Interagency Language Roundtable levels
(Foreign Service Institute levels). Also, the following provides brief descriptions of proficiency levels 2, 3, 4, and 5. 'S'
indicates speaking ability and 'R' indicates reading ability. For more indepth description of the levels refer to USAID
Handbook 28.
R Sufficient comprehension to read simple, authentic written material in a form equivalent to usual printing or
transcript on familiar subjects.
S Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most
formal and informal conversations.
R Able to read within a normal range of speed and with almost complete comprehension.
R Nearly native ability to read and understand extremely difficult or abstract prose, colloquialisms and slang.
S Speaking proficiency is functionally equivalent to that of a highly articulate well-educated native speaker.
and