Stuart, since some of these folks shop for districts or states to represent, the geography questions should be a land mine. All about an address or a coffee shop or something specific enough that a long term resident would know. Maybe something about the natural resources of their state, local foods, etc. All of this would be fun, but I'…
Stuart, since some of these folks shop for districts or states to represent, the geography questions should be a land mine. All about an address or a coffee shop or something specific enough that a long term resident would know. Maybe something about the natural resources of their state, local foods, etc. All of this would be fun, but I'm quite serious about suitability b screenings. Psychological tests were pretty common at one point. Certainly today, employers will rustle through a prospective employee's social media, credit history, etc. You can't waive them as conditions of employment. Is it really so much to ask that a Congressperson meet at least the same screening requirements as a junior sales person or admin staffer? It doesn't seem as if the FBI or whomever does the background checks has done that great a job at identifying character concerns or conflicts of interest.
At least put them through the Myers, Briggs so they gain a little understand of themselves and how others function...a mega gain in maturity for them and we can see better what we're voting for!
That's a great idea. Last time I took it, the top career suggestion was to be a forest ranger. I should've listened. If course, that didn't prevent the firm from hiring me for a role far removed from the forest!!
Unfortunately, using the MBTI in the recruitment process is totally opposed to what it can do. It helps understand how you function and your compatibility with other team members. A basic tenet is that we can all do anything we like, some things will tire us more than others. It never directly predicts what trade you will be good at. To have a career recommendation the test was doubtless combined with something else which was "talent" oriented.
I understand it's not predictive, but it feels like most low level employees get more employment screening than some of these people. You have to consent to credit, background, and social media checks for many jobs. When I worked for a large consulting firm you had to disclose investment holdings and divest of any holdings related to the firm's clients. How is it that Wilbur Ross and Jared Kushner manage to "forget" about multimillion dollar Investments?
I'm not a conspiracy theory kind of guy but I frequently read about some of Kavanaugh's debts being paid off before his nomination but not by him. I don't know if that's true or not, bit given how the follow-up FBI investigation was so sharply proscribed, it seems possible that the checks were less than thorough.
Yeh! But their "friends" write the rules and oversee their application and punishment of sinners. Laughable judge, jury defense lawyer and prosecutor all roled into one!
Stuart, since some of these folks shop for districts or states to represent, the geography questions should be a land mine. All about an address or a coffee shop or something specific enough that a long term resident would know. Maybe something about the natural resources of their state, local foods, etc. All of this would be fun, but I'm quite serious about suitability b screenings. Psychological tests were pretty common at one point. Certainly today, employers will rustle through a prospective employee's social media, credit history, etc. You can't waive them as conditions of employment. Is it really so much to ask that a Congressperson meet at least the same screening requirements as a junior sales person or admin staffer? It doesn't seem as if the FBI or whomever does the background checks has done that great a job at identifying character concerns or conflicts of interest.
At least put them through the Myers, Briggs so they gain a little understand of themselves and how others function...a mega gain in maturity for them and we can see better what we're voting for!
That's a great idea. Last time I took it, the top career suggestion was to be a forest ranger. I should've listened. If course, that didn't prevent the firm from hiring me for a role far removed from the forest!!
Unfortunately, using the MBTI in the recruitment process is totally opposed to what it can do. It helps understand how you function and your compatibility with other team members. A basic tenet is that we can all do anything we like, some things will tire us more than others. It never directly predicts what trade you will be good at. To have a career recommendation the test was doubtless combined with something else which was "talent" oriented.
I understand it's not predictive, but it feels like most low level employees get more employment screening than some of these people. You have to consent to credit, background, and social media checks for many jobs. When I worked for a large consulting firm you had to disclose investment holdings and divest of any holdings related to the firm's clients. How is it that Wilbur Ross and Jared Kushner manage to "forget" about multimillion dollar Investments?
I'm not a conspiracy theory kind of guy but I frequently read about some of Kavanaugh's debts being paid off before his nomination but not by him. I don't know if that's true or not, bit given how the follow-up FBI investigation was so sharply proscribed, it seems possible that the checks were less than thorough.
Yeh! But their "friends" write the rules and oversee their application and punishment of sinners. Laughable judge, jury defense lawyer and prosecutor all roled into one!