Obama Job Seekers Must Reveal All … Info

President-elect Barack Obama and his staff apparently don’t want any surprises. As a result, they are grilling Obama administration job seekers with a thorough seven-page job questionaire.

Suzanne Goldenberg of Britain’s Guardian Newspaper writes:

Have you led an entirely blameless – or better yet, blander than bland – existence for your entire adult life?. Can you guarantee you have never sent an embarrassing or angry email or text? Are you absolutely sure you have destroyed those awkward teenage diaries? The Barack Obama administration may want you.

A seven-page job questionnaire prepared by the office of the president-elect is going to extraordinary lengths to protect the incoming Obama administration from potential scandal in its job hires.

Jobseekers are being asked to supply copies of all résumés for the last decade – presumably to screen out people inflating their credentials.

Applicants are also being asked to hand over all written material – from books and articles to lowly comments on blog posts. They must provide all internet handles, and the URL of professional and personal networking sites.

The process of staffing the incoming administration got under way this week, with Obama taking job applications on his change.gov website.

Click here to read the rest of Suzanne’s story.