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From blog posts to mortgage rate, Obama jobseekers must reveal all

Source: The Guardian

Nov 14, 2008

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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.

The bonanza in political appointments is one of the rituals of the tr

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Lisa P,

2 days ago

If you plan on working for the President Elect in his cabinet or staff, then he wants to know everything about you. Trust me, when he says everything, he means it. The application and screening is so intrusive, he might as well throw in credit repair while he’s at it. The 7 page, 63 question packet, inquires about anything and everything they can think of. Applicants must readily discuss everything they and their spouses have done in the last 10 years. They must list every iota of published work, such as books, articles submitted to journals, even things they have written on the internet, along with any and all aliases that were used in the creation and submission of said work. Also, any and all e-mails or text messages that have been sent that could be damaging. And finally, any website URL of any website you use in a personal or professional capacity, such as MySpace or FaceBook. Oh, and this is only 3 of the questions. Free credit repair should come free with any litany of personal information that in depth. Click to read more on this site http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/what-is-credit-repair/