[quote=Gunslinger][quote=CA renter]Yep, a relatively new program, and a bad one. They’re stopping it immediately because of a newspaper article/investigation. My guess is that someone from the inside blew the whistle on it. Good for them.

Note that many people who tried to go through this program did NOT get hired. Not sure why some were and some weren’t, but my guess is that most of the people who were hired through the program were qualified. Some bad apples got through the screening process, though some investigators/hiring officials apparently tried to stop some of them from getting through.

Let’s see what happens. IMO, it’s probable that people are going to lose their jobs over this. Not only that, but some people might end up being criminally charged. It will be interesting to watch.

Tell me, nsr: What would happen in the private sector (where you seem to think hiring standards are higher) if someone hired a friend or relative who wasn’t qualified for the job? Would their names be in the paper along with the names of the hirees and the disqualifying factors? Would there be official investigations? Would they lose their jobs? Would they be criminally charged and/or end up in jail?[/quote]

My, My, My…arent you the gal who ripped me for suggesting such a thing exists. Just the tip of the iceberg here. Enjoy life in your bubble.[/quote]

Read that thread again. I was refuting another poster’s assertion that people can only get jobs with public employers if they have connections. How many people do you personally know who were hired because of such a program? What percentage of the employees at the LAPD (who turned down some of these FOS candidates) were hired because of nepotism vs an objective, and very stringent hiring process?

Again, of all the people I know who work or have worked in the public sector, NONE of them was hired as a result of nepotism. Every single person I know who tried to get hired because they had a relative in a higher position in that department was turned down for the job.