[quote=sdrealtor]CAR
You just made my point better than I ever could with your anecdote when you said “All were athletic and kept their noses clean, did all the “right” things to get the jobs, but didn’t get them because of their fathers’ positions.”
That is exactly how the system operates. They got their jobs because they know exactly what all the “right” things to get the job are.
Is it a level playing field when one candidate knows the questions and more likely the answers to the test beforehand? Do we really get the best and brightest that way?[/quote]
Not at all talking about “knowing the answers to the test,” or any such thing.
I’m talking about knowing what kind of education and experience is necessary to get the job. Anyone can get this information if they ask. These kids might have had an advantage only because they probably knew earlier on what to do, but everyone has the same opportunities. This is the same advantage that any kid has if they decide to follow in their parent’s footsteps, though. It’s not exclusive to public service.
If you don’t believe me, go ahead and ask all these public servants who are so open with you about their finances. Ask them how well it would go over if the boss’s kid got hired over someone else who was better qualified.
