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3. Re: Midrange Knowledge test (James H. H. Lampert)

All levels of Civil Service, from Federal down to the local school
districts, have been largely on a mandatory competitive exam basis for
permanent hires for decades now. It works extremely well. Most civil
servants I know are extremely well qualified, and dedicated enough to
stick with their jobs despite pay rates that are often much lower than
what they might find in the private sector.

The best I've run into was a municipal government IS interview procedure. The group that resulted was very close, partially because we all knew everyone had run that guantlet and succeeded. It was also a very good group.


And after some 12 years working city/county/state positions, it's nice to see a positive comment about civil servants. The single biggest issue I saw was that every few years, you have a total change at the top. New philosophies, "new" solutions, out with the old, in with the new. Drop all your plans and schedules and start over. Completely. "We have a mandate from the people!"

Once you've been through a couple such cycles, you realize you'd started in that direction a number of years ago... hmmm... don't those plans still exist? Dust 'em off and spruce 'em up. There's no chance of any other way to get it looking like it's gonna fly before the next legislative session/council meeting/planning commission hearing on the subject.

It's no wonder government bogs down. It doesn't matter if the civil servants are good. So much for tests there. (Personal thought only; I've learned to respect civil service.)

Tom Liotta

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The PowerTech Group, Inc.
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Kent, WA 98032
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