> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Barkow, Eileen > > there is nothing odd about any of this. > NYC makes quite a bit of money charging to take civil service exams for > which there may not be a job opportunity for as much as 4 years, if any. > And potential applicants who are finally chosen have to pay for the > investigation which can take up to 3 months before they can be hired.
I've been out of the "public sector" for a couple of decades now, but don't recall ever having to pay for my own background checks. And I've held "top-secret" clearances, for which I believe the background checks are rather expensive. -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
