TESTS FOR INTELLIGENCE ASSISTANTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00231A000100160045-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: February 3, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, Planning and Review Staff, CM
Chief, Industrial Division., ORR
Chief, Military Economics Branch, D/I
Tests for Intel l pnc a Assistants
er t1y advertised an open Intelligence Assistant
spondents to our ad plus some other suggested
d alwat a dozen. In no case could we deter-
r a candidate clearly bad
ity and experience or could we even objectively
the field and proceed into the personal interview phase.
1959
Accordingly v+e are requesting that all the candidates who
are willing be tented by the A & R Staff to find, if any of them
possess the general characteristics ire feel the person filling
the position should possess.
3. 1 profess no capability to describe these characteristics
in technical terms nor to kwv of specific tests vhieh might be
n. In general terms we are looking for a person who could
8) under general direction, classify information consistently in
term of an established filing system which is broad in scope,
(b) recover such i rfor Lion quickly upon request, and (c) perform
relatively side 3tatistleal.-mathematical ccs utaticns with
reasonable speed and complete accuracy, using stated office
calculators such as the F r:l eden and .rchant, and (d) under guid!
aM exploit research material frog general deposi.-
for inclusion in studies c in the general files. I would
three essential. characteristics are required: reason-
general intelligence and ability to reason,. and sufficient
4.
character
ability to cope with very simile algebraic forl.ations.
would be very happy to discuss further the problem of
des, in detail with a der of the A & R Staff at any,
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