APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT -(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05343A000200010035-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: April 10, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management
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SUBJECT : Application for Employment -
1. Attached for your review is a chronology of events which
occurred throughout the processing of Mr. appli-
cation. Also attached is a suggested response to Mr.
-letter for the Director's signature.
2. The facts, as presented in the attached chronology, pretty well
speak for themselves. From the applicant's point of view, he is abso-
lutely right. We received his first letter on 23 March 1973, and he
received our last letter on 3 April 1974. To some extent, this problem
is a little bit like statistics - it depends on who counts what. The actual
"processing" time, from 2 and 7 August when Medical and Security
'clearances were requested to 9 and 13 November when these clearances
were granted, is quite reasonable in our experience.
3. I am aware that you will be receiving comments on this case
from other elements of the Directorate, so I will not attempt to address
myself to their facets of the problem. However, I have supplied them
with copies of the attached chronology.
4. Mr. commented on his being tested twice on
his language capability. On looking into this, we find that the CTP has
applicants tested in speaking, understanding, and reading capability.
M however, is primarily concerned with reading ability, and the
est contains economic, political and scientific terminology perti-
nent to this work. Therefore, I can understand the reason for double-
testing, but I also recognize that Mr. may have some
difficulty understanding this.
5. On the positive side of the ledger, we have as one of our objectives
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the reduction of this time process. We are presently concentrating on
the time frame which begins with receipt of full application in the Staff
Personnel Division and ends with receipt of appointment action from
the component. We are also keeping book on the whole process to see
where time lags occur and to provide a basis for selecting our next time
frame target. The attached chronology is a good example of what the
whole process looks like and demonstrates the numerous elements
involved in the process. Despite the complexity of trying to orchestrate
so many unrelated players, we are still trying, and I believe we can
streamline and speed-up this process.
F. W. M. Janney J
Director of Person el
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