PROFESSIONAL SELECTION PANEL QUALITIES BEARING ON SUITABILITY FOR CAREER SERVICE IN CIA (WORKING LIST #2, 17 JUNE 1953)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: June 17, 1953
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PROFESSIONAL SELECTION PANEL.
Qualities Hearing On
Suitabilit for Career Service in CIA
Vornng List , 17 June
There are set forth below certain basic qualities which are to
be sought in applicants and trial period employees. Under each
quality are listed one or more questions which are among those the
Panel would attempt to answer in an effort to decide whether the
individual applicant was possessed of the desired quality0 These
qualities do not take into account technical qualifications to fill
a specific p- osion.
QUALITIES
to INTEGRITY
Would lack of supervision lower his standard of performance?
Can he be expected to remain honest to himself and to others?
Does he have intellectual, moral and cultural honesty?
MORALITY
Can he maintain high moral standards for his personal conduct?
Could he engage in activities which conflict with those standards?
3. FAITHFULNESS
Will he loyally support a course of action even though he may disagree?
Would he secretly try to undermine a policy. while outwardly supporting it?
4. OBJECTIVITY
Can he reach logical conclusions despite personal bias?
5. ADAPTABILITY
Can he willingly conform to new job requirements?
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6. AnoNIMITY
Dose he accept the fact that public notice is incooipatible with a
oars in CIA?
Does he feel compelled to can attention to himself?
7. ACCEPTANCE OF DISCIPLINE
Can he relinquish independence, of action in the interest of
organizational integrity and control?
8. EMOTIONAL CONTROL
Can he maintain effeotiveneas'despite unusual or disturbing working
conditions?
9. CAR DESIRE
Are his reasons sound for seeking an intelligence career in CIA?
Is he willing to give the job and the Agency a fair trial?
10. DISCRETION
Has he an appreciation of the need for discretion in the handling
of official information?
Rae he an appreciation of the need for discretion in handling people?
U. ECONOMIC PREPAREDNESS
. Can he accept the limitations of a Government salary?
F EDQN OF ACTION
To what extent will family, economic, religious, political or moral
considerations Interfere with his freedom of action?
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13. S ME OF PERSONAL PROPORTION
Does he talc. himself too seriously?
24. SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY
Is he a person with whom you could get along in a close work relatiaer-.
ship?
Sac he traits or characteristics which could make it difficult for a
group to accept him as one of the "gang" in non-duty situations?
15. COOPEUTION
Does he establish congenial relationships with others?
Can he work effectively as a member of a team?
16, INDUSTRY
Is he capable of sustained hard work?
lfi a EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
is he capable of resourcefulness in planning and carrying out activities?
Can he make decisions effectively?
Can he learn and remember detailed knowledge?
Can he express himself adequately?
Can he effectively use the services and abilities of other people?
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18. VISION
Can he think and act imaginatively?
19. jUDIT
Dose he have common sense?
Does he have a amoo of timing?
Is he impulsive?
Are his actions the result of calm discrimination and critical
estimate?
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