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demmiblue

(36,875 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 11:33 AM Jun 2020

Ivanka Trump: Trump wants federal hiring to focus on skills over degrees



WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring to prioritize a job applicant’s skills over a college degree, administration and industry officials say.

Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday outlining a new direction for the nation’s largest employer during a meeting of the board that advises the administration on worker policy.

Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, is co-chair of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and has worked on improving job training to meet employers’ changing needs.

The federal government is the nation’s largest employer with 2.1 million civilian workers, excluding postal service employees.

https://apnews.com/da3c08790765a57a4dc6a258d252acef
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The Polack MSgt

(13,192 posts)
1. Well holy shit. I'm sure he'll figure out a way to fuck this up soon
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 11:38 AM
Jun 2020

But this is a policy change that can actually spur some real positives in the civil service ranks.

So I have to ask - What's the catch.

Where are the Trump crime family hiding, what's there to steal?

leftieNanner

(15,144 posts)
5. I had the same thought
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:01 PM
Jun 2020

What's in it for them? How can they profit on this?

Maybe they are trying to lower the job requirements to pay a lower wage?

2naSalit

(86,767 posts)
8. Everyone who was GS05 is now going to be paid like GS02.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:29 PM
Jun 2020

And even more jobs will become (1039hr) seasonal and you won't be able to work the same job in the same place for two consecutive years.

That's probably where they will start, you'll have to pay for* your uniforms designed by the czarina and...



*Many agencies have allowances for uniforms because they are expensive and required.

fierywoman

(7,690 posts)
6. How are skills measured? I was a professional classical musician for over 30 years.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:17 PM
Jun 2020

To get a job, we have to take auditions. An audition is way different than a job interview -- you actually have to get up in front of a bunch of people at a designated time (their designation) and designated place (theirs...) and play some of the hardest, gnarliest stuff in the repertoire. And you have to play things no one told you about beforehand ("sight-reading&quot . Furthermore, as you're playing and just getting into the music, they cut you off and tell you to do the next task. There are no do-overs whatsoever, no excuses for not being able to perform at the highest level (99+% accuracy) at that particular random moment in time.

I'd like to see Spanky's pals do something that hard in the jobs they were offered. They would all be shown to be incompetent before they were offered the job.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)
9. I suppose this is how the First Prostitute/Third Lady made it to the U.S.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:41 PM
Jun 2020

No degrees, but some 'skills' that Dumpus appreciated.

demmiblue

(36,875 posts)
11. The presidents daughter who got her job because of her qualification of being his daughter has some
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jun 2020
The presidents daughter who got her job because of her qualification of being his daughter has some thoughts on hiring.




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