—Then, the agency arranges to send an attractive undercover female (or as the case would be male) agent to “chat you up” at the bar over a couple of drinks, or in the park on a nice sunny day, with a view towards establishing your true character and personal habits. Works like a charm.—
Yeah. I saw “The Firm” too. :)
Actually, I was just vetted by the FDIC last year...
BTW, the reason that particular avenue would not work for me is that I have no “favorite haunts”. And the places I do go to occasionally, I go to with my wife. Bike riding, playing at bluegrass jams at the local music store with a bunch of guys where the youngest is in his 50’s. And working on our property are my haunts. An undercover female would be, uh, awkward. And if she were alluring it would be downright laughable.
Think Marilyn Monroe in a slinky red dress showing up at the local grain elevator to “talk up” the farmers having coffee drinking “man time” and you get the picture. :-)
Come to think of it, in the last few years I’ve had a few women try to pick up on me at gigs my bands were playing. I’m too enamored with my wife to be susceptible, though I was slightly flattered. It is, frankly, embarrassing.
I try to hide my true "lonely stalker" character when meeting an attractive woman. The last thing I want is for her to see my true character if I think I have a chance with her. :-) And as for "favorite haunts" I would be very surprised to see her just plop down on my couch with some nachos and a beer.
“......I know of a certain agency of the U.S. government that uses a highly effective technique in vetting prospective employees. Better than snooping into someone’s decoy Facebook account. Seemingly idle warm up chat leading to the interview elicits your responses to such things as your favorite haunts (restaurants, bars, etc.). Then, the agency arranges to send an attractive undercover female (or as the case would be male) agent to “chat you up” at the bar over a couple of drinks, or in the park on a nice sunny day, with a view towards establishing your true character and personal habits. Works like a charm.
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Wow, most of the US Govt Agencies I’m familiar with are MAINLY interested in your gender, race, ethnicity and whether you’re a member of a “protected class”. “True character” would be an after thought at best—probably right down as a low priority along with actual competency.