Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Intake Application for Employment as an Alderman
Name: Ward Desired:
Personal History
Î Previous Employment (in descending chronological order from the present):
Whatever: ______________ Blablabla: _________________
Whatever: ______________ Blablabla: _________________
Î In conformance with the Consent Decree in Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook
County, we are not permitted to ask about political affiliations. However, we would like to get to
know you. Please list, in ascending order of importance, your “cousins”:
Name:________________________ Title: _______________ Amount they love you, in dollars:$ _____
Name:________________________ Title: ________________ Amount they love you, in dollars:$ ______
(you do know what we mean by “cousins” right?)
Name:________________________ Title: ________________ Amount they love you, in dollars:$ ______
Name:________________________ Title: ________________ Amount they love you, in dollars:$ ______
(we mean political sponsors.)
Name:________________________ Title: ________________ Amount they love you, in dollars:$ ______
Personality
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “not important” and 5 being “very important” how important do you
find the following?
Issuing driveway permits:
1 2 3 4 5
Remembering people’s names:
1 2 3 4 5
Letters to the editor criticizing your position on a zoning matter:
1 2 3 4 5
A property developer picking up the tab at Gibson’s:
1 2 3 4 5
Ed Burke’s opinion:
1 2 3 4 5
Policy scoring methodology used by government accounting offices:
1 2 3 4 5
Thinly veiled threats from functionaries who work for your organization’s executive:
1 2 3 4 5
Hypotheticals
Hypotheticals help us decide how you will react in common work situations.
Are you wearing a wire? Yes __ No __
You know you have to tell us if you’re a cop, right? Yes__ No__
Will you vote for this TIF? Yes__ No__
Why are you being such a dick about it? Fine__
“I assert that all of the information I have provided in this application is true to the best of my
knowledge, and I release all my rights over the information provided herein to be disposed of by the City
as they please in accordance with the City’s human resources guidelines.”
Signature: Date:
For Office Use Only:
Applicant Sent By:
Is Sender Somebody? Yes__ No__