Prove It

I’ve been thinking about the presidential election as a job interview and the concept of pre-judging someone for the job, mainly because there seems to be a log of prejudging going on regarding both tickets whether or not they can “do” the job. Have you ever been pre-judged by someone according to who has come before you? A sibling, a friend, a colleague, a parent, an unknown man or woman perhaps, preceded you, in some organization or job, and your potential performance was pre-judged based upon their performance and maybe, if you had one, your relationship with them before you had a chance to “prove” yourself.

I know pre-judging has happened to my brothers and me. With a large family, all attending the same school system it was a pretty common occurrence. When Sister Mary Katherine Teresa (not her real name that I can remember), had an older sibling in class, the outcome affected the rest of us. Based upon who preceded, either we had it made or well, you know, Not! As for me, let’s just say I had to wash a lot of blackboards as my ongoing penance.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a Sister Mary Katherine Teresa to issue a penance whenever pre-judging occurs in school or in a job interview, whether negative or positive. Although, wouldn’t we all like to be prejudged positively, especially when it comes to resumes and job hunting? The resume is the tool to prove our potential worth in a job based upon what we have accomplished before. Our resumes have to show specific challenges, how we met them and the subsequent accomplishments for tasks that may demonstrate how we might perform in a similar task. What is included in the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates’ resumes? Have they proven they can do the job?

What have the candidates and their running mates actually accomplished for the people of the USA that can predict future success in the oval office? I want to see the resumes. I want the candidates to give specific challenges they have faced, results and accomplishments achieved and actual outcomes that have some bearing on the future job description. Unlike financial instruments, past performance is an indicator of future success. After all, isn’t the election really just a job interview with each of us getting a say in the hiring process?

I want the candidates to prove it. I want to see a resume showing that they can orchestrate results, be an effective leader, that they can do the “job.” Only then, will I know which team to hire. Has either candidate’s specific experience proven it to you? If so, I would be interested in hearing how. We have a hiring decision to make.