JP: Linux System Adminstrator, UofT St. George

[Paul Osman]

On 4-Apr-06, at 11:33 PM, billt-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org wrote:

> I agree that it isn't the best way to go about doing it. In fact  
> the best way is to be strictly up front and say, after initial  
> interviews a security check needs to be done and if you pass that a  
> final interview will be conducted. That way you know what you are  
> getting into.
>
> The worst situation is when you are offered a job and then a  
> security clearance is asked of you, which is what you are suggesting.
>
> That said, the government (and U of T research is about as  
> government as it gets) rarely wants to come out and say the  
> obvious. In this case they will have your name and a picture. They  
> can check against a database of people they consider undesirable  
> before bothering with anything.
>
> Bill
>

This may be the case sometimes, but I used to work in a biology  
research lab at the University of Toronto and I can assure you that  
there were no security checks required. These are research  
facilities, usually employing students and researchers at  
undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels. I've worked in a  
couple of other labs at other institutions and I've never had to pass  
a security check or whatnot.

Cheers,
Paul


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