Reader's View: Candidate job descriptions would aid voters

Reader's View: Candidate job descriptions would aid voters

A letter on Feb. 16 suggested that since others seeking government jobs need to take a civil-service test, so, too, should elected officials (Reader’s View: “Let’s require a civil-service test for president”). I have long pondered a similar requirement, in the form of job descriptions. Job-seekers applying for salaried positions are usually given a job description, a list of responsibilities the job entails, plus lists of required experiences, s…