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1 55. Nonetheless, it has become common knowledge and practice that in order to actually pass <br /> 2 <br /> the interview the candidate must in fact provide an opening statement in their response to question of the <br /> 3 <br /> 4 first dimension. Additionally,the candidate must try to touch on or allude to multiple examples from their <br /> 5 personal experience in each response before narrowing down to one primary example. As panel members <br /> 6 have remarked about their experience in doing these interviews, there is an unwritten "formula" that has <br /> 7 <br /> become the norm in these interviews that candidates must follow in order to pass. Simply answering the <br /> 8 <br /> 9 questions as asked is not sufficient. <br /> 10 56. To make matters worse,the biased scoring on these panels (both the Practical Exercise and <br /> 11 Enhanced Resume)became common knowledge to department members and the scoring became a veritable <br /> 12 <br /> game to assure the success of the popular candidates. Those ranking members who served on these panels <br /> 13 <br /> 14 readily admitted that favorable candidates (i.e., "the Valentin camp") were scored highly regardless of <br /> 15 performance. Likewise, unfavorable candidates (i.e., "the POA camp")were scored poorly or failed even <br /> 16 when performing well.Moreover,favorable candidates were provided with outlandishly high scores on the <br /> 17 <br /> internal interviews to ensure that no matter how poorly they performed or had performed on the written test <br /> 18 <br /> 19 and external interview,they would still rank highly on the eligibility list due to the heavy overall weight of <br /> 20 the internal interviews.Panel members even remarked about having provided their preferred candidates with <br /> 21 scores of 100% across the board in all dimensions just to ensure that they would do well in the final <br /> 22 <br /> rankings, regardless of their actual performance in the interviews. As these scores were arbitrary based on <br /> 23 <br /> 24 the panelists' own opinions,they could not(at the time)be questioned or held to any type of accountability. <br /> 25 The complete lack of integrity and moral bankruptcy of this process was apparent, but nonetheless <br /> 26 acquiesced to by department members because there was no alternative means of achieving promotion or <br /> 27 <br /> advancement without submitting to this process. <br /> 28 <br /> 14 <br /> KACAIRISKY v. CFFY OF SANTA ANA CASE No. <br /> COMPLAINT <br />