ITjobseeker wrote on Oct 12
th, 2006 at 9:07pm:
Question 1 – Will the full-scope lifestyle polygraph dig deeper than the drug use questions which I already answered truthfully. If not, then I have nothing to worry about. If so, then….
While I am not certain, I suspect that the answer is "yes," and that you may be asked about any drug use during your entire life.
Quote:Question 2 – If I deny ANY drug use EVER and the polygraph indicates deception on this one question, will I still get cleared under the “whole person” concept where the rest of my record is squeaky clean? In my mind, the worst that can happen is that I won’t get the job but I will at least never have been on record admitting to drug use. If I admit, then I will probably not get cleared, right??
No, you will not get cleared if you are deemed to have failed the polygraph. However, while the extent of your marijuana use during highschool would almost certainly disqualify you from FBI employment (it was more than 15 times, right?), it would not necessarily preclude you from holding a top secret clearance with the CIA or NSA. In fact, I think it is highly unlikely that it would.
Quote:Question 3 – Will the polygraph examiner conduct the test differently if I admit to researching info on this website?? If so, how??
Both the CIA and NSA use the (completely discredited) Relevant/Irrelevant format as their primary technique for employee security screening. That's unlikely to change if you admit to having read about polygraphy on AntiPolygraph.org. But what
will change if you admit to having visited this website is that your polygrapher will be more likely to accuse you of using polygraph countermeasures.