Comment Re:I've had worse questions... (Score 1) 714
"Do you pack?" Having a concealed carry will help you get a job at some places because it means that you already went through some criminal screening.
See, personally, I would deliberately not hire somebody who carries a concealed weapon. There's a chance they may bring it to work, and that is a bad thing.
I'm licensed for private security in ontario. Seems like a legitimate question, in the right industry. Also, someone who went through the process of obtaining the legal right to carry is more likely to be an upstanding citizen than someone who hasn't, but does anyway.
Sounds more to me like they're cheap, and don't want to pay for you to get the clearance when they can get somebody else to pay for it instead. It costs money and time for them to have you do the paperwork and submit it.
I think this more sidesteps questions like "Do you have recent experience dealing with this kind of information, were you ever cleared to deal with this kind of information, why did you lose your clearance?"
If they have it already, you know they can receive it again, later. Employees are a long-term investment.