Experiences:
When adding candidate experiences to their bios, there are a couple of steps to remember:
1. Before adding a new experience, check to make sure there isn't an existing entry for that experience. If there is, make sure all relevant fields for the experience are filled in.
2. If there is not an existing entry, create a new entry for the experience.
2. If there is not an existing entry, create a new entry for the experience.
When creating a new experience entry, one must make sure to fill in the fields appropriately:
1. There are a few different types of experience we collect for candidates, eachhas it's own drop-down section under their experience section-down menu. These include 'Political', 'Professional', 'Caucuses', and 'Organizational'.
3. In the 'organization' section, input the employer/company/group in which the position is held (eg, 'House of Representatives', 'Chamber of Commerce', etc).
4. Use the 'span' section to input the range of time the position has been held, if available (eg, '1985-87', 'Current', '1995-present', etc).
- Political: Any elected position, at any level (local, state, federal, etc)
- Professional: Any paid/employed position which is not elected
- Caucus: Any organization with a specific political/legislative agenda
- Organizational: Membership groups of the local/social/etc type that are not caucuses
3. In the 'organization' section, input the employer/company/group in which the position is held (eg, 'House of Representatives', 'Chamber of Commerce', etc).
4. Use the 'span' section to input the range of time the position has been held, if available (eg, '1985-87', 'Current', '1995-present', etc).
Example:
"From 1997 to 2000, the candidate worked for US Senator John Doe as a senior advisor."--
1. Since it is a paid employment position, but not an elected one, it is classified as 'Professonal'
2. Title: Senior Advisor
3. Organization: Office of United States Senator John Doe
4. Span: 1997-2000
NOTE: Do not use any abbreviations when inputting candidate experience data. Whenever possible, change abbreviations to proper titles, using whatever resources you can (google, etc).2. Title: Senior Advisor
3. Organization: Office of United States Senator John Doe
4. Span: 1997-2000
Further, it is important to categorize and tag all experiences, using the idioms page of the Bios wiki. While there are some experiences that won't fall clearly under a particular category, this is rare. Most experiences can and should be given a category and appropriate tag before saving.
Bio Idioms and Examples
