1. Level 4 in Real Life
Based on a series of questions answered by level 4 candidates
Caveat: is my level 4 anyone elses level 4

2. Level 4 in Denmark
40 candidates have been tested for jobs with at least one 4 in the required SLP.
Of those,
11 passed at SLP 4444
4 did not at all pass the required 4444 test
12 passed at SLP 4343
Those 11 were the ones I asked for interviews
4 of those obtaining 4444 were supposed to be tested at level 3 for their jobs, but proved themselves in one way or another to deserve to take the 4-test
The rest had various non-patterned results with 4’s in them

3. Who,What,Where? 6 interviews were conducted
NATO Headquarters,Bruxelles
SHAPE, Mons
My office
4 questionnaires were answered
Who: Danish officers who have been assessed as being at level 4444
Questionnaires for those too far away for me to go there

4. A Handful of Questions...
–You are in a position that requires an SLP Is it really necessary?
-You were assessed as being at level 4. But were you actually at that level?
The questions I’ll answer , are those that gave interesting answers. Asking them if they understand or can do this and that is background knowledge , and I assure you that they answered in the affirmative to having to be able to do each of the described level 4 tasks, at the described level of accuracy and touching the described contant

5. ……more questions with answers
What tasks do you - even at your level - find demanding?
Is it necessary to have knowledge of US/UK culture?

6. The last questions
You told me you were not at level 4 when arriving at NATO HQ. How then should we test candidates for such posts?
Can we use Job Descriptions as indicative of what level is really needed?