List some informal qualifications for members of the senate

There are formal and informal qualifications to run for U.S. Congress.

The formal ones do not change, they are age ( 30 years old for Senate ), American citizenship and a residence in the state in which the candidate is running.

As for informal qualifications, they change according to new political emergencies in the political system and the overall political and economic situation in the country and abroad.

Some of the most sought of informal qualifications are: education and knowledge about national and international events and policies, an interest in history and social studies, an emphatic drive to help people and serve the country. Good communications skills are always an asset as well as the ability to debate well. Certain standards of ethics and morality should always be maintained by all the candidates, mainly honesty and integrity. The candidate should also have the ability to raise money to fund his run for office.

A prospector is a specialist in looking for mineral deposits. There are pros and cons of having this profession in the oil industry.

Explanation:

Prospectors were heavily prized and wanted int he time of the discovery of oil in various parts of  the world as they were the ones that were finding the resourceful and then telling the companies who would then dig it up and find the mineral to sell it.

They were also becoming very powerful due to this.

The Pro was that they were dedicated to finding new places to get oil while The con was that they were not willing to find loyalty in the same company they worked for.  They could be lobbied and created internal competition