recruiters off with a stick. During my recent job hunting stint that's the
most popular question that was asked by recruiters. There are a lot of
government positions and contract jobs begging for CF people with
clearances.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:25 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Question about Security Clearance
>
>
> Congratulations. It is not often that a company will create
> a slot for you while a clearance is pending. They are doing
> a you a great favor. Once the clearance is issued, talk
> about job security! you will pretty well have it made.
>
> That was my experience when I was working for a DoD
> contractor (before I retired in 2000)
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marwan Saidi
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Question about Security Clearance
>
>
> Thanks Doug. From what I understand is that the positiion
> that I was offered today (WOO HOO) I may _someday_ need a
> clearance, and the company would get it. They asked me if I
> thought that I couldn't for any reason, and I honestly told
> them that I did not know why not, so I should be good...
>
> >To get a clearance you must be hired into a job which
> requires one - only then
> >can your employer apply for your clearance. The employer
> must then subsidize
> >you until the clearance is obtained. (Not a lot of these around)
> >
> >Catch-22 situation. If you are not employed in a
> security job, then you
> cannot
> >get a clearance.
> >The alternative is to join the national guard, get a
> security billet, and they
> >will do the grunt work for you. Once it is obtained, then
> you can apply for the
> >jobs that have a security clearance as a prerequisite.
> >
> >Secret clearances are usually an agency check for
> convictions you have not
> >reported on your application.
> >
> >Top Secret, requires individual investigation and can take
> up to two years these
> >days.
> >
> >If you are foreign born, you can almost forget the idea of
> getting one.
> >
> >
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marwan Saidi
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 3:56 PM
> > Subject: Question about Security Clearance
> >
> >
> > Curious about this... how does one go about getting a
> clearance, if necessary?
> >
> > More specifically, what would preclude one from getting
> a clearance?
> >
> > Tim?
>
>
>
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