Depending on the job, you might get 'make-work' til it does. On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Grant Molloy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was told that when you lodge the paperwork, that is deemed to have > satisfied the requiement of having the security clearance. It can take > months to come through. > I am currenly working for ATO and my security hasn't been finalised... > yet... (over 2 months since submitted first paperwork). > On 27/09/2011 2:21 PM, "Tom Rutter" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Mark Hurd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I agree with Tony. Your future employer will always get you clearance > >> confirmed. There is no point initiating it your self. > >> > >> Of course you'll save everyone a lot of hassle if you report in your > >> resume anything that may be a red flag. > >> > > > > No red flags. It is just that I've had a few recruitment agencies calling > me > > about jobs and the first thing they asked was if I had any current > security > > clearances. This made me think maybe I could get something and that would > > make it easier to find a job. Some are set to start immediately but > require > > a security clearance > > > > > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.) > >> > >> On 26 September 2011 21:35, Tony Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > It would be seen as irrelevant. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > No agency would rely on an outside obtained security clearance. What a > >> > massive hole in security that would be! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > They won’t care about the cost of a security clearance if they think > they > >> > have the right person. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > T. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: [email protected] [mailto: > >> [email protected]] > >> > On Behalf Of Tom Rutter > >> > Sent: Monday, 26 September 2011 10:33 AM > >> > To: ozDotNet > >> > Subject: [OT] Security clearance for work in Canberra > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Gday, > >> > > >> > Moving to Canberra in a few months and I hear getting a security > >> clearance > >> > would help find jobs in the government. Any advice on the process for > >> this? > >> > Is it possible to secure a claerance on my own? Costs? How? No luck > with > >> my > >> > Googling skills yet > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Cheers > >> > > >> > Tom > >> > > >> > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
