That's the answer I was looking for. <g> <<JAV>>
On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 13:59, Paul Greene wrote: > If a clearance is required before you start, you're out of luck. To > apply for a clearance in the first place, if you didn't already have a > clearance from being in the military or something, your employer has to > fill out a form stating the need for you to have a clearance, and give a > specific contract that you're being hired for that requires the > clearance. You can't just go and apply for a security clearance as > average Joe Blow US Citizen on your own. If you're lucky you'll find > someone that needs you badly enough that they can hire you and have you > do other work while they wait for the excrutiatingly slow investigation > process to finish (18-30 months), but don't count on it. > > I suggested government contractors who's clients are *civilian* agencies > because most of these don't need a clearance (i.e. IRS, Social Security > Administration, Department of <Treasury, Health and Human Services, > Education, etc> agencies), and they easily employ as many, if not more, > people as the DoD or NSA type agencies. (at least in the Wash. DC area) > > paul > > Joe Polk wrote: > > >I see a lot of jobs, even here in GA, that require "clearance" and > >wondered how it might be obtained. > > > ><<JAV>> > > > >On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 10:19, Paul Greene wrote: > > > > > >>Immediates clearances are only needed if you work for DoD or an > >>intelligence agency. If you get hired by someone who's clients are > >>mainly civilian agencies, you don't need a clearance. Actually the first > >>time I got hired in this area was for a DoD client, and I didn't have a > >>clearance either. I just had to work in the office, and couldn't go to > >>the customer's site. > >> > >>paul > >> > >>Joe Polk wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Most such jobs require clearance. How would one obtain clearance ahead > >>>of applying for a job with the gub'munt? > >>> > >>><<JAV>> > >>> > >>>On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 09:09, Paul Greene wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>The Washington DC/ Northern Virginia area, while not exactly booming > >>>>with IT jobs, is probably in better shape than most of the rest of the > >>>>country. > >>>> > >>>>The main reason is the Federal government. Working for government > >>>>contractors doesn't pay as much as what you'd be used to in the > >>>>commercial world, but the work is much more consistent and steady. > >>>>Government work isn't nearly as affected by the economy as the > >>>>commercial world. > >>>> > >>>>paul > >>>> > >>>>Gene Yoo wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>David Busby wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>man resume > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>this is so wrong :) yes i have a smile on my face also... i think in > >>>>>general, all job market is pretty bad right now. i don't care how > >>>>>many certs you may have, the bottom line is the job market is > >>>>>bloated. if the original poster is really serious about finding a > >>>>>job, i would try to find some local linux user groups and start > >>>>>posting it there. there are numerous article out there that dicuss > >>>>>*highly skilled layoff employees that is working for nothing just so > >>>>>that they don't have any "air gap" in their work experience. > >>>>> > >>>>>gene > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list