From: Paul Jin (PJin@EIGRP.Org)
Date: Sat Jun 07 2003 - 12:09:28 GMT-3
It is all about supply and demand. The contractors feel that there is
enough supply of current cleared people out there so they make this a
requirement.
If they feel that the supply has gone down, then they will relax this rule.
High supply of cleared people -
Req - All must be cleared to submit resume
Supply has gone down a little -
Req - If you were previously cleared for secret work, please submit resume
Supply is gone -
Req - Please have a clean history, and we will submit you to be cleared,
while you wait at the corporate office, and hope it all works out.
I don't really like it or agree with it either, because what actually
happens is that a security requirement is now the priority over actual
skills, instead of hiring the skills and getting them the clearance if they
don't have it.
But that is how the firms are playing the game. That is why you will see a
lot of former military people in these positions, because they come out with
an active clearance and go directly to one of these contract positions.
- Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Bigelow, John [mailto:John.Bigelow@bcbsfl.com]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:43 PM
To: 'ccielab@groupstudy.com'
Subject: Unfair Hiring
This is off topic but....
Does anyone else find it unfair that government contractors with
positions that require security clearances won't hire you without one but
there is no way to obtain one without a current position with a government
contractor.....Nice catch-22
John B Bigelow CCIE #10565 MCSE
Network Analyst II
Enterprise Deployment
John.Bigelow@BCBSFL.com
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