From: Anthony Bonilla (anthonybonilla.ccie@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jun 10 2007 - 13:50:29 ART
Paul, Sean, Scott, Josh, Jeffrey (sorry if I missed anyone else who provided
their input) - thanks a lot guys.
Needless to say, you guys rock, I love being able to come to this group with
any question and appreciate everyone pitching in trying to help - Thanks a
lot again.
On 6/9/07, Sean C. <Upp_and_Upp@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Tony,
>
> I'm coming to this conversation late - but I started to look in the DC job
> market about 2 years ago. When I started looking for a job, it wasn't too
> hard to find positions on monster/dice that would sponsor at least a
> Secret
> clearance. I went to a Tech Expo in DC, interviewed with about 20
> employers. Most wanted me to have clearance already. There were perhaps
> 4-5 employers willing to take me w/out any clearance (with them sponsoring
> my clearance under my assumption that I would pass a background check). I
> took such a job, and within 8 months I had my Secret clearance. During
> that
> 8-month window I had interim secret clearance. As that job/project was
> winding down, I was looking for a position on monster/dice that would
> sponsor TS clearance. It took about a month of looking online to find the
> 'right' job, but I moved to a job willing to sponsor TS/SBI. I currently
> have an interim top-secret clearance. I think I've had the interim TS/SBI
> for 15 months now - my investigation is still on-going. My govy
> employers
> have asked my contracting company to bump me to TS/SCI. This will entail
> a
> whole nother background check. Also, this was all before I had earned the
> CCIE.
>
> I really never gave those big career fairs much thought, but it worked for
> me to get my foot in the door.
> http://www.techexpousa.com/
>
> HTH,
> Sean C #17085
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Bonilla" <anthonybonilla.ccie@gmail.com>
> To: "Paul Dardinski" <pauld@marshallcomm.com>
> Cc: "CharlesB" <cbalik@adelphia.net>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
>
>
> Paul,
>
> Just wondering if you or someone from DC area can advise as to how/when
> can
> one get security clearance. I am thinking about moving to DC but not sure
> how to go about this clearance thing, is it something that the potential
> employer takes care of or is the candidate expected to have this before
> applying for a position? Please let me know what is invovled with this
> clearance as well, if possible. Thanks and looking for replies
> impatiently.
>
> TIA,
>
> Tony
>
>
> On 6/6/07, Paul Dardinski <pauld@marshallcomm.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's come up before. Depends on where you are and of course experience,
> > etc. For this area (DC), security clearance is also another big factor.
> > I generally bill out at around $175/hr.
> >
> > PD (#16842)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > CharlesB
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:58 PM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: CCIE hourly rates on 1099 contracts?
> >
> > Guys, sorry to disrupt your studies but I had to ask. I am looking for
> > contracts and I do not want to go cheap and disappoint all of you::)))
> >
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