That makes these jobs particularly hard to fill, since most people with security clearances are almost by definition overqualified for janitorial work.
Lost credibility with this right here. Anybody can get a security clearance regardless of intellectual qualifications. I know someone who got a security clearance before even knowing what job he wanted, just as résumé padding.
Anyway, the rest of this article reads as fluffy and sophomoric. I'd read this one with a watchful eye.
I know someone who got a security clearance before even knowing what job he wanted
Your friend is bullshitting you. You don't get a security clearance for shits and giggles. Depending on the type it can be expensive to very expensive. And you don't apply for one directly, the company you work for applies for you.
This is why all the job sites have a security clearance jobs section. It's a pretty exclusive club and there are 2 ways to get in; join the military or get it through work.
Of that only 500k are going to private contractors. The majority of them are for military and government employees. Most of those military ones will separate and lose their clearances after 5 years, unless they get another job that renews it.
I think the point is that anyone with the time and resources to see the clearance process through probably isn't interested in janitorial work. Consider the opportunity cost of all those interviews and forms.
However the point about how there might be national secrets in the wastebasket is moronic - that is want shredders and burnbags are for.
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Lost credibility with this right here. Anybody can get a security clearance regardless of intellectual qualifications. I know someone who got a security clearance before even knowing what job he wanted, just as résumé padding.
Anyway, the rest of this article reads as fluffy and sophomoric. I'd read this one with a watchful eye.
Your friend is bullshitting you. You don't get a security clearance for shits and giggles. Depending on the type it can be expensive to very expensive. And you don't apply for one directly, the company you work for applies for you.
This is why all the job sites have a security clearance jobs section. It's a pretty exclusive club and there are 2 ways to get in; join the military or get it through work.
Not that exclusive--Over 4 million people have security clearances.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/06/12...
Of that only 500k are going to private contractors. The majority of them are for military and government employees. Most of those military ones will separate and lose their clearances after 5 years, unless they get another job that renews it.
I think the point is that anyone with the time and resources to see the clearance process through probably isn't interested in janitorial work. Consider the opportunity cost of all those interviews and forms.
However the point about how there might be national secrets in the wastebasket is moronic - that is want shredders and burnbags are for.