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Subject:RE: So many jobs want CURRENT security clearances From:"Gilger.John" <JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:42:03 -0700
-----Original Message from Goober Writer -----
Right, but what can you do (except apply for clearance
and hope that pays off)?
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You can apply for the job!
We all know that posted "job requirements" are simply a wish list of what the hiring manager would like if she lived in a perfect world. That topic has been bandied about here a few times.
If you are a qualified competent writer, the odds are that you will get hired. Only those writers currently working in a position requiring a clearance have a "current clearance". Even if the hiring manager persuades someone to change companies, there is still an open position somewhere requiring a clearance. Sooner or later someone is going to get hired "off the street" and get their clearance.
