Sir
Fri Oct 31 09:22:17 CST 2003
No, you have to be sponsored.(I mean are you going to pay $10-40,000 for a
SBI) normally your prospective employer will have you sign a contract, and
fill out the BI or SBI (background investigation, special BI) forms, in the
contract their offer of employment will be contingent on your successful
passing the BI or SBI for the required clearance. That's the way it works at
least at EDS. Note that because of your age that they are probably going to
do a SBI which can take up to 18 months, if you were 21 and just out of
school they probably would just do a NAC (national agency check) and as long
as no arrests or convictions show up your ok. You also have to be a US
citizen to get a secret or higher clearance.
Thanks, Chris
BTW since 911 SBI's have taken an average of 2 years to complete, and once
you have a clearance the BI or SBI on which its based is good for ten years
and IS transferable.
"NEW NAME, OLD GUY" <PLEASE!> wrote in message
news:O7Cs%239wnDHA.1004@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> its like:
>
> 'I can't hire you because you don't have experience'
> 'How do I get experience?'
> 'Work. Get a job'
> 'How can I get a job without experience?'
> .................
>
> "Rick" <rick@na.com> wrote in message
> news:uqKP11wnDHA.2080@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I have looked at many jobs which require a US Gov Clearance. It seems
like
> > it is a catch 22. You have to get a job to get a clearance but to get a
> > clearance you have to have a job the has access to information which
would
> > require a clearance. Does anyone know if there is a procedure to get a
> > clearance without being sponsored?
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
>
>