Tough To Find IT Employees With Security Clearance
from the shifting-job-markets dept
With a sudden focus on intelligence and defense related technology, there are a ton of tech related jobs opening up at defense firms and government agencies. However, they’re having difficulty finding people who have the correct security clearance and it’s making it difficult to fill open positions. However, there has been a ton of interest from applicants looking for jobs – and many are willing to take significant pay cuts to get the jobs.
Comments on “Tough To Find IT Employees With Security Clearance”
How is this surprising?
Nobody bothers getting a security clearance unless their job requires it, so anyone with one is already employed in the defense industry. I thought it was typical of defense contractors to find something else for new hires to do while waiting the weeks or months for their clearance to come through.