I sent them about 4 apps in the past hour. It was really nice to hear such fast response time, unfortunately it wasn't anything good.
One of her coworkers, has been working on stuff with me too. He identified the issue of why I shouldn't waste my time applying for jobs posted when there is any type of security clearance required. They have intial interviews, of which I have gone through about 4 of them for this security clearance. 2 red flags come up every time I get into these interviews. (1) do I have any traffic, civil, or criminal fines exceeding $150? What traffic ticket doesn't cost $150 these days? And for me, hell yes I do, more than one Ill add. But that's my, uh, own fault noone to blame but me.The other (2) have you ever been fired from a job? Thanks to Dale, yes. If the ask the unemployment commision they will see me classified right now as "Fired-Other" But even after telling these recruiters that I will still get unemployment (Or maybe I like to believe I will, will know for certain next week...), they seem to think it will be a no. And they keep saying stuff like, "you should really try to get that changed." How in the hell do you change something like that after the fact?
So the moral to this story is, security clearance will not be an option for me if I need a job in the next month, and don't have 6-9 months, and lots of money to get the clearance. The truth is, I could get it, but it will take way too long for me this year.
And this lady calls back and says "you're really qualified", and "its just these 1% of the jobs posted that need cleearance", and my favorite "sorry to have to tell you..."
I think I can tell from vibes on Caller ID that I have a rejection discussion coming up....
