Re: So many jobs want CURRENT security clearances

["Jan Cohen" <familyforever -at- mindspring -dot- com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info>

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jan Cohen" <familyforever -at- mindspring -dot- com>

> > You know, if I were a prospective employer screening this list for
potential
> > employees, I'd have little trouble weeding out some of the chaff.
>
> Not-so-veiled personal attacks on me will be complained about to Eric in
the
> future. I responded to this poster privately and said something other than
> what I am saying now.

???  I'm not sure why you feel I singled you out, but my apologies if you
feel that I did.  No need to threaten though.  Also, if you would be so kind
as to resend the message you say you sent me privately, I'll take a look at
what your take on this is.  Unfortunately, I never received it and it may
have bounced given the blackout we experienced here in the Northeast.

> From my
> > perspective, nobody owes anyone anything, and the concept of fair when
> > applied to a particular requirement an employer might have to fill their
> > needs somehow doesn't enter the picture.  You're either qualified, or
you
> > get qualified.  If it's something you want to do and can get qualified
at,
> > you pursue what you have to in order to fill the requirements.  If it's
> > something that's out of your reach for whatever reasons, you focus on
> > something else, doing what you have to, until you find something you
like.
> >
>
> A security clearance is not like a college degree that you can go out and
get.
> If you think it is, you are mistaken.

I never said that.  Read my paragraph again.  What I did imply was that
sometimes there are things that are simply out of our reach and no matter
how hard we try, we might not be able to obtain them.  In your case, this
*might* mean obtaining a security clearance prior to be employed by someone
who requires such.

Btw, I'm a 20-year, retired veteran of the USAF.  Had a security clearance
then, and maintained it during my first job after retirement.  I was also in
charge of logistics during one part of my military career or another, and
dealt with a great deal of classified material.  And because of my extensive
experience with classified information, I was assigned the additional duty
of alternate facility security officer during that first job after departing
the Air Force.

I usually am never mistaken about security clearances.

Jan C.