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We cannot find qualified applicants. ... [a bunch of requirements] ... No, we don't pay as much as Meta. ... [some more requirements] The shortage on $5000 fer

We cannot find qualified applicants. ... [a bunch of requirements] ... No, we don't pay as much as Meta. ... [some more requirements] The shortage on $5000 ferarris continues as well.

DiggyJohnson 2y ago
I work in the space. You are massively understating the difficulty of finding candidates willing to get a security clearance, and the cost to the company of sponsoring those clearances. It's not as simple as the compensation number alone.
- rgbrenner 2y ago
  sounds like you have a requirement that filters out a lot of people. typically when things get rarer they get more expensive.
- sneed_chucker 2y ago
  Yeah, no surprise. Getting a clearance sucks. It takes forever and you're subjected to very intrusive scrutiny as well as potentially psychological tomfoolery like polygraphs. Why would a qualified individual subject themselves to that unless they have no other option. There's a reason clearance jobs have a reputation as make-work for ex service members.
- GenerWork 2y ago
  >You are massively understating the difficulty of finding candidates willing to get a security clearance, and the cost to the company of sponsoring those clearances. I find this hard to believe. I'd totally get a security clearance, but no company seemingly offers it, they only want people who have a pre-existing clearance.
  - DiggyJohnson 2y ago
    Well that’s the second half of the issue with clearances, they cost the company a fortune to sponsor.
- starspangled 2y ago
  > I work in the space. You are massively understating the difficulty of finding candidates willing to get a security clearance, and the cost to the company of sponsoring those clearances. It's not as simple as the compensation number alone. I don't understand what point you're trying to make. You're saying that a security clearance is a big problem or inconvenience that makes hiring more difficult so salary alone is not comparable... right, but the organization with that big problem is paying less. That's the problem.

We cannot find qualified applicants. ... [a bunch of requirements] ... No, we don't pay as much as Meta. ... [some more requirements] The shortage on $5000 ferarris continues as well.

DiggyJohnson 2y ago

I work in the space. You are massively understating the difficulty of finding candidates willing to get a security clearance, and the cost to the company of sponsoring those clearances. It's not as simple as the compensation number alone.

rgbrenner 2y ago
sounds like you have a requirement that filters out a lot of people. typically when things get rarer they get more expensive.
sneed_chucker 2y ago
Yeah, no surprise. Getting a clearance sucks. It takes forever and you're subjected to very intrusive scrutiny as well as potentially psychological tomfoolery like polygraphs. Why would a qualified individual subject themselves to that unless they have no other option. There's a reason clearance jobs have a reputation as make-work for ex service members.
GenerWork 2y ago
>You are massively understating the difficulty of finding candidates willing to get a security clearance, and the cost to the company of sponsoring those clearances. I find this hard to believe. I'd totally get a security clearance, but no company seemingly offers it, they only want people who have a pre-existing clearance.
- DiggyJohnson 2y ago
  Well that’s the second half of the issue with clearances, they cost the company a fortune to sponsor.
starspangled 2y ago
> I work in the space. You are massively understating the difficulty of finding candidates willing to get a security clearance, and the cost to the company of sponsoring those clearances. It's not as simple as the compensation number alone. I don't understand what point you're trying to make. You're saying that a security clearance is a big problem or inconvenience that makes hiring more difficult so salary alone is not comparable... right, but the organization with that big problem is paying less. That's the problem.