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Do you enjoy filling out forms? Depending on what level clearance you are talking about, you will be asked to document a lot of your past professional and pers

by wtracy 11y ago

Do you enjoy filling out forms? Depending on what level clearance you are talking about, you will be asked to document a lot of your past professional and personal history. You will need to provide references for your character and your past jobs, and finding people who are cooperative may be trickier than you think. Do you like to travel? You may need to provide advance notice if you travel outside of the country. Do you enjoy polygraphs? I've manage to sidestep this one myself, but I'm told that lie detector tests are not fun. On the plus side, having a clearance opens a lot of well-paying stable job opportunities.

caw 11y ago
Forms are definitely killer. OP - to save yourself some effort, start collecting the addresses of where you've lived and employer info for the past 5-7 years. This is somewhat of a pain if you lived in dorms at school and move back home every summer and into a new dorm in the fall. You'll also need references to verify each bit of this info ("Did rathalos work at X from dates Y to Z"), and I think a few character references ("Is rathalos of sound moral character?", "Do they use drugs?", etc). On the plus side, you can duplicate references, so if you had a constant roommate just put them down. Polygraphs won't apply to what's presumably a basic security clearance. There's a large cost to clearances and they won't get maximum clearance for an intern. Depending on how long it takes to get your clearance, you may only have an interim clearance during your internship. This is probably for the employer to cover themselves if you encountered any sensitive information. It's highly unlikely you will be working with sensitive information, unless you go back to intern with them in the future. One benefit of security clearances is that it is transferable, and is good for 2 years after you leave the job (without having to reapply). So you could intern, get a clearance, intern somewhere else next year, and then get a job after graduation that requires a clearance. If you're interested in certain aerospace or defense companies, this is a plus for them.

by wtracy 11y ago

caw 11y ago

Forms are definitely killer. OP - to save yourself some effort, start collecting the addresses of where you've lived and employer info for the past 5-7 years. This is somewhat of a pain if you lived in dorms at school and move back home every summer and into a new dorm in the fall. You'll also need references to verify each bit of this info ("Did rathalos work at X from dates Y to Z"), and I think a few character references ("Is rathalos of sound moral character?", "Do they use drugs?", etc). On the plus side, you can duplicate references, so if you had a constant roommate just put them down. Polygraphs won't apply to what's presumably a basic security clearance. There's a large cost to clearances and they won't get maximum clearance for an intern. Depending on how long it takes to get your clearance, you may only have an interim clearance during your internship. This is probably for the employer to cover themselves if you encountered any sensitive information. It's highly unlikely you will be working with sensitive information, unless you go back to intern with them in the future. One benefit of security clearances is that it is transferable, and is good for 2 years after you leave the job (without having to reapply). So you could intern, get a clearance, intern somewhere else next year, and then get a job after graduation that requires a clearance. If you're interested in certain aerospace or defense companies, this is a plus for them.