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All posts by Rob Riggins

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  The Most Used Tool in Your Job Search and Career

  Personal introduction, 30-second commercial, elevator pitch or elevator speech. Whichever name you choose, it’s the most-used tool in your job search, and hopefully, your career. You’ve no doubt put a fair amount of effort into your resume and worked to brush up on your in… more

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  New Entity Responsible for Security Clearance Investigations

  A new federal entity titled the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) will process security clearance investigations. This change was driven both by concerns in the wake of Snowden’s document release and Aaron Alexis’ shooting at the Navy Yard, as well as the OPM d… more

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  7 Job Fair Myths Exposed

  We've been producing Cleared Job Fairs for ten years. During that time we've heard some cleared job seeker questions -- and seen certain behaviors -- over and over. What follows is a list of the most common misconceptions that security-cleared job seekers have about job fairs. 1… more

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  Interview with a Recruiter, Michele Jones, GD-IT

  Michele, tell us about yourself I have been a Recruiter for General Dynamics Information Technology for several years.  I have recruited for positions in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Djibouti, Korea, and throughout the U.S. People often say to me you have worked for General Dynami… more

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  Cleared Job Fair Feedback, the Toughest and Easiest Positions to Fill

  At our recent Cleared Job Fairs we asked cleared recruiters several questions that cleared cleared job seekers will find of interest. We also asked Patra Frame to share with us some of the issues she saw while reviewing cleared resumes. Do you prefer receiving a resume as a PDF … more