INSIDE THE

NEWS + ADVICE

Stay current on security cleared job search tips, trends and news.

• 

  5 Questions with Veteran Fred Wellman

  Fred founded ScoutComms in 2010, a communications firm supporting veterans, military families and organizations committed to their well-being. Fred has provided our weekly Defense Roundup for three years. That roundup is now expanding to include more veterans issues. 1.  W… more

• 

  Proposed Security Clearance Reforms Detail Navy Yard Shooter Missteps

  87 percent of OPM’s security clearance background investigation files are “incomplete.” That’s one of the many eye-opening findings in the recently released House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee report detailing flaws in the security cleara… more

• 

  Sell Recruiters on the Benefits of Hiring You

  People buy benefits. It’s true for selling a car, a house or you, to a prospective employer. The most frequent problem I see with job seekers’ written and verbal presentations of themselves? No benefits. A lack of the very thing that can sell a prospective employer on givi… more

• 

  Did You Give a Valentine

  For a lot of people Valentine’s Day just sucks. The advertisements, the sentiment and “ohs and ahs” on Facebook about what someone else got. What did you get? Nothing. Zip. Nada.  This may remind you of being at the high school dance and no one asked you to dance, or when … more

• 

  Name-Dropping for Your Next Job

  There is an advantage to knowing people in high places, and it’s not hard to ride their coattails into success in your own career. Think about famous singers who were opening acts for other popular performers who got positive exposure in concerts. Think about Lieutenant Governo… more