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  Interview with a Recruiter, Ben Madden, Ambit Group

  Ben tell us about yourself and Ambit Group I am the Director of HR with Ambit. I have been a full-time employee with them since September, 2011. Prior to that I was an HR consultant and provided support off and on for close to three years. As we are a small company, I have the… more

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  Foreign Influence and Your Security Clearance

  Foreign Contacts Contact with foreign nationals is one of the top reasons that security clearances are denied, suspended, or revoked. The concern agencies have is whether there is anything about your contact that could lead you to compromise classified information. However, not… more

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  Recruiters To Do List for 2014

  Trends and predictions are the norm this time of year. Recruiting newsletters are making predictions about big data, mobile, branding and tech as some of the top line issues for 2014. For the security cleared community the biggest impact is the changing economy and how we continu… more

• Empathy for Veterans and Recruiters

  Many veterans on the job hunt get frustrated because they feel like potential employers don’t understand or appreciate their experiences. While this is often true, we have to remember that empathy goes both ways. Service members also need to find ways to understand the unique c… more

• What You Can Do About The Winter of the Cleared Job Market

  Derek Zeller’s “Winter I$ Coming” outlined an increasingly bleak landscape for the cleared professional in today’s federal market. After years of growth and relative prosperity, the cleared job market has begun to contract. In Game of Thrones it was said that “a long su… more