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Boolean Search for Cleared Recruiters: Build Skill, Clearance, and Location Blocks
Boolean search for recruiters works best when a cleared requisition becomes separate skill, clearance, access, and location blocks before anyone types a search string. DCSA's adjudications FAQ says clearance requirements are job-based, while Executive Order 12968 makes need-to-kn… more
Employee Referrals for Cleared Hiring: Protect Privacy and Verify Access Later
To encourage employee referrals in cleared hiring, make the employee’s task small and safe: introduce a willing candidate, name the relevant skills, and stop there. A referrer should not verify clearance eligibility, collect security documents, or explain a person’s history. … more
CI Polygraph Validity: How Programs Decide When an Update Is Needed
How long is a CI polygraph good for? There is no single expiration period for every employer and access purpose. A federal rule uses seven years for a narrow Intelligence Community employee-mobility scenario, while broader reciprocity turns on the receiving agency's required exam… more
Reciprocity Between Agencies: When an Old Adjudication Should Be Accepted
Reciprocity for a security clearance means a receiving agency should accept a qualifying investigation or favorable national-security adjudication instead of starting the same work again. It does not automatically grant a job, restore access, establish need-to-know, or waive ever… more
Follow-Up After a Recruiter Call: Timing, Subject Line, and Next Step
When to follow up with a recruiter depends on which message you are sending. A reasonable approach is a brief thank-you the same day after a substantive call, followed by a status nudge only after the recruiter’s promised update window has passed. Those timings are common pract… more