getting background checks/security clearance

kimchicowboy · 06-11-2005, 01:20 PM

are there aren private businesses that conduct background checks and/or security clearance? some federal jobs i want to apply to require that i already have these. thanks.

ray · 06-11-2005, 02:04 PM

In speaking with my friend who is seeking jobs similar to yours, background checks/security clearances are typically granted by government agencies when you apply for jobs with them. Typically the hiring party will arrange for a background check/security clearance when they make a conditional job offer.

I hope this helps.

kimchicowboy · 06-11-2005, 04:29 PM

thanks man. i appreciate your help.

VTGreg · 06-13-2005, 12:13 PM

I don't know of any specifically, but there are third party companies that perform background checks for security clearances. The problem is that it is typically very expensive.

catch22 · 06-13-2005, 12:40 PM

There are some jobs (Gov) that already require you to have a certain type of clearance. Most entry level jobs will just have your obtaining a clearance part of the requirement for the job. Basically they hire you, but if for any reason the goverment does not issue you a security clearance, than they can terminate you.

InfiniteNothing · 06-13-2005, 03:31 PM

RadioShack does background checks.

Abraaj · 06-26-2005, 07:58 AM

To obtain a government security clearance you need to fill out the EPSQ (Electronic Personal Security Questioner). The process can take a long time to complete. By the time you are done you will have covered at least the last five years of your life. Typically the company that is hiring you covers the cost of the investigation.

In my case it took 14 months before my clearance went “final”. You should be granted an interim clearance within a couple of days of submitting your paper work unless you have any felonies on your record.

If you do go through the process, keep in mind they are looking for honesty. Even if you have done stupid things in the past, be completely honest. You may or may not be required to interview with the investigator as well.

The three things that they frown upon most are Drugs, Debit, and Drinking

Top Secret is a whole new world. Sometimes a polygraph is required.

Good Luck!

IrishSS · 06-26-2005, 10:12 AM

A typical background check that will grant you a Top Secret clearance will take at least 6 months and costs nearly $100,000 in man hours and fees. Most of the time, when you apply to a job that requires a security clearance (be it secret or TS), they are looking for someone who already has the necessary clearance. They arent willing to invest the time or money to take a chance on somebody.

06-11-2005, 01:20 PM	#1
kimchicowboy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean Posts: 5,344	getting background checks/security clearance are there aren private businesses that conduct background checks and/or security clearance? some federal jobs i want to apply to require that i already have these. thanks. __________________ "I pick my nose too but never eat it." - bachviet, 3/30/04 if anyone wants to go scuba diving in oahu or wants to learn who to scuba dive in oahu, PM me.

06-13-2005, 12:13 PM	#4
VTGreg Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,533	I don't know of any specifically, but there are third party companies that perform background checks for security clearances. The problem is that it is typically very expensive. __________________ It only ends once... Anything that happens before that is just progress. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

06-13-2005, 03:31 PM	#6
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	RadioShack does background checks. __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

06-26-2005, 10:12 AM	#8
IrishSS Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NoVa Posts: 2,644	A typical background check that will grant you a Top Secret clearance will take at least 6 months and costs nearly $100,000 in man hours and fees. Most of the time, when you apply to a job that requires a security clearance (be it secret or TS), they are looking for someone who already has the necessary clearance. They arent willing to invest the time or money to take a chance on somebody. __________________ Spigs, you MFR#1N!

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06-11-2005, 02:04 PM	#2
ray captain awesome Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,054	In speaking with my friend who is seeking jobs similar to yours, background checks/security clearances are typically granted by government agencies when you apply for jobs with them. Typically the hiring party will arrange for a background check/security clearance when they make a conditional job offer. I hope this helps.

06-11-2005, 04:29 PM	#3
kimchicowboy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean Posts: 5,344	thanks man. i appreciate your help.

06-13-2005, 12:40 PM	#5
catch22 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 57	There are some jobs (Gov) that already require you to have a certain type of clearance. Most entry level jobs will just have your obtaining a clearance part of the requirement for the job. Basically they hire you, but if for any reason the goverment does not issue you a security clearance, than they can terminate you.

06-26-2005, 07:58 AM	#7
Abraaj Ensign Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baghdad, Iraq Posts: 13	To obtain a government security clearance you need to fill out the EPSQ (Electronic Personal Security Questioner). The process can take a long time to complete. By the time you are done you will have covered at least the last five years of your life. Typically the company that is hiring you covers the cost of the investigation. In my case it took 14 months before my clearance went “final”. You should be granted an interim clearance within a couple of days of submitting your paper work unless you have any felonies on your record. If you do go through the process, keep in mind they are looking for honesty. Even if you have done stupid things in the past, be completely honest. You may or may not be required to interview with the investigator as well. The three things that they frown upon most are Drugs, Debit, and Drinking Top Secret is a whole new world. Sometimes a polygraph is required. Good Luck!

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