How to Obtain a Security Clearance as a Student

Security Clearance Careers Podcast

Obtaining a security clearance is a hot commodity for those that lose it after lapsed time or for those looking to get their foot in the door to the high salaries being offered to someone with a TS / SCI + polygraph. As a student or younger professional, you may not know where to start in the process.

Kishan Modali joins the Security Clearance Careers podcast to talk about best practices for networking as a young professional in the security clearance world. He is graduating college soon and will be joining the ranks of the national security workforce after obtaining a clearance through an internship with a defense contractor. Tune in to this episode where we discuss how he put his best networking foot forward as a young gen Z-er in this industry and being a student navigating this process.

As you work with a defense contractor’s FSO (or go the federal agency internship route), customize your negotiating tactics based on what skills you have that would be asset, or think about the career goals you can communicate to ultimately have them invest in you.

Whether you are currently cleared, looking to obtain a clearance, or are seeking secret squirrels for your cleared programs, for more information or to get free resources to help support you, you can visit about.clearancejobs.com.

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