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Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is an outstanding candidate?
An outstanding candidate is one that has dedicated themselves to
excellence in their career while balancing life and work. He or
she has focused on reaching their career goals while playing a key
part in helping their employers reach their goals. An outstanding
candidate is committed to providing exceptional value their customers
(whether internal or external) and doing it with a smile, everyday.
What
is a great company?
A great company is not characterized by age, size, industry or function.
A great company is characterized having their values centered on
their customers and their employees and by living their values everyday.
Great companies provide the tools for their employees to be successful
and reward them for their successes with the opportunity to grow
in their career. Great companies respect the balance of life and
work.
What
is Top Echelon Network?
Top Echelon Network is America's most successful network of recruiters.
The recruiters work together cooperatively, one partner represents
the employer and one finds the job seeker. They work together to
help the candidate and employer through the interview process to
fill the position. They share job openings and job seeker information
similar to how real estate agents work together on multiple list
home sales. The recruiters of Top Echelon Network list their jobs
in the Search Jobs section of this site. Continental Search &
Outplacement, Inc. is proud to be a top producing Preferred Member
of Top Echelon.
How
do I get a clearance?
This is not meant to be official information, but simply what I
have learned and believe to be true. The 4 ways to get a security
clearance that I know of include:
1) Go to
work for a government agency that handles confidential/secret
information in a capacity that you would "need to know" this type
of information. (We cannot help with this; visit
www.governmentjobs.com)
2) Go to
work for a firm that provides services under contract to a government
agency described above. This agency must be willing to invest
the 3 - 12 months and thousands of dollars necessary for you to
be "cleared". (If we have a position like this, it will
state that you must be "eligible to obtain a clearance".
If one of our jobs does not state this and requires a clearance,
this hiring firm is NOT willing to make the time/money investment
required.) Applying for positions that require a current clearance
without having a current or very recent clearance is a waste of
your time and ours!
3) Join
the military. Yes, enlist in the military and follow a track
in actual defense or intelligence. (We cannot help you
with this; visit http://www.goarmy.com/.)
4) Become
an elected official at the federal level and sit on committees
that handle sensitive material. (We cannot help you with
this; visit http://www.elected.com/.)
We know of no
other way to obtain a clearance. If you do know of other ways, we
would be happy to hear from you. Write dan@consearch.com.
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