How valuable is the TS/SCI with poly clearance?
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Anyone here who left fed job and regretted it?
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Very valuable and especially if you pair it with tech skills!!
Sci will open doors to 200k gigs, fsp 250+. Also its easier (even in this landscape) to find tech gigs in public sector.
Try msft? Aws has some too...they love FS
Very valuable; if this is the type of work you want to do, my advice is to work it for all it’s worth
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I think it depends on how you look at it, and what lets you sleep at night. I’m almost glad I was DOGEd because I would not have been morally able to continue supporting the client I’d been supporting, given the radical changes in mission and leadership. Other friends and colleagues have felt that they’re holding up the moral high ground as long as they aren’t asked to do something that compromises their integrity. I didn’t want to be in that position.
Adding onto that, how valuable is it if I explicitly don't have tech skills?
You can get into PM roles or sales marketing role for tech companies. Had a coworker who knew nothing tech and all talk and is now sales consultant or something for google...
It depends. Those 200K gigs have specific requirements. I've had TS for over 15 years. I was told the same thing... you could write your ticket be secure. But I saw folk with TS+ get laid off, salary cuts, at times. The other issue is that you only make that money going in with very specific or advanced skills that you don't get as a junior. I left intel work to go back into the big 4 to get more exposure and new skills to get more money and more opportunities. You can't grow in government work so you need to go in with as much experience as possible to get the best salary. Now I've repositioned, have the in demand skills that I wanted, and options. The clearance brings more options too...but again only when the roles are available in the right location. Poly level clearances mean you can not work remotely. Keep that in mind. Don't dismiss the clearance if someone is sponsoring but also know that it comes with caveats that may not be in YOUR best interests.
How did you transition into the Big 4? I was a Cyber Threat analyst w/ a TS/FSP...but I couldnt get any tech companies to even view my resume...not sure if it's timing the job opening...or getting the right references...but as of late, only gov contractors have been giving me call backs.
Okay let’s be real here. FSP does NOT automatically mean 200k+ trust me. Sure if you have IT skills and experience but there are a lot of “ifs” in this answer.
I'm a 24 year old PM barely out of school who's gonna have a TS/SCI (adjudication takes ages) with a polygraph and no job to show for it thanks to doge.
I gotta use it or lose it. And I know like 30% of the jobs that pay nothing for it are trying to trick vets...