Daniel Spisak on Technology

Mei is NOT an 8,000 pound panda, but is instead a lovely gal who playtests games in Irvine, CA. Put that in your pipe and smoke it Google!

The first good news in the search for a new job came in today before lunch with Mei. I got a phone call from a headhunter who is interested in me for some company involved a sales engineer support type of spot for something that would require me to have a security clearance, which the company would sponsor. I should hear back in the next few days if they want to interview me. No, I don’t know who the company is yet. It could be any number of defense contractors.

For those who don’t know, getting a security clearance takes quite a long time and a fair amount of money. Last time I heard someone give figures they said the average Secret clearance takes 18 months and $50,000 for the required background checks and whatnot. You can’t just get a security clearance if you want, there really isnt anyone you can ask as a private citizen its something that happens through your company and the government. Typically positions that require a security clearance also want you to already have your clearance (they last from 3-5 years I beleive?) as many companies don’t wish to take on the burden of sponoring a persons clearance. So if this lead develops then this will be huge for me as I’ll have something that I can parlay later on into more interesting career developments.