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SHSL are a List X company and have the ability to check, retain and reclear candidate security clearances from Baseline Standard (BS) through to Secret (SC).
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Re-clear, not Clear.
Clearance goes with the role. No role, no clearance. They're being economical with the truth.
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Originally posted by PinkPoshRat View PostYes I know the answer
Utter rubbish - this agency is not Listx
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SHSL are a List X company and have the ability to check, retain and reclear candidate security clearances from Baseline Standard (BS) through to Secret (SC).
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Originally posted by Green Mango View PostI've been told SHSL (agency) will allow you to get SC clearance through them for £90 (you pay) and then when a job comes up you can apply for it through them with your SHSL held clearance.
Is there anyone else who can confirm this ?
Yes I know the answer
Utter rubbish - this agency is not Listx
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Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostAnd here's another ******* one! Damn funny they are all 'must have SC as its an asap start.'
Yeah ******* right.
Test Analyst- - MUST HAVE CURRENT SC SECURITY CLEARANCE
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Test Analyst- - MUST HAVE CURRENT SC SECURITY CLEARANCE My client, an IT Services Provider require a Test Analyst specialist to work for them on site at a client's site. Main responsibilities: * Implement Windows 2003 Server based solutions - hardware and software. * Implement Windows XP and Office 2003-based UAD (Desktop, Laptop and PDA) solutions - hardware and software. * Implement COTS products on Servers For any implemented hardware and software, performing the following activities to timescales and constraints communicated by the team leader: * Reviewing Requirements and Design Documents to determine the scope of testing. * Produce a Test Plan, scoping the testing to be performed at a high level. * Create Test Scripts, using Test Director, to implement that Test Plan. * Create Crib Sheets * Manually run/evidence such scripts. Qualifications: Key Essential Technical Skills * Strong testing experience (planning & execution) * Windows 2003 Server experience. * Windows XP SP2 & Office 2003. * Mercury TestDirector/QualityCenter. Key non-technical skills * Able to produce high quality, clear technical documentation * Comfortable with having own work peer reviewed * Good communication skills * Hold or be capable/willing to gain security clearance. Desirable skills * Knowledge of AD/GPOs/security clampdowns. * Test Automation especially WINRUNNER/QTP. Additional Deliverables * Low Level Design Documents * Implementation of Test Harness solutions * Implementation of Operational [view full job]
Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months +
Advertiser: Gibbs S3
Business Type: Employment Business
Contact: David Salman
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And here's another ******* one! Damn funny they are all 'must have SC as its an asap start.'
Yeah ******* right.
Test Analyst- - MUST HAVE CURRENT SC SECURITY CLEARANCE
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Test Analyst- - MUST HAVE CURRENT SC SECURITY CLEARANCE My client, an IT Services Provider require a Test Analyst specialist to work for them on site at a client's site. Main responsibilities: * Implement Windows 2003 Server based solutions - hardware and software. * Implement Windows XP and Office 2003-based UAD (Desktop, Laptop and PDA) solutions - hardware and software. * Implement COTS products on Servers For any implemented hardware and software, performing the following activities to timescales and constraints communicated by the team leader: * Reviewing Requirements and Design Documents to determine the scope of testing. * Produce a Test Plan, scoping the testing to be performed at a high level. * Create Test Scripts, using Test Director, to implement that Test Plan. * Create Crib Sheets * Manually run/evidence such scripts. Qualifications: Key Essential Technical Skills * Strong testing experience (planning & execution) * Windows 2003 Server experience. * Windows XP SP2 & Office 2003. * Mercury TestDirector/QualityCenter. Key non-technical skills * Able to produce high quality, clear technical documentation * Comfortable with having own work peer reviewed * Good communication skills * Hold or be capable/willing to gain security clearance. Desirable skills * Knowledge of AD/GPOs/security clampdowns. * Test Automation especially WINRUNNER/QTP. Additional Deliverables * Low Level Design Documents * Implementation of Test Harness solutions * Implementation of Operational [view full job]
Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months +
Advertiser: Gibbs S3
Business Type: Employment Business
Contact: David Salman
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Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostYeah, that would be the myth put out and perpetuated by agents especially and clients in particular that if you dont have current SC, dont apply \ waste our time \ we wont consider you no matter how strong your cv is?
Then came the CTC - done by those nice vetting chaps.
Then came SC - do again by those nice vetting chaps.
3 sets of bloody forms!
Oh well.
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Put it this way. In my last cleared role, I put together a strategic plan for when the programme went live. 18 months later, when they needed someone to put that plan into action, I wasn't allowed to apply for the job because my clearance had lapsed. Go figure...
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostThat includes me, remember...
What continues to fascinate me is the perpetuation of the myth you need clearance to be on site, even from people who cliam to be cleared and hence, one hopes, understand the rules they've signed up to.
You don't.
Therefore most of the arguemnt about why clearance is needed up front evaporates in a puff of blue smoke.
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostWhat continues to fascinate me is the perpetuation of the myth you need clearance to be on site, even from people who cliam to be cleared and hence, one hopes, understand the rules they've signed up to.
You don't.
Therefore most of the arguemnt about why clearance is needed up front evaporates in a puff of blue smoke.
Relationship was me > agency > consultancy > client
Client said that I could go on-site and use one of their generic logins; consultancy said that if they got done for a security breach they got fined £1million each time.
I didn't go on-site until I was cleared, as there was no point in being there with no login.
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostThat includes me, remember...
What continues to fascinate me is the perpetuation of the myth you need clearance to be on site, even from people who cliam to be cleared and hence, one hopes, understand the rules they've signed up to.
You don't.
Therefore most of the arguemnt about why clearance is needed up front evaporates in a puff of blue smoke.
Done it myself before, 8 hours sitting reading books in a server room keeping an eye on someone. 2x daily rate for one man to do his job. Then when they arrived late another time the timeslot to collect had gone so had to wait an hour at reception until an escort came along.
I don't care what the guidelines say, for many reasons I can understand why clients don't want people on site until cleared, not being able to access IT systems is one of them.Last edited by SuperZ; 16 March 2010, 17:44.
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Originally posted by ratewhore View PostOy!!
What continues to fascinate me is the perpetuation of the myth you need clearance to be on site, even from people who cliam to be cleared and hence, one hopes, understand the rules they've signed up to.
You don't.
Therefore most of the arguemnt about why clearance is needed up front evaporates in a puff of blue smoke.
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Originally posted by The Agents View View PostYou got lucky - I've seen SC clearance take 90 days easily.
That said - I waited 5 1/2 months for my second SC to come through (luckily I could work on consultancy site rather than client site), and 9 weeks for them to transfer it from one department to another for the next gig.
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