Security cleared recruiting continues to be a challenge, and 2023 is poised to be the toughest year yet. Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com unpacks the macro and micro aspects of the security clearance hiring marketplace. While the number of individuals with a clearance is growing, the world of work is changing. Remote work and the great resignation have created market dynamics where the number of security clearance holders overall is higher – but there may not necessarily be the same number of workers interested in pursuing national security careers.
In the second half of the program we discuss alcohol use or abuse and your security clearance and why alcohol misuse is an adjudicative guideline that could cost you your security clearance.