Posted on Mar 7, 2016
Is it appropriate to post a Security Clearance on a professional social media site?
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Let's say a Service Member is on a career development site like LinkedIn, is it appropriate to post that you have a security clearance publicly to attract more employers, or keep it on a "need-to-know" basis when talking to the company directly?
Professionalism
OPSEC
Security Clearance
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 13
There are over 5M people with a security clearance, and 1.5M people with a "Top Secret" clearance. It's simply not that special. If somebody wanted to find folks with a security clearance, they wouldn't need to search social media. If you want to make yourself known to employers, it's in your best interest to list it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/03/24/5-1-million-americans-have-security-clearances-thats-more-than-the-entire-population-of-norway/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/03/24/5-1-million-americans-have-security-clearances-thats-more-than-the-entire-population-of-norway/
5.1 million Americans have security clearances. That’s more than the entire population of Norway....
OMB estimates that a background check for a Secret-level clearance costs between $210-$272, and a Top Secret clearance costs the government nearly 20 times more, an average of $3,959 per background check.
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SrA Karla Kiser
Personally, I don't put it out there for people just because. It's easy to find out if someone really wanted to but I don't freely give out information unless it's a need to know.
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MSG Wally Carmichael
Very interesting perspective, LTC Yinon Weiss. I've never shared mine on LI or endorsed anyone with a clearance on LinkedIn. I have not seen the request to share such info on any other sites. I do get your point and I feel it's valid.
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I personally do not like to list my clearance level. I feel that it puts more of a target on you. After all the posts and news letters about purging your social media, I believe that posting your clearance level is not always the wisest choice. If anything, perhaps putting "Security clearance- will discuss (or 'upon request')" would be a better route.
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