Sponsored feature: Cost-effective recruitment for security cleared jobs

The jobs market for people with security clearance has never been busier, with countless opportunities available for experienced professionals. Securityclearedjobs.com provides an online meeting place for candidates and recruiters

“Many people don’t realise, but if you have security clearance, it’s a real asset. And it goes without saying that, if you’re experienced at working in jobs requiring security clearance, you’re going to be very attractive to prospective employers in both the private and public sectors.”

That’s the view of Tony Samuel, Sales Director of SecurityClearedJobs.com. The company provides an online job board for vacancies requiring security clearance – namely DV, SC, CTC and NATO – bringing suitably qualified candidates together with potential recruiters, and marrying their needs.

“We started the company in 2007,” Tony continues, “and rapidly realised that security clearance is a real issue for many employers. It’s not just about the obvious jobs – defence professionals, for example, or people working for the Secret Service. There are countless roles that require security clearance, from office workers to gardeners at Windsor Castle. SecurityClearedJobs.com provides a way of alerting candidates to appropriate opportunities, and giving employers the chance to reach the right people with their vacancies.”

One of the key challenges facing recruiters is finding people with up-to-date security clearance, who can, if necessary, start jobs immediately. Since Security Check (SC) clearance stays with a person for 12 months from the termination of their employment, many people who have recently left a security cleared post are eminently employable in similar roles elsewhere.

“The fact a candidate has been in a job requiring clearance is an indication of their experience, and suitability for appointments of the same ilk,” says Tony.  “We want to alert candidates with security clearance to their employability in other government departments, and by private businesses. As the public sector shrinks, the private sector is alive with opportunities for people with the right skills.”

SecurityClearedJobs.com provides direct clients and recruitment agents with a cost-effective means of appointing quality people, by enabling access to a CV database and streamlining the recruitment process. This makes the service very popular in the cash-strapped and time-starved public sector.   

“We have tended to see the biggest demand for our services from the Central Government, Defence, IT and Nuclear sectors,” reports Tony. “But we have a diverse range of advertisers, which reflects the breadth of jobs that require people with some level of security clearance.”

This breadth has been very much in evidence at the Security Cleared Expos, hosted by Security Cleared Jobs. Held in London and Bristol each year, they provide an opportunity for recruiters and applicants to meet face-to-face, and get a feel for theopportunities available in what Tony describes as a “vibrant” jobs market.

When it comes to online interaction, Tony says that people looking for career opportunities can put as much information on the website as they like. “Due to the nature of their work, some people would sooner not upload their CV to a job board,” he remarks. “That’s fine with us – they can simply browse vacancies, and approach advertisers direct if they want to know more. Alternatively, they can register for job alerts, which send matching vacancies direct to their inbox every day.”

It all makes for a simple and efficient way of bringing recruiters and potential staff together. And, with more than 2,500 jobs available at any one time, and 60,000 registered applicants searching regularly, there is every chance of finding the right person, with the right security clearance, at the right time.

For more information, visit www.securityclearedjobs.com, or call 0845 270 3003.

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Last updated 143 days ago by Civil Service World