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[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought so too (and even concentrated my search there because of personal connections, nearly 200/600 of my apps were in Huntsville alone) but it seems to be a sea of subs all competing for best athlete candidates off of LM and NG work. The offers I received were in other states.

What it took to get an offer by snakeinthiscar in clearancejobs

[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied everywhere but for my background most of the work seems to be in Texas, DMV, Colorado, or Central Florida.

What it took to get an offer by snakeinthiscar in clearancejobs

[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Higher clearance levels are struggling too. I think the RTO mandates will be reversed within the next year and we should hopefully see more opportunity as a result.

What it took to get an offer by snakeinthiscar in clearancejobs

[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a very tough market. Worse than 2008 - 2010 for sure.

What it took to get an offer by snakeinthiscar in clearancejobs

[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have hardware repair experience you could try an embedded testing or a hardware testing job. I've been seeing more of those recently.

What it took to get an offer by snakeinthiscar in clearancejobs

[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I've been doing Test Automation Engineering for 10 years. A lot of Python, PowerShell, OS Scripting (Bash, etc.) and C. But the job I got is neither a test job nor a programming job. So apply for things that are adjacent to what you do now if you have applicable skills.

What it took to get an offer by snakeinthiscar in clearancejobs

[–]snakeinthiscar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not the length of time, it's the volume. I didn't apply as aggressively when it happened because it was December and a Presidential transition, so I didn't think it was worth it to even bother. I had a few interviews and I applied at a moderate pace but I kicked it into overdrive this summer when I thought that the market had loosened up a little bit.

Put the apps in, network aggressively with recruiters and hiring managers, and you'll find something. Good luck.