Category Archives: Q&A

Q+A – Intelligence Career Opportunities for International Citizens

Question I am not a U.S. citizen.  My question is how do I get recruited/headhunted for an intelligence job in the USA as a foreign citizen. I am not  region/citizenship bound. Am flexible about career options. Answer As you may

Q+A – Why do employers not train their employees to take on greater challenges?

Question / Ask Your Question If there is a shortage of IT skilled employees, why not invest and train the ones with some experience and really wanting to be trained, train them? In my case, I want to get into

Q+A – Entry level Cyber Security Jobs

QUESTION I am in the process of trying to changing careers. I am currently a Facility Manager, but I have a career studies certificate in Cyber Security which is where I am currently trying to take my career which is

Q&A – ‘Guard Friendly’ Employers – Do they exist?

QUESTION: I am a member of the National Guard and will soon be going off for almost a year of advanced training at a military technical school. I already have a Top Secret SCI security clearance and would love to

Recruiters and Career Fairs – Getting Results

by Bill Golden CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com USADefenseIndustryJobs.com USAJobZoo.com Ever go to a career fair and come away believing that it was a total waste of time? So you say to yourself: I went looking for opportunities and the recruiting looked me

Q&A – A Recruiter asks about ‘best practices’ of recruiting at a career fair but telling defense industry candidates to go to their website to post their resumes

Question A recruiter with a defense firm recently asked for our input on best practices as regards collecting resumes at career fairs. The company is considering a new initiative: they want to eliminate the need to accept and to store

Q&A – Would like to become a Language Analyst.

Q&A with Bill Golden CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com Question: I am looking for a language analyst’s position. I was a professional language consultant and instructor in France for over 20 years. However, that experience was over 10 years ago. Since then I have

Q&A – Am 26 in a major international consulting firm. How do I take it to the next level?

Q&A with Bill Golden CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com Question: I´ve recently read your Front Door piece. I was turned onto your website by a friend. I am interested in finding my way into Intelligence, but I am uncertain what my odds are.

Q&A – Seeking basic info about getting into Intelligence

Q&A with Bill Golden CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com Question: I have a few questions. 1. How does one get a jump start in the intelligence arena with no prior experience, but with an educational background? 2. What academic degrees are useful for

Q&A – I’m 54 … Still time to get into intelligence?

Q&A with Bill Golden CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com Question: I’m 54, prior military but no Veteran’s preference, have had a successful career in commercial IT management, and once held a TS/SCI clearance several years ago. I’m looking to transition into an intel