RE: Looking to hire a DBA - Washington, DC area

The security clearance is rough... A few years ago I stood in a line of about 200 people in suits at TRW for an interview. You got a 1 minute or so Q&A followed by a, "We'll call you..." once you got to the head table. They went through the line repeatedly looking for people with a security clearance. When they found someone they pulled them out of the line and walked them into a separate conference area....I think they had coffee in there....

I think it's much easier to grab a kid getting out of the service who makes classified slides and train him to be a DBA than go the other route. I had a security clearance which expired when I went on an unclass project for more than two years. Bad move on my part. At age 51 I have too much 'splaining to do to want to go through the process again even if somebody was willing to sponsor me. Twenty-somethings have so much less history to remember!

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Closson Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:44 PM
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Subject: RE: Looking to hire a DBA - Washington, DC area  

>>> The housing is pricey. The commute can be rough.

I wonder, are these factors more significant that the US security clearance?

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