what exactly is involved in a security clearance for a governement Job?
It depends what level clearance you are getting. If it is Top Secret they do a 10 year background check, interview you and people you used to know. They travel to where you used to live and talk to old friends. Sometimes a polygragh is involved.
Over all its an FBI background check. They could do as much as talk to your neighbors, old girl/boyfriends, teachers, friends, see what types of transactions you make on credit cards. What types of jobs you have had, what did you do, how did you perform. Where are you from, where are your parents from. Where do you hang out and who with. What types of drugs you have taken or are taking. It all just depends on how high of a clearance you are going for. Heck my grandfather had to get one and they found a speeding ticket he forgot to tell them about, and wanted to know why he failed to mention it. That was a little while back, he got it. I don't think their that bad now about things like parking and traffic tickets however.
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