In this episode, I'm joined by Katie Keller who is the Editorial Communications Manager for ClearanceJobs. Katie shares generously from her wealth of knowledge and experience to help you land your next great opportunity in cleared data science or machine learning! We chat about the trajectory of cleared data science salaries in 2021, your best bets for making it past applicant tracking systems, and she answers each of your most common questions about the hiring process!

FEATURED GUEST:

Name: Katie Keller

Email: katie.keller@clearancejobs.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-e-keller/

About: Katie has a background in technical, intelligence and special operations recruiting for the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD). This includes past experiences supporting multiple government contractors throughout the DMV area, with a brief stint in the tech start-up world. At ClearanceJobs, Katie hosts the ClearedCast podcast, manages all communications with external parties/internal stakeholders, moderates the ClearanceJobs Blog, and is a contributor at news.clearancejobs.com. 

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EPISODE LINKS:

Security Clearance News and Career Advice: https://news.clearancejobs.com/

ClearedCast (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/security-clearance-careers-podcast/id1039825235

ClearanceJobs 2021 Security Clearance Compensation Report: https://about.clearancejobs.com/employers/recruiting-resources/2021-compensation-survey

Cleared Salary Calculator: https://about.clearancejobs.com/salary-calculator

Security Clearance Horror Stories with Industry Expert (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j5R3NdFwGU

Recruiter Burns to Avoid Stoking Through the Job Seeking Process (article): https://tinyurl.com/4sthmauc

Cleared Recruiting Horror Stories in Defense Hiring (article): https://tinyurl.com/2b5y2uz

From The Green Notebook (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-green-notebook/id1537731886

The Employment Line (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-employment-line/id1483159155

War on the Rocks (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/war-on-the-rocks/id682478916

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OUTLINE:

00:00:07 ​ - Introduction

00:01:42 - What is ClearanceJobs?

00:04:34  - The 2021 Security Clearance Compensation Report

00:10:05 - Geographic hotspots for cleared data science and machine learning

00:13:43 - Qualifications that will empower you to command a higher salary

00:15:55 - Katie's background as a cleared technical recruiter (to include recruiting for DS & ML roles)

00:18:32 - How difficult is it right now to recruit cleared data scientists and machine learning engineers?

00:20:32 - How is the demand for cleared data scientists and machine learning engineers growing?

00:22:34 - Indicators Katie looked for in promising DS & ML job candidates & their resumes

00:30:59 - Navigating applicant tracking systems

00:35:55 - Should your resume have a cover letter?

00:36:23 - The seven deadly sins to avoid when interacting with recruiters

00:42:56 - Cleared recruiting horror stories

00:45:31 - Answers to all of your most common questions about the hiring process

00:49:46 - Katie's top podcast recommendations

00:53:56 - Preferred methods to contact Katie