Job Hopping, Gig Work and Your Clearance

About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing trend of job hopping and gig work among cleared professionals and its implications for employees and employers.

For decades, the cleared workforce followed a fairly predictable path: long tenures, stable programs, and careers built within a single agency or contractor. But today, cleared professionals are moving faster between roles, contracts, and even employment models. Some are chasing better pay, others are seeking flexibility, and many are responding to the realities of contract-driven work. To help unpack what this shift means for both employees and employers, I’m joined by John Berry, security clearance attorney with Berry & Berry and someone who has had a front-row seat to cleared hiring trends for years. In this conversation, we’ll talk about why job hopping has become more common, how the idea of “gig work” is showing up even in highly regulated cleared environments, and what recruiters, hiring managers, and cleared professionals should be thinking about as career mobility accelerates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: John Berry

Topics covered

• job hopping
• gig work
• security clearance
• career mobility
• employment trends

Keywords

• cleared workforce
• contract-driven work
• recruiters
• hiring managers
• career paths

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