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[quote=Anonymous]You aren't going to get an answer on here.  There's so much variation.  A lot depends on who is doing the clearance and what your history is and what turns up.

Don't say anything to your current employer.  Until you have the clearance, you don't have a concrete job offer because it is contingent on the clearance.  So there's no real basis to put in notice.  For all you know, you could be denied the clearance (you just never know).

When the clearance comes through, you sincerely explain to your current employer that you would prefer to give longer notice, but it just isn't possible in this case because they need you to start right away, and you didn't know until now that it was a go.  Put this in writing so you have a record of it.

If your employer is reasonable, they'll understand.  If they're not reasonable, then they'll be irritated and, at worst, they'll say you quit without notice to any future employer who calls for a reference.  But you'll know that, so if you are ever up for another job and know they'll call, you explain ahead of time, "when you call employer X, they're going to say I didn't give notice, which is true, but there were extenuating circumstances."

Most employers actually understand the uncertainty surrounding clearance-contingent jobs.  They don't expect you to give notice before the clearance comes through because they know that there is no guarantee it will come through.

Until you get a written notice that your clearance was granted, don't say anything to your current employer.  If they contact your current employer in the process of investigating for the clearance, then you deal with it at that time.  But they may not even contact the current employer directly.  If you want, you can ask the hiring manager at the new place if they will let you know before contacting your current employer.

I would assume that will be the last call they make.  [/quote]

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