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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With the China hack, OPM has been taking an extremely long time to validate all the clearances (from every agency). So your agency may clear you in 2 weeks but it can sit for weeks.

DOJ has been taking 6 weeks on average. [/quote]

I believe public trust is all done by OPM, the clearance from your agency is just the interim.  Is that not correct?

[quote]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). [/quote]

This won't work in many cases.  It seems for many public trust positions, your agency will do a quick interim screening to clear you to start the job, the actual public trust investigation isn't started until after EOD.  [/quote]

PP you are quoting.  There still is no need for OP to tell her employer she is leaving.  They might just call to verify employment, in which case they will be referred to HR (the same way mortgage companies verify employment).  If they do contact OP's work and actually speak to her manager/supervisor, then she can explain.  She still won't have any idea when she will actually be leaving, so there still is no notice to give.

Again, there's no job without the clearance.  So OP is not under any obligation to tell her current employer she *might* have a job at some unexpected future date and have to leave.  There's nothing duplicitous about it.

And it sounds like OP's current job is a high turnover job.

Now if OP is using a manager at the current job as a character reference, then she should probably talk to them.  But my guess is that if they've already offered her the job and she has agreed to the investigation, then they have already checked her professional references.

At this point, I still think that there is nothing to say to the current employer.  It could take 6 weeks for OP's investigation to clear.  Or OP could be denied the clearance.

I see it as akin to telling an employer you are going to take maternity leave when you are 6 weeks pregnant:  It's too soon.  Better off waiting.  If they contact employer, then you explain.  I'm not suggesting OP lie to her current employer.  I just think it is highly presumptuous to put in notice at this point.

They may not even BEGIN the clearance process for a few weeks.  Perhaps OP could wait until some of her personal references or past employers are actually contacted, so that she knows the investigation is at least underway.  Then she could tell her current employer.

I imagine OP will be interviewed for her clearance.  That would be a good time to ask the investigator about how long these things are taking and whether or not she should notify her current employer.

I would take their lead.  [/quote]

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