Applicant Fracking Systems

Build a List or Word CloudIAM IATLevel IIILevel 3Information AssuranceCISSPCertified Information Systems Security ProfessionalTop Secret / Sensitive Compartmented InformationTS / SCITop Secret SCI

Updated Search Example (> 100x more)

ISSO AND ("IAM Level 3" OR "IAM Level III" OR "IAT Level 3" OR "IAT Level III" OR CISSP OR "Certified Information Systems Security Professional") AND ("TS SCI" OR "TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret SCI" OR "Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information" OR "Top Secret")

https://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/p?keywords=ISSO%20AND%20(%22IAM%20Level%203%22%20OR%20%22IAM%20Level%20III%22%20OR%20%22IAT%20Level%203%22%20OR%20%22IAT%20Level%20III%22%20OR%20CISSP%20OR%20%22Certified%20Information%20Systems%20Security%20Professional%22)%20AND%20(%22TS%20SCI%22%20OR%20%22TS/SCI%22%20OR%20%22Top%20Secret%20SCI%22%20OR%20%22Top%20Secret%20Sensitive%20Compartmented%20Information%22%20OR%20%22Top%20Secret%22)&queryRewriteParams=1&openFacets=N,G,CC&f_G=us:97

Another Approach – Reframe the Question

Instead of finding "people who say they are TS/SCI cleared cyber security professionals"…

… find "people who must be cleared cyber security professionals"

How do we know?• Research!

• Look at resumes of people who are already there

• Identify similar job titles

• Discover related companies

• Look at job postings

Look at Current EmployeesWho are you (or your client) hiring from?

Discover Related Companies

There are many places to find a company's competitors!

Identify Similar Job Titles

Review Job Postings

Applying What We've LearnedIf a "cyber security" employee at Booz Allen Hamilton is, most likely, cleared, then search for them, and leave the clearance keywords out of your search.

http://www.indeed.com/resumes?q=company:booz+cyber+security+&l=Washington,+DC

Compare Results to a "Shallow" Search

Far fewer explicitly state their clearance level.

Looking for Veterans?• Some systems let you filter by veteran status or prior

military experience.

• Use those filters where available, but remember – they may not be searching deeply!

Example – Indeed.com "Military Resumes"

Really?

Example – Deep Search for Veterans (Pt 1)

• Expand your search term list to include all US armed forces branches

• Remember to include the most likely variations:• e.g., United States Marine Corps may also be written as

USMC, US Marine Corps, Marines, or other ways

Example – Deep Search for Veterans (Pt 2)

• On Indeed, the operator for "past company" is anycompany:, and the operator for "current company" is company:

• There is no "past, not current" option, but we can combine the past and current operators with Boolean logic to achieve the same result.

Example – Deep Search for Veterans (Pt 3)

anycompany:("USMC" OR "United States Marine Corps" OR "United States Marines Corp" OR "United States Marines" OR "US Marines" OR "U.S. Marines" OR "Marine Corps" OR "Marines" OR "US Navy" OR "United States Navy" OR "U.S. Navy" OR "Navy" OR "United States Army" OR "US Army" OR "U.S. Army" OR "Army" OR "United States Coast Guard" OR "USCG" OR "US Coast Guard" OR "U.S. Coast Guard" OR "Coast Guard" OR "United States Air Force" OR "USAF" OR "US Air Force" OR "U.S. Air Force" OR "Air Force" OR "National Guard" OR "Reserve" OR "Reserves") -company:("USMC" OR "United States Marine Corps" OR "United States Marines Corp" OR "United States Marines" OR "US Marines" OR "U.S. Marines" OR "Marine Corps" OR "Marines" OR "US Navy" OR "United States Navy" OR "U.S. Navy" OR "Navy" OR "United States Army" OR "US Army" OR "U.S. Army" OR "Army" OR "United States Coast Guard" OR "USCG" OR "US Coast Guard" OR "U.S. Coast Guard" OR "Coast Guard" OR "United States Air Force" OR "USAF" OR "US Air Force" OR "U.S. Air Force" OR "Air Force" OR "National Guard" OR "Reserve" OR "Reserves")