Clearance Job

Connect 2023

Oct 19 | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Reston
Reston, VA (map)

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ClearanceJobs Connect brings together leading recruiters in the national security space for a jam-packed day of networking, learning, and connecting with other professionals working to fill the jobs that safeguard our nation.

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What is ClearanceJobs Connect?

ClearanceJobs Connect is a full day of in-person strategic and innovative sessions by leaders in the national security community and defense industry. Expand your cleared recruiting skills, create meaningful connections, learn from experts, and have fun!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Talent acquisition professionals hiring for the national security community with a focus on recruiting  cleared professionals.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

ClearanceJobs Connect is the ONLY event focused on security cleared recruiting, and features government speakers from DOHA and DCSA. You will learn the latest security clearance policies, the most innovative cleared recruiting ideas, and an opportunity to network with fellow secret squirrel recruiters.

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ClearanceJobs Connect 2023 will help you toward SHRM recertification!
ClearanceJobs Connect is worth 7  Professional Development Credits (PDCs).

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Agenda

8:00-9:00

Registration + Coffee + Breakfast

Location: Regency Ballroom

Sponsored By: STEM Solutions
9:00-9:45

Career Pathing in the IC

Tracy Walder went from sorority to CIA, CIA to FBI, FBI, to educator. Learn more about why she chose to pursue a career in national security, and the threats she sees facing the U.S. today.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Tracy Walder

Tracy Walder

The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI

Sponsored By: Qinetiq
9:45-10:30

Innovative IC Hiring Trends

Fireside chat on how to implement innovative hiring strategies to compete with the commercial sector.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Amy Butchko

Amy Butchko

VP, Talent Acquisition, Maximus

Cynthia Snyder

Cynthia Snyder

Assistant Deputy Director of Human Capital for ODNI

10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-11:30

ClearanceJobs: Advanced

 Walk away knowing how to fully utilize ClearanceJobs' best features.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Evan Lesser

Evan Lesser

Founder and President, ClearanceJobs

11:30-12:00

Top 5 Tips to Recruiting

Walk away with five key tips to improving your cleared recruiting today, including how to harness automation, leveraging language models for effective outreach, competing against the noise, and tips for getting your search on track.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Tommy Weinert

Tommy Weinert

Founder, Mount Indie

12:00-1:00

Lunch

Location: Regency Ballroom

Following lunch, choose a from a variety of afternoon sessions on security clearance, recruitment, and ClearanceJobs.

Sponsored By: Leidos
3:40-4:30

Missions that Matter: Attracting and Engaging the Workforce of the Future

It's impossible to separate security clearances from national security hiring. Hear why reforming security clearance policy is key to a safer nation.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Sue Gordon

Sue Gordon

Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

Megan Jaffer

Megan Jaffer

Moderator

1:00-1:30

Trusted Workforce

Trusted Workforce 2.0 continues to be the major muscle movement advancing personnel security policy today. Get the latest updates on the policy and process.

Location: Lake Fairfax

Patricia Gaviria

Patricia Gaviria

Chief of Personnel Security, National Counterintelligence and
Security Center (NCSC)
1:30-2:00

Security Clearance Legal Update

The director of the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals gives an update on the appeals process.

Location: Lake Fairfax

Perry Russell-Hunter

Perry Russell-Hunter

Director of Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA)

2:00-2:30

Break

2:30-3:00

Ongoing Problem of the Insider Threat

Insider threats continue to make headlines. Learn actionable tips for your insider threat program and why it's important.

Location: Lake Fairfax

Christopher Burgess

Christopher Burgess

Author and speaker on security strategy. Served 30+ years within the CIA

Jeffrey Bennett

Jeffrey Bennett

Author and Security and Risk Management Consultant

3:00-3:30

DCSA Update

Get an updates on personnel security processing times, security clearance self reporting, and other initiatives from the nation's largest security organization.

Location: Lake Fairfax

Ryan Dennis

Ryan Dennis

Deputy Assistant Director of Continuous Vetting, DCSA
1:00-1:30

OFCCP / Pay Transparency

This panel will offer tactical tips for recruiters / HR to remain compliant, what pay transparency means for cleared recruiting, or how to avoid a lawsuit.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Janine Hunter

Janine Hunter

VP, Recruiting Operations, S4 Inc.

Jessica Reynolds

Jessica Reynolds

Recruiting Manager, Echelon Services, LLC

Yesenia Avila

Yesenia Avila

Manager of Enterprise Solutions, DCI Consulting Group, Inc.

1:30-2:00

How to Ace Proposal Recruiting

Proposal recruiting while similar to fully funded staffing, requires different skills, organization, and team structure. This panel will equip recruiters with the knowledge needed to ace their proposal effort recruiting.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Meg Kemp

Meg Kemp

Senior Manager- Bid and Proposal Recruiting, Peraton

Kortney Calano

Kortney Calano

CEO, Calano & Associates - Small Business Consultant

2:00-2:30

Break

2:30-3:00

Veteran Hiring

Every year, 200K military personnel transition to civilian life. And make up a large portion of the cleared population. Hiring Our Heroes will discuss how attendees can easily reach veteran talent, be a veteran friendly recruiter, and how recruiters can easily fuel their candidate pipelines with cleared veterans.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Crystal Cochran

Crystal Cochran

Senior Director, Workforce Pathways, Hiring Our Heroes

Elizabeth O’Brien

Elizabeth O’Brien

VP, Hiring Our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
3:00-3:30

Cybersecurity Hiring

It's no secret that there's a cyber workforce gap between the amount of cleared openings and candidates to fill them. At this panel, cyber and workforce leaders will discuss what challenges they are seeing across this niche industry, and creative ways to help reduce the cyber gap... and get your candidate approved by the Government.

Location: Regency Ballroom

Heidi Snell

Heidi Snell

Chief Management Officer, WWC Global, a Pequot Company

Kyle Fox

Kyle Fox

Chief Technology Officer, SOS International (SOSi)

1:45-2:15

ClearanceJobs Live

Your profile gives you the opportunity to create trust with candidates. But if your profile is left blank, you’re doing the opposite – making a candidate wonder whether you’re someone they should connect with.

Location: Lake Anne

Speaker TBA

Speaker TBA

ClearanceJobs
2:00-2:30

Break

2:45-4:00

AMA with ClearanceJobs Product

Ask Us Anything! Walk away knowing how to fully utilize our best features to hit the ground running.

Location: Lake Anne

Speaker TBA

Speaker TBA

ClearanceJobs
4:30-5:30

ClearanceJobs + Cocktails

Let all of your cleared hiring and workforce insights culminate as you ruminate with your colleagues and new cleared collaborators for our open bar happy hour. Snacks, security clearance insights, conversation, and cocktails.

                     

Sponsored By: Sims Software

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