Hi There i have recently landed a new job for a UK security company, for this role i have to pass both CTC and SC and i am currently filling in the forms. I have been registered for voting at parents house all throughout university although i was living in rented accom, so should i put down my university accomodation or just leave it as my home address??

its the kinda thing i dont wanna mess up really or i get Axed haha

I also have a caution for possession of a controlled substance class A, does this mean i will fail any SC clearance?

My experience with background checks would suggest that the more honest you are the more likely you are to be granted a clearance. I would be honest about where you liked. I live at where ever while at the university. I was also coutioned for possession. The thought process is that if they have to dig for information that you could easily have given, they may think you were trying to hide something and denie you your clearance. Just a thought though. Good luck.

CCNA bootcamps might really help you if you have some basic networking skillz.

CCNP bootcamp I would only recommend them if you have already a good experience in routing/switching. 2-3 years might be enough.

Good luck :-)

5 weeks later and my security clearance has come throught (very suprised and over the moon) so the job is now perm, i have just passed the MCDST (microsoft certified desktop suport tech) certifications. and after a few weeks in a security role feel a more technical network support role may suit me better that a security role i originally aimed for.

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think next on the card is the MCSA as every job seems to require microsoft experience over Cisco (unfortunatly)

Good luck for your future and nice you did it.
I also experienced that a combination of Microsoft and Cisco certificates is good to have.