Security Clearance

Any of y'all ever had to get security clearance for a job before? I'm asking specifically within the context of getting a security-centric tech job. What kinds of stuff do they do before they give you clearance? Is it like a background check? But what do they search for specifically?

Yeah dude, if you're white, aren't on a watchlist, and haven't been arrested you should be fine . I got IARPA clearance despite once being a person of interest in a federal investigation so ...