State of Defense Hiring - 2025

Key Findings and Implications
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Defense Hiring remains robust, with significant hiring taking place across functions.
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Most companies are using LinkedIn and Job Boards to hire, while ~25% are using retained or contingent recruiters.
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Product / Engineering jobs are the largest focus area for companies; comms / policy jobs are less pressing.
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~75% of companies are seeing offer acceptance rates of 75% or higher; that said some of the highest profile companies are in the 51-75% range.
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Finding cleared talent remains the hardest challenge for most companies, and competition with big tech salaries is fierce.
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