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Thursday, November 09, 2006

CIA looking for a few good spooks

Driving into work the other day, I was surprised to hear an ad on WFAN for the CIA - or the National Clandestine Service, as they called it. Seems they have some jobs that need to be filled - plenty of them. I checked out the CIA Web site, and it has job postings to match virtually any occupational skill. Among the scores of available jobs: accountants, attorneys, computer programmers, bookbinders, engineers, clinical pyschologists, translators, polygraph operators, physicians, librarians and customer service representatives. Oh, yes, they also are looking for spooks - "core collectors" in intelligence community jargon.
Here are the minimum requirements for the job, which pays between $50,839 and $70,558. Maxwell Smart need not apply.
"... a bachelor's degree and an excellent academic record, with a strong interest in international affairs and solid interpersonal and communications skills. Foreign travel, foreign language proficiency, prior residency abroad, military experience, a background in Central Eurasian, East Asian and Middle Eastern languages, and degrees and experience in international economics and business, as well as in the physical sciences, are preferred. The 35-year maximum age requirement could be waived on a case-by-case basis."
No wonder they're having trouble filling the jobs. Not even James Bond would qualify.
If you want to find out whether your personality is well-suited for the job, you can take the CIA's funky "Personality Quiz" here: https://www.cia.gov/careers/CIAMyths.html You gotta love the soundtrack.

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