TOP-SECRET CIA CONDUCTING RECRUITING DRIVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A001800030009-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Content Type: NSPR

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Top-Secret CIA Conducting R~cruitih.Drive
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WASHINGTON, June 9 - companies, who are also out to hired or not. Only about 15 per' administered,
The Central I n t e l l i g e n c e recruit the best of this year's cent of the a p p l i c a n t s get r
Agency is lookaig for recruits. college crop, through the screening proce-1
If you are tit. on your "Mter? dares, the CIA says, In the first place, the agency In the fourth place, you can't
national spy" reading, you can't tell prospective employees get rich in Intelligence work.
would expect the agency's want) much about Itself. Such basic As a spokesman for the agency
ad to run something like this: information as the amount of puts it:
WANTED: Jiu.litsu ex. money the CIA has to spend, "We're looking for people
perts, with nerves of steel for how ninny agents it has, where who have devotion to public
exciting Job. Must be adept they are-all of that is clasai- service."
at disguises, quick on the 1fled. If you still want it job In In-
.lrigge.r and unmoved by In the second place, the work telligence and think you can
beautiful women, h i d e o u s may not he as exciting as, for qualify, you can apply without t
torture and knockout drops. Instance, a job with an interns- any special political pull. . !
Loyal, secret friends among tional oil company. Just write or walk in "cold" I
the enemy helpful. Some CIA overseas assign- to 2430 E Street, N. W., Wash-)
Actually, says the CIA, a i ments are available, the ington. Its an old yellow brick,
more plausible ad would be: agency admits, but they are building, once it public eea far.
WANTED: College gradu. not likely to he of the e!nk- building, from, which ch the r
ates, preferably with training and-dagger variety. Most of
In science or economics, must the CIA activities Involve',;
be adept at careful, detailed Piecing together little bits of I
work. Should know at least information and this Is plod- t
one foreign language, must ding work.
have clean security back. In the third place, the candi-
ground and no relatives be- date for a Job cannot get a
hh.1 Iron Curtain. quick answer to the question:
The CIA, which is trying to Am I hired or not?
build up a career Intelligence The potential employee first
service. for more than a mtnnth gets a 14-page questionnaire
has been making the rounds of to fill out. When that gets to
colleges trying to Interest CIA headquarters, a security
bright graduates in the "real" check is initiated. It may be
work of the agency. months before the results of
It's at a competitive disad-, the strurity check are in hand.
vantage with representatives of Meanwhile, the c a n d I d a t 0
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