CIA: Oh, I'm tempted to go just for the entertainment value.

[icarus]

Just got this reminder email, to be sure I don't miss my chance to interview with the CIA:

It's No Secret. The CIA has a variety of challenging and rewarding career opportunities!

We will be hosting an Information Session on Monday, 10/23 at 5 PM
in HUB Room 309.

The session will be conducted by representatives from the Directorate of
Intelligence (Analysis), Open Source Center (Foreign Media) and the
National Clandestine Service (Operations). Online applications for
interviews through Husky Jobs have closed, but feel free to bring your
resume to the information session to be considered for available interview
slots on Tuesday.


[Name Deleted]
Regional Recruiter
Central Intelligence Agency
West Coast Recruitment Office
Website: www.cia.gov

Think they'll still be interested when they find my foreign language is Sanskrit? I can just see how that interview would go.

CIA recruiter clasps his hands together: So, what's your major?

Icarus: South Asian studies.

CIA recruiter nods: Definitely an area we're intereted in.

Icarus: I study Ancient India, specializing in the fourth century and the reign of the Buddhist King Asoka. Got any job openings?

CIA recruiter: Um.

Comments

[snowqueenofhoth.livejournal.com]

Heh, kind of the same for me. I actually DID go to recruiting, just because it was convenient, and hey, why not?

I majored in Jewish Studies. Studied Hebrew. So of course, the recruiter was thrilled. "Oh, that's great! A good basis for Arabic!"

Um... I mostly studied Biblical Hebrew. And focused on the Ancient Near East. Like... the Bible. Sumeria, Babylon, Akkadia, Judea... yeah.

*snerk*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I am considering going, just out of curiosity. How would they present themselves, what are they looking for (how skillfully will they cover up the fact that they're looking for Arab, Arabic, and more Arabs)?

Re: *snerk*

[cheshyre]

I'll confess, were they here I'd be curious to have some fun with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell..."

I don't have language skills, but I've got a library degree and a love of (and talent for) ferretting out information from computers...

Re: *snerk*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I'm curious about what they'd have to say about Rumsfeld's attempt set up a military version of the CIA under his control within the Pentagon. I'm sure they CIA's not helping him with that and there's going to be some serious bungling on the part of the military.

The person the CIA should be after is wildernessguru. He's a PoliSci major and he lives this stuff, devoting his spare time to tracking military sales around the world. Of course, WG's opinion? "Join the CIA and spend the rest of your life lying about what you do!"

Icarus

Re: *snerk*

[snowqueenofhoth.livejournal.com]

Well, hey, it could be interesting. You're not obligated or anything so... *shrugs* And hey, it was sort of fun. Although afterwards, I was very very certain that the CIA is not for me.

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