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CIA Recruitment Goals: Intelligence, Linguistic Skill, Grit.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October, 1998 by Marcus, David L.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 8--WASHINGTON--If you have "superior intellectual ability, toughness of mind and a high degree of personality," there's a job waiting for you, particularly if you speak Farsi or other difficult languages.
There are a few drawbacks: You can't talk about your work outside the office. In many cases, you can't even reveal where you work. And, by the way, you might have to take the occasional lie-detector test.
Welcome to the new CIA recruiting drive, launched last month by the spy agency, which has been suffering in the tight job market. After enduring years of staff shrinkage from cuts and brain drain, the CIA is scouring college campuses for well-educated officers and even offering signing bonuses....
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