what qualifications does a person need to work for the US CIA?
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Having an undergraduate degree is not mandatory, but is highly recommended. Life experiences are taken into consideration. However, a standard requirement for overseas officers, intelligence analysts, and other non-clerical positions is a college degree, preferably an advanced degree.\n\nhttp://www.cia.gov/employment/faq.html#m1\n\nBasic Requirements for All CIA Positions\nBefore seeking any position with the CIA, you should know that the following requirements will apply: \n\nU.S. Citizenship is required. The CIA does not assist individuals in applying for US citizenship. \n\nSuccessful completion of a thorough medical examination, a polygraph interview and an extensive background investigation\n\n\nFor more information visit http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa071899.htm and http://federaljobs.net/ciajobs.htm
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The State Department Web site has some great information: http://careers.state.gov/officer/join/index.html\n\nHere's some advice based on my experience:\n\n1. Do well in school. It reflects how seriously you achieve your personal goals. \n2. Get some real-world experience\n3. Read up on foreign affaird\n4. Study for and pass the Foreign Service Written Examination\n5. Prepare for the Oral Exam (go on a lot of job interviews)
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I'm sure there are many different ways to get your foot in the door, but I will give you one path that I think is reasonably solid.\n\nFirst, it's really important that you can be trusted and that your loyalty is unquestionable.  Previous military service helps with this.  If you were/are in the military have combat and weapons experience this is a big plus.  With this you are automatically given a higher security clearance.\n\nThe other thing that would help you a great deal is knowing multiple languages fluently or have a demonstrated capacity to learn languages quickly.  This is also a big plus.\n\nFinally, apply for a job at the CIA, NSA, State Department or Military intelligence.  Being intelligent and demonstrating good reasoning and creative problem solving is a big part of this.  If they're going to put you out in the field in the lion's den they want to know that you can handle yourself so if you are a timid, weak, and generally stupid you're not going to get the sensitive jobs.\n\nPersonally I would love to work for the State Department Foreign Service and plan to take the exam in a  year or so.  However, I would not want to be involved in any espionage as I think it is extremely dangerous.\n\nMy opinion on the CIA, FSB (formerly KGB), MI6 and similar organizations is that they are necessary to maintain national security for their respective countries.  The CIA of today seems to be relatively weak and incompetent compared to its days in the Cold War.  However, it may just be the public front for an ultra-secret agency operating in the background similar to the GRU in Soviet era.  The GRU was so secretive that even KGB agents didn't know it existed.\n\nAnyways it's exciting and interesting to think about, but it's not for me.\n\nIf you like this kind of thing read the following book:\n\nSpy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer : The True Story of the Man Who Recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames\nby Victor Cherkashin
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Honestly, the "easiness" of getting in depends on whether you get the kind of job where you can tell people "I work for the CIA" or you tell people "I'm a systems analyst & I travel a lot" (wink wink).\n\nIf you want to submit an application:\nhttp://cia.gov/employment/index.html\n\nCIA career FAQ:\nhttp://cia.gov/employment/faq.html\n\nHave a good time!
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You must take the civil service exam. Check with the post office in your area for testing locations or check online. Not all federal jobs require a security clearance.
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http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos081.htm\n\nlook under:\n\nTraining, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
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You need to be able to read and write.  I would guess at least a C grade in Religious Studies would help, but no formal qualifications are needed.
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They'll ask you! Normally at University where you are studying a 'useful' foreign language or  PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics). You will also need to be a UK national (3 generations), have no convictions (criminal not political), be able to pass a 'simple' assessment test and be able to KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! It's not easy but it might just be fun! Forget '007', 'Spooks' comes closer!
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Well if you take out your work ID card and inspect it carefully, if it has the letters: C.I.A written on it, then chances are that you work for the cia -
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for starters avoid spelling mistakes. also you could give the cia a try.
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US citizenship \n18 years of age by April 1 \n1000 SAT or 21 ACT scores or higher (high school students) \n3.0/4.0 scale high school or college GPA or higher \nFinancial need as demonstrated by the household income ceiling of $70,000 for a family of four, and $80,000 for a family of five or more \nMeet the same employment standards as permanent employees, successfully completing both security and medical processing \nAvailable to work in the Washington, DC area during your periods of employment
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look on their website and get the details from there. it should tell you all the qualifications you need in order to become one. You can also talk to them at job fairs everywhere. the website to look on is http://www.cbp.gov/
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Two part answer:\n1.  When you are hired by the FBI, you attend New Agent Training in Quantico, VA.  After your 7 week there, you will get your orders to one of the 56 Field Offices.  Once you are at your field office, you will work a particular group of violations based on the squad you are on (i.e. White Collar, Terrorism, Violent Crimes, Cyber, etc).  The SAC (Special Agent in Charge) or an ASAC (Assistant Special Agent in Charge) will designate what squad you work on.  They attempt to look at your background and skillset, but its all based on needs of the bureau.  Crimes against children can be split up between between various squads with VCMO squads usually handling child slavery, prostitution, kidnaping, etc and the Cyber squads handling child pornography, travelers, etc..\n\n2.  To get hired, see www.fbijobs.com.  Skills/education/etc varies, but you need a 4 year degree and 3 years of job experience, or a Masters of PhD degree with less than 3 years job experience.\n\nAs a side note, you can call your local FBI office and ask to speak to the applicant coordinator (to learn more about how to get a job at the FBI) or the Crimes against Children coordinator (to learn more about that program)
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Call up the security company that you are interested in working for. They will have any information that you will need. I know for a fact that if you apply for a job with Securitas Secruity Services USA INC. (one of the worlds largest security providers) that they will train and licesnse you for any state requirements. Pay is pretty good, and it is a very easy job.\n\nGood luck.
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Try this site\n\nhttp://cia.gov/
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I am in the same boat. What I have heard is while it helps higher national agencies prefer specialization in other subjects, international relations helps a lot. I have heard they also like it if you are in a cj honor society. It will help you be more likely for higher positions in general police, corrections, etc work. What helps THE most is getting experience, if you are not like me and have the time take an intership, try to go as high as you can. Its very competitive but CIA has a program for students but for the program you have to go there...
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My friend is about to apply for MI6. I think they prefer someone with a degree but I think someone with skills such as languages like you would be taken on anyway.\n\nBut here are some links for you to look at.\n\nhttp://www.sis.gov.uk/output/Page4.html\n\nhttp://www.mi5careers.co.uk/pages/homepage.asp