As a former spy, I can tell you that it is not all that it is cracked up to be. While James Bond makes the job look sexy, most days are spent driving dignitaries around acting as their bodyguards. Sure, infiltrating organizations and governments to uncover secret information is a large part of the job. However, most of the job duties are not as exciting as James Bond makes it look.
Another downside of being a spy is the job is 100% travel. As you might well imagine, attrition in the intelligence community is rather high. So, what is the best way to recruit new talent? MI6, the British Secret Service, is using Facebook to recruit the next generation of spies. Previously, MI6 recruited primarily from both British military and Universities.
The new MI6 slogan is: "Time for a career change? MI6 can use your skills. Join us as an operational officer collecting and analyzing global intelligence to protect the U.K."
Sure beats a desk job!
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