CIA seeks laid-off bankers in N.Y. recruitment drive - at secret location

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http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE55H6CH20090619


- Laid off from Wall Street? The CIA wants you -- as long as you can pass a lie detector test and show that you are motivated by service to your country rather than your wallet.

The Central Intelligence Agency has been advertising for recruits and will be holding interviews on June 22 at a secret location in New York.

"Economics, finance and business professionals, if the quest for the bottom line is just not enough for you, the Central Intelligence Agency has a mission like no other," one radio advertisement for the agency says.

"Join CIA's directorate of intelligence and be a part of our global mission as an economic or financial analyst. Make a difference in your career and for your nation," it says.

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"It's going to be a very different use of their skill set than perhaps they've used on Wall Street," Patrick said.

Recruits will have to pass rigorous background and medical checks, as well as a polygraph, or lie-detector test.

Starting salaries range from around $60,000 for a new graduate to $100,000 for somebody with more experience, and top out at $160,000. Generous benefits are included.

Patrick said the agency would welcome worthy applicants from Wall Street, whose reputation has been tarnished by the financial crisis and revelations of lavish lifestyles and multi-million dollar bonuses at banks blamed for the meltdown.

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"As long as they can make that attitude switch from profit being the motivator to serving their country, I think they'll fit in very well with us."
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are you laughing then puking?

[glitch]

1. So the Onion is being taken up by Reuters now?

- Laid off from Wall Street? The CIA wants you -- as long as you can pass a lie detector test and show that you are motivated by service to your country rather than your wallet. :rofl:

I bet they all can pass the lie detector test though. "Jerry, it's not a lie if you believe it." George Costanza.

More likely they are fishing for the easily corruptible or already corrupted, and have found a freshly stocked pool.

[jmowreader]

2. The easily corruptible are exactly who they do NOT want

There are two parts to the Central Intelligence Agency. The one everyone hates is the Directorate of Operations--the guys who do all the fieldwork. The Directorate of Intelligence is a building full of desk jockeys.

It looks to me like the CIA finally figured out that if you're going to try to stop terrorism by following financial conduits, hiring people who know what financial conduits are and how they work would be an excellent idea.