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Volume 17
October 2017 Edition
CIA Directorate of Ops
(Formerly Clandestine Service) is Hiring
Finishing an undergraduate or graduate
degree in spring 2018? Apply NOW to the
Directorate of Operations
Be accountable to the Presi-
dent, Congress, and the Ameri-
can public to strengthen na-
tional security and foreign
policy objectives through the
clandestine collection of hu-
man intelligence (HUMINT) and
by conducting Covert Action
as directed by the President
– this is what you’ll do in the
CIA’s Directorate of Operations
(DO).
Success in the DO requires a
commitment to service, integrity,
and excellence in all professional
and personal actions.
Service.
• We put country first and the
CIA before self. Quiet patrio-
tism is our hallmark. We are
dedicated to the mission, and
we pride ourselves on our ex-
traordinary responsiveness to
the needs of our customers.
Is the Directorate of Operations the right fit for you?
The DO seeks candidates with a variety of backgrounds, life ex-
perience, and professional and educational histories.
Candidates must have (or be within one year of earning) a 4-year
degree from an accredited college or university.
While a GPA of 3.0 or better is preferred, each candidate’s overall
academic performance is assessed.
There is no preferred major or program of study.
Integrity.
• We uphold the highest stan-
dards of conduct. We seek
and speak the truth – to our
colleagues and to our custom-
ers. We honor those CIA offi-
cers who have come before us
and we honor the colleagues
with whom we work today.
Excellence.
• We hold ourselves and each
other to the highest stan-
dards. We embrace personal
accountability, reflect on our
performance and learn from
that reflection.
(Learn about career opportunities at the CIA. Courtesy of the Central Intelligence
Agency and YouTube.)
Competitive applicants for DO positions can answer “Yes” when
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