MI6/MI5/GCHQ Careers

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gordon2002

Have you had a look at the MI5 or GCHQ websites?

yes and ive rang them- the official line is that you can come from any university aslong as you have a 2.1. But that is the OFFICIAL line and not what they actually do. They have to say that to sound fair. Ive written to MI6 and they actually personally replied back saying "a good honours degree from a top university" but i wasnt sure if that was just their OFFICAL line, although lets face it- theres nothing official that MI6 say! lol

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rewmck

is joining MI6 not supposed to be a secret? or is that just for people like james bond who is obviously going to have to be mentioned

yes but you dont know who i am so it is a secret. plus look at richard dearlove, hes now a head of a cambridge college- hardly a secret if you want to find out about MI6

Reply 5

flipflop2

the salarys look really low on their site. cant believe people with decent degrees would want to earn peanuts

Reply 6

OP

yes but its more because we want to help our country and also feel like the elite. you have to be the elit to get in, and you are helping saving lives without personally taking the credit, in contrast to soldiers awarded the VC in Iraq.

Reply 7

Colly

Maybe if you learnt a few languages while at university you could make yourself a better candidate, esp. for GCHQ.

Reply 8

I don't think anyone here is really gonna know what goes on in the minds of the recruiters for the security services, so you will have to cross your fingers!

I personally think that the idea you had to go to oxbridge is from many years ago, and it is probably as they say now - any top uni.

I don't think they just recruit recent graduates either. Have you considered a career in the forces first? i imagine lots of the uber sneaky stuff involves ex SF officers or intel officers. Might be wrong, but it would make sense.

Mark

Reply 9

Mustard-man

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flipflop2

the salarys look really low on their site. cant believe people with decent degrees would want to earn peanuts

yeah thats what I thought, but I suppose they don't publish all the job vacancies- only the basic ones

Reply 10

Muse

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I know someone that works for GCHQ and they're not an oxbridge grad (although they did go to a 'top' uni), but keep it hush hush :wink:

Reply 11

OP

mark1010

I don't think anyone here is really gonna know what goes on in the minds of the recruiters for the security services, so you will have to cross your fingers!

I personally think that the idea you had to go to oxbridge is from many years ago, and it is probably as they say now - any top uni.

I don't think they just recruit recent graduates either. Have you considered a career in the forces first? i imagine lots of the uber sneaky stuff involves ex SF officers or intel officers. Might be wrong, but it would make sense.

Mark

im going to start training for the special air service reservists, 21st squadron because im a good runner and ive got a mixed build between strength and long distance endurance.

im also joining the UoL officers corps

kgb?

OP

Phoenix CG

kgb?

what???????? :confused:

Reply 14

randomuser#6

lol im just playin, they're dead now aren't they? Russian Intelligence, KGB thingy

Reply 15

Phoenix CG

lol im just playin, they're dead now aren't they? Russian Intelligence, KGB thingy

I could tell you, but i'd have to kill you

Mark

Reply 16

OP

so imperial is definitely seen as a good place to recruit because its like third best university in the country yeh?

Reply 17

spy007

so imperial is definitely seen as a good place to recruit because its like third best university in the country yeh?

I'll have to kill you too!

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