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Everyone dreams of being a James Bond or a Jason Bourne. Being a secret agent is one of the most thrilling jobs ever. If you live in the United States and are a citizen, and want to be a spy with the worlds top spy institution the CIA then there is a lot you have to learn. First of all you must know that spy or ajent jobs at the CIA are very few, most of the employees at the CIA work at their desks performing pretty boring tasks. Secondly the process of selection is extremely difficult and rigorous and even having the appropriate educational qualification and experience doesn’t guarantee you a place in the CIA. Here are some steps you can follow to become a CIA agent.

• First and foremost get a US citizenship if you don’t have one already. Only a US citizen can apply to be with the CIA.
• Stay clean all your life. The CIA conducts rigorous background checks on all its candidates for any position. Nobody really knows what all information this background check involves but it is understood that you need to be an ideal citizen from the very start. Never participate in criminal activities. Being responsible, dependable and ethical helps. Its not that you have to be perfect, but its important to display sound judgement, loyalty to the United States and personal integrity. Even your friends, parents and relatives should be as clean as possible.
• Avoid drugs. To apply to the CIA you must not have used any kind of illegal drugs in the 12 months before your application. However having consumed illegal drugs at any point in your life will lower your chances of getting in so avoid them as much as possible. Also remember you shouldn’t abuse the use of legally available drugs such as alcohol.
• Attend college. Study hard and get achieve good grades. All the jobs at CIA require you to possess some bachelor’s degree. It will be helpful if you possess an advanced degree especially related to the position you are applying to. Your GPA score should be at the least 3.0. Candidates with degrees in maths, chemistry, physics, economics, area studies, computers etc are usually preferred. Take up serious courses and study hard and do well.
• Learn a couple of foreign languages. It is important to know at least a couple of foreign languages and be fluent at them. Its useful to know Asian and Middle eastern languages like Mandarin, Farsi or Arabic as they are spoken in some of the most unstable places in the world. Simply possessing a degree in the given language wont be good enough, its important to be able to speak almost as well as a native speaker.
• Keep an eye on the CIA website for job opportunities. The listings on the CIA website are updated frequently so if there is nothing of your interest, take a look again in a few days.
• Find a position of your choice and apply for it. Make sure you pass all the qualifications required to apply. Send your application and resume to the CIA via its online application process. Wait for a few days till you get a reply. Never bother calling or writing again. If they are interested in you, you will usually hear from then within 45 days, if you don’t look for other jobs. If you do, don’t get over excited, this is just the start, there is still a long way to go.
• Next you will need to get a full psychological and a medical examination. The psychological test will test your judgement, intelligence and overall mental stability. The medical examination will make sure you are in good health and that you haven’t been using any drugs.
• Now comes the background check. Wait for this to be completed, this can take a while (up to two years).
• Pass the lie-detector test. Even after you get hired you will have to take this test regularly.
• Finally decline or accept the offer you got. If you have made it though the process of selection the consider yourself lucky. Only about 15% of the candidates to get a reply from the CIA ever get through. Now you are ready to be trained.
• Go through your job training. For some positions you might have a time limit within which you will have to complete it. Be prepared to relocate for about 6 months (your training period). The CIA might not pay for the relocation of your entire family. Also remember, you will not a an official officer till you complete the corresponding training required which can be really difficult.

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