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Life in the process |
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How I am dealing... |
| Date Posted: |
02/24/2006 |
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deal with a situation where you will probably graduate significantly earlier than you could receive a start date at CIA. Obviously there is no gaurantee on getting the position, so should a person take another job, knowing that they would leave it after only a few months if they got the CIA position? Instinctively that doesn't feel right, but is that standard practice for you guys?
It seems to me that the year up to graduation is prime time to get hired on at a good company, and I certainly would not want to end up in a situation with no CIA job and no more college fairs to go to because you've graduated.
How are others dealing with this issue? It's got to be a big one. |
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So I had a similar dilemma. I'm graduating in May and I am only in my first stages. Anticipating that it may take as long as 18 months for all this to go through (worst case scenario), I'm going to get my master's degree.
Why? It's a productive way to fill up 1.5-2 years, I will be a more desireable candidate with a higher pay, and god forbid I get the dreaded 'thin envelope', I will have a masters degree and will most likely be a desirable candidate in the private industry.
If I am lucky, my clearance will go through well before I'm done with my masters. In that case, I have been told that they are very willing to let you finish your degree (although if it takes more than one year, you'll have to re-take the poly). Also, see Lindsey Moran's book - she took a year off to be a Fulbright scholar before her EOD.
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