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Life in the process |
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Apply and carry on regardless |
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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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...and hope it works out! I know what you mean by it not feeling right to 'ditch' a company once you are accepted by CIA, but this is a unique interview process (read longwinded) that there's not too much choice. If you aren't doing something in the meantime you'll go crazy. Best way is to do something that will add value for when you do eventually join CIA.
One thing to note: at an info session I attended, the recruiter said that they contact your current employer after the med/poly so by that stage advised that we inform our employer of our plans - kind of tricky, but suppose as long as you apply to CIA before joining you can say you thought your chances were slim and forgot about it to the new company.
Not sure about your university, but at mine alumni can still participate at job fairs and utilize career advice, etc. Hope that helps.
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