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I Turned Down A Job In The Intelligence Community. Here's Why I'm Glad I Did

Five years ago, I was working my way through my undergraduate degree with one single goal in mind: become an employee in the intelligence community.

By Gwen Farrell4 min read
I Turned Down A Job In The Intelligence Community. Here's Why I'm Glad I Did

I had good grades, recommendations, and professors, and I was also part of an academically rigorous program specifically created to prime students at my university to work in the intelligence community (IC). I attended conferences, met with recruiters, and had interviews with IC professionals, and before I graduated I already had an offer from a public relations firm that worked closely with the military and the IC. But by my last semester, I had become thoroughly disillusioned with the intelligence community, and I still am to this day.