How to Become a Spy for MI5

According to the Financial Times working for MI5 is has been voted the second most popular career choice among students. So if you regard yourself as the next James Bond’s take note…

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• To be eligible for a job at MI5 you or one of your parents must have been born in the UK.

1. You will only be considered for a job once you are over 18 years old, and have completed formal education, particularly gaining Maths and English GCSE.
2. – To apply for a job you must have either a 2:1 at university or 300 UCAS points (three B’s at A level) and three years of solid work experience, this does not come easy so you will need to work hard. There may be special consideration for applicates without these qualifications if they have had over five years of permanent work.
3. Working for MI5 is not how it seems in films; fast cars, gadgets and cocktails are reserved for James Bond not for Intelligance Officers on £23K a year. You will need to be passionate about the role and what it means to society.
4. To work for the MI5 you must not disclose any information to friends or family, you must only tell immediate family that you are applying for a job, if you do not think you will be able to keep secrets and work stories to yourself this may not be the job for you.
5. Are you someone who thrives working as part of a team? Are you known for your interigty and honesty? Do you have something that you can offer the service? If you have answered yes then applying for a job may be right for you.
6. Vacancies are put up on the MI5 website when they become available so keep your eye on the site and get your application in quickly
7. Once you apply for a role it may take up to six months to hear a reply so sit back and wait for the news.