STATUS OF RECRUITING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00024R000500120004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 12, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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I. Production Group efforts on recruiting, have included the
followin : Prodixtion Grp officers have, accorpanied Agency recruiters
on recruiting trips to various universities. fore are planned, this year
and i- FY-83. Several vacancy notices have been issued, but response has
Wen virtually nil. Several newspaper ads have been placed in the past
year; more are planted for all divisions. file the sponse level to
aes is nig}n, the actual recruitment ; eta ell is low. Production G
officers have attended professional conferences routinely. At these
meetings they have set up tables or posted notices.
2. AG has been address .n its needs almost entirely through erect
recruiting, through attendance at professional conferences or by contact
with people on university faculties or institute staffs who can refer
applicants to us.
3. Operations Grp has relied on Recruitment Division to supply
files of prospective candidates. Advertisements have been placed in
ivision has recruited some candidates through personal contacts,
itors inasmuch as 0/P s Recruitment Division forwards enough fold
rally within the agency. Mere has been no problem in recruit.
to provide a steady list of possibilities.
Critical recruiti=ng areas seem to be as foll? ws:
a. Production Group:
+ masse, especial
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+ Japanese, especially w
universities
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Sit` and Central Asian languages.
+ East European languages (not being
ic.
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b. a.alysis Group.
+ina and x Iideast analysts.
c. Operations Croup
e-st monitors.
+ Graduate engineers.
Following are some routes suggested by t1he group chiefs:
Production Group
+ Place ads in foreign language newspapers published in
+ i pand contacts with the -Thafense Language Institute
(DLI) to identify ELI graduates returning to civilian life.
Division Chiefs could visit DLI twice a year.
o undertake direct written contact with ui versity
placement officers. (This .d have to be coordinate
the Agency's academic coordinator, aid JP RS clearly identified
as CLL..
+ More attention to graduate fellow programs to attract
good candidates and interest them in careers with FBIS.
Divisions should ranitain contact with applicants
reassure then i of continued : interest. Other offices are having
some success in ma ntai wing applicant interest in this er.
is Group
coordinating body furthering direct recruitment.
sonItation from the three groups to act as a brainstorm ng
Set up a small task force within F13IS with senior
+ Send out people who can represent FBIS recruiting needs
across the board.
Update FBIS flyers.
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c. Operations Group
elected universities to recruit engineers. Other S4 T
In FY 1983, three recru t :nt trips should be scheduled
offices have had success in similar endeavors.
Boost Puerto Rico recruiting to meet needs for Staff
ors at y West.
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regard to minority applicants, in particular blacks, for
we discussed with D the need for broader recruit- nt
professional editorial positions. In the area of recruitt trips,
f Production Group will accompany an Agency recruitment
teamm, to than En iaeering School of the University of Puerto sip in early
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Attachments
A. Pm} from j : Recruiting.
B. from i : Recruiting.
C. Mlerao from Sub j : Recruiting.
D. f o from Sub j : Recruiting Trip to Vermont.
E. Memo from Libj : Recruiting Trip to Indiana University.
F. I frc ubj : Recruitment Division Support to F-BIS.
C. Newspaper Ad fo 'tiative).
U. Copy of Memo by DDI, Sub j :
Office Profess aonRecruiting: urren,: status me 1ture Outloo
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