James Bond’s Employer is Hiring

How secret can a job in the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (a/k/a MI6 of James Bond lore) be when Her Magesty’s government launches a career site for the agency and announces in prominent scrolling type that it is hiring across the board? See Careers in and recruitment for the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).
In all seriousness, although the work that such intelligence agencies conduct is often should be done in secret, their existence has hardly been a secret. Tom Clancy’s books frequently feature operatives from the Central Intelligence Agency and the CIA advertises many of its openings on CollegeRecruiter.com. Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, also wrote about the inner workings at the National Security Agency. The NSA, like the CIA, are both U.S. intelligence agencies.
If you’re looking for a life of excitement and danger, most of the positions that these organizations offer will disappoint you. You’re probably better off pursuing a career as a storm chaser or NASCAR driver. But if you’re looking for a career where intelligence and analysis are valued and language skills prized, then jobs with organizations such as MI6, the CIA, and the NSA may be just the ticket.