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Za Jerusalem Post,22.06.01
Mossad advertising for field officers with 'spunk'
By Arieh O'Sullivan
TEL AVIV (June 22) - "Let's be frank - we want spunky people who can captivate
others as they manipulate and lead them along to provide secret information to
the state."
That's the theme of the newest recruitment campaign by the Mossad, which
appears today in major Hebrew dailies.
The success of the first ad campaign last summer looking for spies was so
successful, the Mossad has now narrowed down its want ads to one of the
intelligence field's most challenging roles: field officers.
"If you've got spunk, smarts, and sensitivity, you can make an impact on and
fulfill a national and personal mission," say ads prepared by the Mossad
appearing in today's major Hebrew dailies.
It goes on to say that they are looking for people who can "drag, enthrall and
motivate" others, key criteria for field case officers.
It was a rare revelation by the Mossad of the specific characteristics they
were seeking for their case officer candidates.
"This is in order to remove some of the uncertainties which may cause potential
candidates to refrain from applying," said a statement from the Prime
Minister's Office, which is responsible for Israel's security service.
Case officers are the heart of any intelligence network. Their main task is to
recruit operatives and informers, particularly in enemy countries, or those
with access to secret information around the world.
"Intelligence that a case officer brings in allows the political level to make
strategic decisions and are an instrument in the hands of the security bodies
to successfully carry out the most complicated missions," the statement said.
"A case officer is a director, a screenwriter, and an actor in a reality which
he creates in order to make the suitable environment for gathering
intelligence," the statement said.
It went on to say that the Mossad was looking for flexible people who could
work on their own or in a team among different cultures.
"The position requires intermittent service abroad and in areas which are not
hostile," the statement said.
The Mossad maintains that the recruitment campaign is "a natural continuation"
of the previous campaigns, said the statement.
Senior Mossad sources said that the first ad campaign last summer was seen as a
success, not only because some suitable candidates were found, but also it
revealed to the organization that some of their recruitment criteria were
faulty.
Mossad sources said that in the previous ad campaigns they did not detect any
attempts to introduce plants into the secret service organization.
A few months ago, the Mossad took out ads for computer experts and others
specializing in hi-tech.
The Mossad has found itself competing for a small group of high quality people
on the open market who are being drawn to the hi-tech companies and business
world with high salaries, good conditions, and social status, all of which the
Mossad can't offer.
