Contacting Officer - Anonymous employee CIA Employee Review

4.0
20 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive salaries, moving expense reimbursement, access to a variety of education/ training programs, and probably the best benefits out of any other place in the country.

Cons

Relocation to the Washington DC area is mandatory. VERY lengthy pre-employment and clearance process. The clearance must be obtained every 5 years.

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Pros

Great travel opportunities, and unique opportunities to do things you wouldn't get to anywhere else.

Cons

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3.0
4 Jan 2026
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Pros

Lots of really smart and passionate people. Some teams are really interesting to work for.

Cons

Most people are thrown into a random-ish team when they first join, which can sometimes be a poor fit. It's really hard to move around to different career services. Some teams are really slow and a lot of people are self-important and difficult to work with. If you get bad management, you'll hate it there.

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