Excellent experience, great career, great mission, superb opportunity to serve the nation. - Deputy Group Director CIA Employee Review

4.0
Mar 6, 2011
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Pros

Meaningful mission. Rewards if one works hard, does well, and is a little lucky. Meeting phenomenal people who put mission and country before self and money.

Cons

Poor management at senior levels is not recognized and corrected. Constant reorganization and movement of people.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Long hours, and invasive security screening process.

3.0
Jan 4, 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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