There are several procedures for recruiting people in Guoan.

According to the French Network, the recruitment of the National Security Bureau is conducted by means of registration, written examination and interview. The National Security Bureau is an integral part of the State Council, the anti-espionage organ and the political security organ of the China government, and it can exercise the powers of public security organs such as investigation, detention, preliminary examination and execution of arrest as stipulated by the Constitution and laws.