Recruit MI5 personnel

As an organization specialized in dealing with subversion and terrorist activities in Britain, the new conditions for recruiting spies listed by MI5 for short are that the height of men who come to apply for the job should not exceed 1.8 meters and that of women should not exceed 1.7 meters. Because they are more likely to "blend in".

Tall people are not welcome.

"Want to be a secret spy? /kloc-people over 0/.8 meters should not apply! We welcome candidates of medium height! " This is the latest recruitment policy of MI5, which is clearly marked on a new agent application form. According to the British "Sunday Telegraph" reported on March 7, 2004, in addition to male spies, MI5 also has a similar height limit for female spy candidates: no more than 1.7 meters. Interestingly, the height of Eliza Manning Ham Buller, director of MI5, is exactly 1.7 meters.

Handsome guys and beautiful women are brushed.

Besides being tall, MI5 will also throw cold water on candidates who are too handsome or too beautiful. They advise those applicants who are too outstanding to think about it, because their own conditions are not very suitable for being spies or agents. The new form specifically States: "Your appearance should not be conspicuous, so that when you walk into the vast sea of people, you will not be easily recognized."

Bond actor is unqualified.

This rule does not seem strange. But if you think of the famous 007 series, you will suddenly find that according to this standard, five James Bond actors will be rejected because they are too tall and handsome. Bond, numbered 007, is an experienced, calm and always saves the day. In the film, the charming Bond is agile. In fact, his five consecutive actors are all over 1.8m in height.

For this new regulation, an official who once worked in MI5 expressed different opinions: "This is really funny. Like many people, I am over 1.8 meters tall, which does not mean that I am not qualified for the work here. "

Online recruitment plays a fashionable role.

At the end of February 2004, MI5 began to recruit new members on a large scale, with an increase of over 50%. In the next few years, the agency will recruit and train more than 65,438+0,000 agents, thus increasing its total number from the current 65,438+0,900 to about 3,000. The recruitment method of MI5 is to advertise in newspapers and magazines for "information management manager". MI5, which has always been highly confidential, even played a new role, listing the positions and requirements for recruitment in detail on its official website. According to the recruitment plan, candidates must be British citizens or residents who have lived in the UK for ten years, and those who are proficient in Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu will be preferred.

According to people familiar with the operation of MI5, most of the newly recruited personnel will be assigned to A4 department, which is responsible for monitoring the operation. They will become experts in tracking and monitoring, monitoring terrorist suspects 24 hours a day. Other newcomers will be sent to the intelligence analysis department, the international counter-terrorism department and the security department respectively.