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How to become a spy – MI5 agents share career secrets in effort to boost recruitment

Security chiefs seek to strip away mystique around agents by revealing their backstories

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Jan 04, 2024
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Britain’s spy chiefs have taken the unprecedented step of releasing personal details about spies as part of a recruitment campaign.

The spy agency hopes to demonstrate that most of its recruits come from ordinary backgrounds and often had other jobs in completely unrelated industries before joining up as a spy.

The move is a far cry from when agents came …

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