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True Spies Classic: The Rookie and Bin Laden | CIA

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

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Tracy's First Job at the CIA

  • Tracy Walder joined the CIA at 21, right after college.
  • She felt a sense of relief at having secured a job, rather than immediate excitement about working for the CIA.
  • Tracy had no preconceived notions about the agency and approached it like any other new graduate.
  • Her initial nervousness stemmed from typical first-job anxieties, not the work itself.
  • The CIA assigns offices; new recruits don't get to choose their area of expertise.
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