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WORKING FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY:<br />

DEVELOPING WWW.INTELLIGENCE.GOV<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

Brian J. O’Connell, Ph.D.<br />

Principal Research Scientist<br />

American Institutes for Research<br />

1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW<br />

Washington, DC 20007-3835<br />

boconnell@air.org<br />

Cheryl Hendrickson Caster, Ph.D.<br />

Senior Research Scientist<br />

American Institutes for Research<br />

1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW<br />

Washington, DC 20007-3835<br />

chendrickson@air.org<br />

Nancy Marsh-Ayers<br />

Intelligence Community Program Manager IC/CIO<br />

One of the most significant problems that the Intelligence Community (IC) faces in<br />

recruiting applicants is the stereotypes that exist concerning these agencies and the work<br />

performed by Agency employees. In particular, these stereotypes focus public attention on a<br />

very narrow portion of the actual (or fictional) job opportunities within the IC and also give a<br />

very glamorized and inaccurate view of actual work and working conditions. Literally, media<br />

portrayals are a very poor “Realistic Job Preview”. The Director Of Central Intelligence, Chief<br />

Information Office mandated the creation of a web portal that would provide accurate<br />

information about all job related matters for members of the intelligence community.<br />

The Chief Information Office (CIO) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contracted<br />

with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist in the development of an IC-wide web<br />

site. This web site represents 15 different agencies that are, wholly or in part, involved with<br />

intelligence work. One section of the website, A Place For You, includes information about IC<br />

careers and occupations. The goal of this section is to assist web site visitors in career planning<br />

activities, such as determining which occupations are most relevant to their background (e.g.,<br />

education, interests).<br />

45 th Annual Conference of the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />

Pensacola, Florida, 3-6 November <strong>2003</strong>

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