A Spy's Résumé
Confessions of a Maverick Intelligence Professional and Misadventure Capitalist
Series: Scarecrow Professional Intelligence Education Series #2
Marc Anthony Viola

List Price: $49.50 ISBN: 0-8108-6098-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-6098-8 Pub Date: Sep 2008 318 pages Binding: Paper Availability: In Stock   List Price: $49.50 ISBN: 0-8108-6286-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-6286-9 Pub Date: 0 pages Binding: Electronic Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

SUBJECTS
Reference » Military & Intelligence Studies
History » Military History
Military Studies » Military History
Business & Economics
Military Studies » Intelligence

REVIEWS
"Educational, informative and entertaining on many levels, A Spy's Resume is written with a wry sense of humor and a wisdom that comes from experience. [An] excellent book, well written and giving a wide-open window into the pros and cons of intelligence life. . . . is definitely a book to read and absorb." —September 2009, International Association for Intelligence Education

DESCRIPTION
Since the recent attacks of September 11, 2001, the intelligence community has been on a hiring binge. According to some estimates, over half of those currently employed in the agencies and departments that comprise the U.S. intelligence community have less than six years experience. Consequently, there are a lot of people "learning the ropes" on how to become an intelligence professional. A Spy's Résumé describes what people can expect when they decide to leave government or military service.

In this book, Marc Anthony Viola assists government and military professionals transitioning into the civilian world, using techniques from the U.S. intelligence community. While Viola includes advice on résumé writing and interviewing, his book goes beyond "how to find a job" to the challenge of conceptualizing a new vocation, as well as looking at the personal journey from the perspective of a former intelligence professional transitioning to the civilian sector. Viola uses experiences and observations from his own military intelligence career in ways that are of interest and of benefit to anyone thinking of changing careers or in transition with his or her own life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marc Anthony Viola is an intelligence professional who has been pioneering the development and deployment of innovative technologies and tradecraft for the U.S. Intelligence Community for almost 20 years.

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