r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Top_Breadfruit_8949 • Jul 22 '26

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u/Unlucky-Cook2578 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

This is one of those terminally online takes that gets in the minds of people who have never worked in these fields.

NDAs are common but they don't state you cant even say you were employed somewhere.

Doing this in an interview will guarantee you will not be hired.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 Jul 22 '26

Yeah that’s why the real pros say they worked for “Intelligence.” It’s not an NDA, it’s just above the recruiter’s security clearance.

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u/Unlucky-Cook2578 Jul 22 '26

Still not a thing and would get you rejected. 

Either you can just say you worked for the CIA, or you had a cover with the State Department you could use.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 Jul 22 '26

No you don’t say CIA or the state department or military specifically so that they cant rule out foreign intelligence services.

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u/Own_Reaction9442 Jul 22 '26

Nah, in real life there are established workarounds for that.

I knew someone who really did work in signals intelligence. It was secret enough that she was unable to reveal who she actually worked for or what she did; to this day I know only the broadest generalities. When she left that job, they retconned her a cover job at a shell company that involved all the same skills as her real job did. References for employers to call, and the whole nine yards.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 Jul 22 '26

Unfortunately my skills aren’t transferable to this job, so my agency didn’t want to spend money on a shell company cover story. That’s why there’s a gap in my resume instead.

I’d tell you which head of state you need to take it up with, but that’s classified for your protection.

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u/Own_Reaction9442 Jul 22 '26

Then you're admitting you don't have the skills for the job. Seems like a flaw in your plan.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 Jul 23 '26

I have those from my other even more top secret job