Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
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Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
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Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#2Why are they doing student recruiting right now? I imagine all sessions would go like this.
Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#3Some background on the event and recording: http://mobandmultitude.com/2013/07/02/the-nsa-comes-recruiti...
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Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#4I have some sympathy for the recruiters since they really have no say in the high level decision making in the organization. They may not even be involved with domestic spying of citizens.
But on the other hand they continue to stay at the organization so while I do feel some sympathy for their predicament,I guess it's really just up to each person to figure out whether they're really okay with staying there, given all the pros and cons involved.
Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#5NSA Recruiting sessions are staffed by NSA recruiters - i.e. sales people. There might be the token engineer on hand to answer in very generic terms about technology etc, but to think that any questions would be met with useful responses is like asking the President's press secretary information on details of classified operations.
You'll get nothing more than spin at best.
Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#6I have to imagine their recruiting is going to suffer greatly due to the recent revelations. Very few smart people are going to want to join an organization that spies on their fellow citizens. Plus, the NSA is going to have to be even more skeptical of anyone they do recruit.
Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#7Why are they doing student recruiting right now? I imagine all sessions would go like this.
Then I hope they get recorded and posted as well, because this made my heart sing with joy.
"I mean, I think the question here is, do you actually think about the ramifications of the work that you do, which is deeply problematic, or do you just dress up in costumes and get drunk?"
Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#8I have to imagine their recruiting is going to suffer greatly due to the recent revelations. Very few smart people are going to want to join an organization that spies on their fellow citizens. Plus, the NSA is going to have to be even more skeptical of anyone they do recruit.
I spoke to the NSA at a career fair. They weren't full-time recruiters, so I asked them how much they ran into brick walls of politics and bureaucracy in their day-to-day work. Their response was "well... not all of the time". I walked to the next booth.
Re: Students Question the NSA at Recruiting Session [audio]
#9NSA Recruiting sessions are staffed by NSA recruiters - i.e. sales people. There might be the token engineer on hand to answer in very generic terms about technology etc, but to think that any questions would be met with useful responses is like asking the President's press secretary information on details of classified operations. You'll get nothing more than spin at best.
You'll still get "the requirements are handed down to us" though, which is the classic Eichmann defense.