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oooh new job prospects????
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4162042/Psst-Want-to-join-MI6.html
There is a demand for more women, too. Not just bluestockings, but the kind who know what to do with scatter cushions. Only that could explain the presence of Good Housekeeping at a recent SIS press conference held at Tate Modern in London, intended to stimulate more applications from target groups
i can scatter cushions 
Based at "head office" in London following assignments in Africa and the Middle East, Nick was initially attracted to MI6 by the chance to travel – an SIS officer may spend months in a country absorbing its culture. After joining he was "amazed" how friendly it was. "Occasionally you do work long hours. It might be midnight in the UK but it´s midday in another part of the world. But I do get to drop my daughter at nursery and pick her up."
Catherine joined SIS nine years ago after applying for the Foreign Office. "Halfway through the interview, this lovely lady said it wasn´t for the Foreign Office, it was for SIS. I sat there with my mouth open. She went off to have a cup of tea while I thought about it."
Her concern was that it might be dangerous, "but I can tell you that it´s not. The safety of staff is paramount. You are never asked to do anything you are not happy with." SIS operations do require muscle on occasion, but this tends to take the form of ex-special forces contractors rather than serving intelligence officers. Shooting at things is not really MI6´s thing.
The selection process takes nine months for a successful candidate, beginning with the online application form. Applicants must be British and hold a 2:2 degree or above. You must not have used Class A drugs in the last 12 months and have abstained from Class B and C drugs in the last six months. If you are a manic depressive, a schizophrenic or a bankrupt, don´t bother applying. So the good news seems to be that if you kicked your heroin habit 13 months ago you are in with a chance! 
Up to 80 per cent of applicants fail the application form, usually by not bothering to read it properly and failing to supply what it asks for. Half the applicants selected for first interview fall at that hurdle, and half the remainder fail the second interview. The winnowing process continues with an assessment course. Five per cent of applicants fail personal vetting.
"The old talent-spotting system was very labour-intensive, very rickety," said John.
What kind of people did he want in his recruitment in-tray?
"Motivated problem-solvers who do not crave the limelight. People who are good at building relationships. You may have to ask people to supply information that may place them in danger."
Was SIS short of applicants?
"The numbers are very healthy but we feel people are ruling themselves out."
What about eccentrics, were they tolerated?
"We may take a punt."
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thats a dangerous thing you´ve discovered.
who witnessed it) when he slipped out of a malfunctioning chair lift, and hung upside down by one leg of his ski suit, exposing his bare buttocks and privates for all see for some 15 min!