So, given the state of the economy and how it has resulted in a staggering number of academic job openings being canned, I have been thinking of what other career prospects might be open to me (besides the obvious top two: burlesque dancer, mistress to a wealthy executive). Last night I went to see James Bond, and in one of the final scenes of the movie, we meet this woman who is, inexplicably, a Canadian intelligence agent, which of course made me laugh and laugh and laugh because why on earth would they make her a Canadian intelligence agent? It’s ridiculous. But anyhow. That’s what reminded me of CSIS! If the academic job market is still shit in five years, I am applying to CSIS. And thanks to this handy, comprehensive, eight-question quiz, it is undeniable that I am fully qualified to be a Canadian Intelligence Officer. Based on the picture that accompanies said quiz, I have surmised that the job entails modeling a pantsuit in front of some currency symbols. I can do that. I excel at striking poses.
Career prospects
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I hope that you succeed where I did not then.
I can name at least 4 alternative careers if the job market goes bust. Top among them is SUPER SPY! ::sigh:: It’s too bad I’m not in superman shape. That would be awesome!
Damn, you need a driver’s licence. I’m out.
Corwin, you must not have been wearing the right kind of suit. You should try again, and remember your black turtleneck, like the guy in that picture. Also, practice squatting while balancing a computer on your knee.
I want to be the kind of spy that mainly spies using the internet, from an office in picturesque Ottawa, Ontario. So hopefully I don’t need to be in superhuman shape for that.
Sra, you can bake really awesome cookies. I think that is more important than having a drivers’ license and you should just tell them that. Then they’ll hire you FOR SURE.
I guess. They’ve just had such bad luck with agents and cabs.
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