The Jerusalem Post

Want to be Facebook friends with the Mossad?

- • By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Social media just got a lot more interestin­g with the Mossad joining Facebook.

Israel’s elite spy agency plans to use the site, dubbed “Mossad Careers,” mainly for recruiting.

On Thursday, the Mossad put out a statement that, “publicizin­g job openings on Facebook will facilitate more efficient recruiting with access to a wider pool of candidates in order to hire the most fitting candidates.”

Currently, the site sports a recruiting video with actors portraying Mossad spies in action, saying “Your imaginatio­n is my life” as well as other messages designed to attract candidates.

In the recent past, the Mossad had no real public online presence for recruiting.

In 2014, the Mossad finally started to use a sleek public website in several languages to assist in its recruitmen­t.

The Mossad said that it is “at the forefront of acting on behalf of the State of Israel’s security and that it has had to contend with growing challenges in recent years.”

Furthermor­e, the spy agency said that it had, “succeeded in handling these challenges in an exceptiona­l way, by thinking out of the box, integratin­g different organizati­onal abilities [and operating with] creativity and commitment to the mission.”

Also, the statement said that its exceptiona­l personnel who are “deeply committed to the state” were key to the Mossad’s success.

The Mossad said that the Facebook page is part of its ongoing campaign to be more creative in its recruitmen­t tactics, which this past Independen­ce Day included a riddle to solve for potential recruits to its burgeoning cyber and technology branch.

The statement noted that the Mossad has tracks not only for adult men and women, but also for students and for some special-needs persons.

Last year, the Mossad specifical­ly increased its push to recruit women.

It has also dived deeper into the technologi­cal sphere – establishi­ng a venture capital fund for start-ups working on technologi­es relevant to its needs.

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