Applying for a job online and your privacy.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is committed to protecting your privacy. To learn more about our procedures for protecting Americans’ personal information, including an explanation of the authorizations and limitations regarding such information, visit the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties page.


Request for Resume and Applicant Data

The data you submit as part of an application for a job at the CIA is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and will be stored and maintained in an internal application tracking system, which constitutes a Privacy Act System of Records.

The CIA will maintain no more information about you in its applicant records than the amount that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a legally mandated purpose of the U.S. Government. The data that is part of your applicant record will not be disclosed in any form without your written consent, or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act, including disclosures made in accordance with the CIA’s General Routine Uses.

Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Request for Social Security Numbers

As part of the application process, our organization will ask for your Social Security Number (SSN). Our organization is authorized to collect your SSN in order to better identify and distinguish you from other individuals, in accordance with Executive Order 9397, as amended by Executive Order 13478. Although disclosure of your SSN is not mandatory, your failure to provide it may impede or prevent the organization from processing your application.

Help Guide / Frequently Asked Questions

Due to the high volume of emails and letters that we receive regarding employment and student programs, the CIA is unable to respond to every inquiry. Before contacting the Help Desk, please utilize the below search bar or tabs to read through our Frequently Asked Questions.

If you need technical assistance

Please contact our Help Desk by phone at (855) 300-0043 and leave a message.

MyLINK FAQ

Attachments can consist of the following file types: .docx, .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .txt, .bmp, .gif, .rtf, and .jfif formats.

Files may be up to 3MB in size. If your files are too large, you may create a new file using screen capture, print to PDF, print to paper and scan in, or other similar methods. Files must be reattached if you close your browser or browser's tab.

Please do not provide encrypted files for submission.

Best Browsers to Use:

  • Mozilla Firefox (version 63+)
  • Google Chrome (version 69+)
  • Microsoft Edge (version 17+)
  • Safari (version 11.1+)
Supported Devices:

MyLINK can be accessed on both desktop PC and laptops as well as cell phone/tablet/mobile devices. Also, do not use/enable ad blocking software. This type of software can disable JavaScript and cookies which may impact your ability to successfully submit.

Please note that this application's save files are all in the .json file-type, so please ensure that you are uploading is the correct file-type. If you are confident that the file you are using is a save file produced by this application and are still experiencing problems loading the file, it may be out of date. In this case, you will need to restart your submission.

To store a copy of your resume data, it is recommended that you save a copy of the resume data to your computer using the "Save/Import/Clear" feature, accessible from the application. When you are ready to continue your resume, use the same menu to load your saved file. Attachments will not be saved between sessions.

After clicking "Submit", you will be provided with a unique Tracking Number. It is highly recommended that you save this number in a text file on your computer, or write it down somewhere you will not lose it. Enter your tracking number in the Check Submission Status feature to get updated submission information.

This may have several causes; we've listed some possible sources of the issue below:

* If you copy/pasted answers from a resume or other external file such as a cover letter, you may want to re-type the answers by hand; sometimes pasting text from text editors can introduce formatting errors that can cause failures.

* Additionally, you may have attempted to submit an encrypted file; our system is not accepting encrypted files at this time. You should also be sure that you have not simply edited the file extension in the file name (ex. renaming name.gif to be name.jpg; this does not actually change the file type). You will need to use a text or photo editor to save the file in the proper format.

* Another possible problem are special characters in your text that may not be standard. This can cause a problem with encoding your text for secure transfer.

* It is also possible that your connection timed out during submission, causing a failure.

Please do not send a paper copy (via fax or U.S. Mail) to the CIA. It is not necessary or advantageous after you have submitted your resume online. The online submission process was specifically designed to provide the candidate with quick entry into our active candidate database.

You can save a copy of the submission data to your computer using the "Save/Import/Clear" feature, accessible from the application navbar at the top of the page (it is listed as an option under the 'Save/Import/Clear' heading). The default location of the saved file depends on your web browser and operating system settings. In most cases the default location will be your Users Downloads folder.

Default download location for Chrome & Firefox on Windows: \Users\\Downloads

Default download location for Chrome & Firefox on Mac: /Users//Downloads

Default download location for Chrome & Firefox on Linux: /home//Downloads

Our organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.