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GCHQ Unveils Recruitment Puzzle on LinkedIn to Attract Diverse Minds

The UK's intelligence agency seeks to challenge and recruit potential spies with a complex puzzle, emphasizing the importance of diverse thinking and lateral problem-solving skills.

  • GCHQ collaborates with artist Justin Eagleton to create a puzzle containing 13 clues, revealing the message 'Journey to GCHQ'.
  • The puzzle, designed to appeal to individuals with strong lateral-thinking skills, features a variety of clues including the phonetic alphabet, sign language, and Morse code.
  • GCHQ's initiative on LinkedIn aims to recruit a 'right mix of minds' to tackle complex global threats, highlighting the agency's focus on diversity in recruitment.
  • The puzzle's solution, 'Journey to GCHQ', underscores the agency's mission to attract talents from different backgrounds and experiences.
  • GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler emphasizes the critical role of diversity in staying ahead of threats and challenges facing the UK.
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