Career transition options for a CIA GS15 Analyst/Manager with PhD...

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Anonymous wrote:Good replies. I do have Econ experience from CIA, 5 years worth of working the global Econ team.

What about my management experience/team building? I do see places like Amazon have quant teams that need managing, for example.

Unless you are PhD economics don't count on it

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Anonymous wrote:Have not left, no. I’m purely in the exploratory stage of asking what if/what could be. Like I said, the work life balance and prospect of early retirement options in a few years are strong anchors.

What about other federal agencies that might not be intel related but would value my IC experience/credentials?

If you have only been inside, you do not understand how traumatized the rest of the government agencies are right now. You may not like it, but for the next two years or so, you are in the best place you can possibly be. Contractors in the area aren’t hiring much either and what’s out there is competing with all of the other folks DOGEd or DRPd or VERA’d. Get some external hobbies.

Seriously everyone I know is trying to get to IC as it's the only safe ish place

What about Palantir?

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OP, thank you thank you for all these perspectives. Each one bringing merit and truth.

Previous comment is spot on - I do know first hand that CIA has fared incredibly well in the DOGE chaos, and we also have a serious and strategic director versus a drunken clown or Barbie.

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Anonymous wrote:Quantitative Political Science...I forgot to mention that while I'm certainly a capable modeler, my comparative advantage now is most definitely my ability to lead folks, build and develop teams, and setting the conditions for people to shine. My technical skills have been surpassed by the quantum leap in training of the generation (or two) below me, rightfully so. Although my creativity for developing unique questions to answer is still top tier.

I have no idea what this means as a private sector person who mentors people making the private sector transition. It feels like Gen Z/AI gobbledygook.

“Creativity for developing unique questions is top tier.” What does that mean.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quantitative Political Science...I forgot to mention that while I'm certainly a capable modeler, my comparative advantage now is most definitely my ability to lead folks, build and develop teams, and setting the conditions for people to shine. My technical skills have been surpassed by the quantum leap in training of the generation (or two) below me, rightfully so. Although my creativity for developing unique questions to answer is still top tier.

I have no idea what this means as a private sector person who mentors people making the private sector transition. It feels like Gen Z/AI gobbledygook.

“Creativity for developing unique questions is top tier.” What does that mean.

Means the OP possesses unique insights that allows him/her to further research and develop information that assists in the execution of the mission.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quantitative Political Science...I forgot to mention that while I'm certainly a capable modeler, my comparative advantage now is most definitely my ability to lead folks, build and develop teams, and setting the conditions for people to shine. My technical skills have been surpassed by the quantum leap in training of the generation (or two) below me, rightfully so. Although my creativity for developing unique questions to answer is still top tier.

I have no idea what this means as a private sector person who mentors people making the private sector transition. It feels like Gen Z/AI gobbledygook.

“Creativity for developing unique questions is top tier.” What does that mean.