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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:05 pm
Bosses at the Department for Work and Pensions were today left 'shaken and stirred' after pranksters posted a fake advert for a James Bond-esque 'Target Elimination Specialist' on their Jobcentre website.
The spoof recruitment ad appeared on the DirectGov site and stated that the successful applicant should be trained in using sniper rifles, be able to leave foreign countries by non-conventional means and assume new identities. It added that candidates for the MI6 post should be willing to 'remove people' on behalf of the Government and would be equipped with special watches, jet packs and mini-submarines.
It stated the salary was between £50,000 and £60,000 a year - barely enough to maintain a James Bond-style lifestyle of Martinis, women and sports cars - though there would be performance bonuses 'on completion of missions.' A spokeswoman for the DWP confirmed that a professional killer was not being sought - even though MI6 have started advertising job vacancies in national magazines - and that the tongue-in-cheek ad had been removed.
The vacancy read: 'From time to time the UK Government has a need to remove people whose continued existence poses a risk to the effective conduct of public order. 'So we require particularly skilled professionals who are prepared to work on a non-attributable basis to deal with these problems. 'The role will involve international travel to a number of countries where individuals need to be removed.'
It continues: 'The ideal candidate will need to have no particular distinguishing features so as to blend in and be able to take on new identities as required.
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