Vivete negli Stati Uniti e volete iniziare a lavorare come analisti d’intelligence? E’ preferibile che puntiate sul settore privato piuttosto che su quello governativo.
E’ quello che emerge da due sondaggi realizzati recentemente da Gregory Marchwinski dell’Institute for Intelligence Studies del Mercyhurst College. Nel primo l’autore ha raccolto i dati sulle prospettive di assunzione per analisti “entry-level” nella comunità di intelligence. Nel secondo, invece, si è concentrato sul lato business.
In ambito governativo le prospettive per i prossimi dodici mesi non sembrano essere delle migliori. Con la sola eccezione, forse, per l’ambito “cyber” in relazione al quale viene ipotizzata una crescita nel numero dei neo-assunti.
Scrive Marchwinski:

Due to uncertainty over federal government deficit reduction initiatives and a decreasing military presence globally, it is highly likely that overall hiring of entry-level intelligence analysts within the US Intelligence Community (IC) will decrease significantly from recent levels until the next budget cycle begins in October of 2013. The only exception to this general trend is cyber-related positions which are likely to see a moderate increase despite budget cuts. Additionally, it is highly likely that sequestration throughout the IC will significantly limit hiring entry-level intelligence analysts in all analytic functions until defense funding negotiations are resolved.

Nel settore business, invece, le prospettive per i prossimi mesi dovrebbero essere più rosee, soprattutto nei settori finanziario e sanitario:

Due to an increase in job creation and the growth of several key industries such as healthcare and finance, it is likely that overall hiring of entry-level research, intelligence, and strategy analysts in the private and business sector will increase significantly over the next twelve months.
Despite strong demands for specific analytic skills such as business intelligence, risk analysis, and competitive intelligence, companies are likely to hold out for individuals with even modest experience with intelligence in business over untested entry-level college graduate job seekers. In addition, the job titles used to describe intelligence, research, and analysis positions in the private and business sector are highly likely to remain inconsistent and unclear, making the job search process cumbersome and inefficient for entry-level analysts.