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The success page is about as uninspiring as it gets, and I can't see that people who actually solved this problem would stand out from all other applicants - it
by AlexMuir 15y ago
The success page is about as uninspiring as it gets, and I can't see that people who actually solved this problem would stand out from all other applicants - it just funnels into the same application process.
http://canyoucrackit.co.uk/soyoudidit.asp http://canyoucrackit.co.uk/soyoudidit.asp
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- politician 15y ago"So you did it. Well done! Now this is where it gets interesting. Could you use your skills and ingenuity to combat terrorism and cyber threats? As one of our experts, you'll help protect our nation's security and the lives of thousands. Every day will bring new challenges, new solutions to find – and new ways to prove that you're one of the best." It's funny that they go for ego-stroking rather than for something that baits people who are smart enough to crack an encryption scheme. It reads like typical Go Army marketing.
- pbsd 15y agoNot sure why you're dissociating ego-stroking from "smart enough to crack an encryption scheme". Ego-stroking works pretty well, and if you look at most of the cryptographers out there, they're not doing it for the money.
- corin_ 15y agoYep, and that page links you to http://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/cyber-jobs/ http://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/cyber-jobs/ which is equally linked to by anyone who didn't solve the puzzle but just looked on http://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/Jobs/ http://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/Jobs/ That said: you would never expect them to use the online test as a deciding factor in interviewing people, they can do tests as part of the application process. Really it's just a marketing campaign, and a way to let people self-test themselves to see if they are suitable.