GCHQ joins LinkedIn with unique visual puzzle
We are today releasing a new puzzle to mark our arrival on LinkedIn.
The unique visual puzzle (below) is a nod to our historic links with codebreaking and has been designed to appeal to potential new recruits who process information differently and possess strong lateral-thinking skills.
Hidden within the puzzle are thirteen clues of letters which can then be brought together to spell out a message.
We've joined LinkedIn in a move to recruit a mix of minds to tackle the toughest challenges facing the UK and counter real-world and online threats from nation states, criminal groups, terrorists and individuals.
Our new social media presence is part of our commitment to become a truly diverse and representative organisation.
In a video posted on the new account (available below), Director GCHQ, Anne Keast-Butler, said:
“The world is getting more complex and we're only ever going to stay ahead of those threats by bringing together the right mix of minds that lets us tackle the challenges ahead. For us, that means bringing in people with different backgrounds, different experience, different insights, different knowledge, and creating a team where all of us can play our part. For us, it's clear that that diversity is mission critical.
“We're on a journey to make sure that we reach out and connect to people who've never thought of working with us. And today we're launching on LinkedIn as a way of starting to showcase a little bit more of the work that we do and some of the amazing people who work at GCHQ."
As part of our launch, and in true GCHQ-style, we've also released a new visual puzzle. The new puzzle has been co-created with Manchester-based artist, Justin Eagleton, to celebrate our presence in Manchester city centre, in addition to a hub in London and headquarters in Cheltenham.
Puzzles are at the heart of our vital work. These skills represent our historic roots in cryptography and encryption and continue to be important to our modern-day mission to keep the country safe.
We offer a breadth of different careers, from intelligence analysts and data scientists to business support and engineers - and having a degree isn’t always a key requirement.
We're encouraging LinkedIn users to tackle the puzzle and share their progress on our new LinkedIn page.
