Anyone who ever dreamed of becoming James Bond had their chance last night on the official job website for the United Kingdom’s government.
The job posting on the government-run UK job center saught a “Target Elimination Specialist” for the “Secret Intelligence Service” who would “remove people whose continued existence poses a risk to the effective conduct of public order,” according to theverge.com.
To drive home the job’s James Bond like quality the post listed the job’s equiment which included the notorious secret agent’s signiture gun, the Walther PPK, as well as special watches, jet packs, and mini-submarines.
And of course, the job’s reference code was, “007,” and extra points would have been given to candidates who liked “their martinis shaken and not stirred.”
Unfortunately for would be secret agents, the post was a hoax by mi6recruitment@hotmail.com and has since been taken down.
The job website has apparently been criticized in the past for cost overruns and inaccuracies.
Daniel Craig as James Bond in “Skyfall.” (©Columbia Pictures/courtesy Ever)