It used to be that if you wanted to join one of the world's most secretive espionage organisations you had to sneak into a foreign embassy, answer a cryptic newspaper ad or show up in a nondescript building in Tel Aviv to meet a shadowy recruiter.

Now all it takes to apply for a job at Israel's Mossad spy agency is a click of the mouse.

The typically shadowy Mossad revamped its website last week to include a snazzy recruiting video and an online application option for those seeking employment.

With versions in Hebrew, English, French, Russian, Arabic and Persian, the sleek site looks to revolutionise the way Israel's legendary agency seeks out potential agents after generations of back-door, cloak-and-dagger antics.

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