Attached is my 2008 CIA appointment schedule. This is often referred to as the CIA’s 3-day, because it involves three days of interviews. Applicants progress to this stage of the National Clandestine Service’s (NCS) recruitment process after successfully completing the NCS’s phone interview screening, attending the NCS information session at a hotel in the DC-Metro area and an in-person interview with a current or former CIA Case Officer/Operations Officer.