A Career with the FBI
by:
Diana Clarke
Do you have what it takes to become an FBI special agent? Do you have a sincere desire to enforce federal laws and investigate crimes?
This job requires hard activity and can often times be dangerous and stressful. You'll doubtless be in close contact with crimminals and victims of crime. But a special agent's job is appreciated if you enjoy serving the public. Long before applying for a job as an FBI special agent, you'll need to plan cautiously what you need to do to qualify.
The FBI Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agents are the Government's primary investigators, who investigate criminal violations of over 260 statutes not allotted to another federal agency. Agents may conduct surveillance, monitor wiretaps, examine fiscal records, or participate in clandestine assignments, simply to name a few.
The FBI investigates organized crime, white collar crime, such as health care fraud, counterterrorism, copyright infringement, civil rights violations, bank robbery, extortion, kidnapping, terrorism, espionage, violent crimes, drug trafficking, and another violations of Federal statutes.
The following was altered from The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Facts and Figures 2003, FBI Priorities (http://www.fbi.gov/priorities/priorities.htm)
The FBI's priorities are to:
Protect the United States from terrorist attack.
Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage.
Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes. Combat public corruption at all levels.
Protect civil rights.
Combat multinational and national criminal organizations and enterprises.
Combat major white-collar crime. Combat significant violent crime.
Keep federal, state, county, municipal, and international partners.
Upgrade technology to with success
perform the FBI’s mission.
Entry Requirements
Be a U.S. citizen, or a national of the Northern Mariana Islands
Be at least 23 of age but under 37
Be accessible to activity once
and wherever
needful
Pass hearing and vision tests, including a color vision test
Possess a valid driver's license.
Be in first-class physical condition
Possess a national or regionally commissioned 4-year degree in a foreign language, law, accounting, or another field plus three years of full time employment.
The FBI looks for job applicants who have skills in interrogation, report writing, surveillance, and giving testimony. The selection process besides includes psychological feature
tests, an interview, background check, medical instrument
test, and drug test.
The FBI besides looks for individuals with character traits, such as honesty and sound judgement.
Physical Training Requirements
An example of a requirement would-be be the PRT, a 1.5 mile run test, passed with scores of 14 minutes 10 seconds or under for females and 12 minutes 40 seconds or under for males.
Forensic Science
The candidate for a man of science position must 1st qualify under an existing entry program and have a degree in physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, nursing, bio-chemistry, Forensics, Medical specialties, or related field. The candidate for a Rhetorical
Man of science position should major in biochemistry, biology or biotechnology. The Rhetorical
man of science analyzes evidence such as hairs, firearms, DNA, photographs, fingerprints, and handwriting examples and testifies verbally and in writing.
Advice from a former FBI profiler
John Douglas, a former FBI profiler, offers the follow proposal
for aspiring FBI special agents:
Seek leadership opportunities.
Develop skills the FBI desires.
Do community service.
Maintain a clear record--no jail term or crime and nice credit.
Maintain nice grade point average.
Consider ROTC.
Complete an internship.
Don't major in a course you dislike, such as accounting, because you think it wish help you to become a special agent. "Make sure your primary focus is finding a career you enjoy," says Douglas.
For much information on employment as a FBI Special Agent, check your phone directory for your state FBI office. Or visit the FBI online.
Sources
the Activity
Outlook Enchiridion 2002-2003, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Bureau of Investigation (www.fbi.gov)
John Douglas's Manual to Careers in the FBI,1998, Kaplan Books, Simon and Schuster, New York.
Diana Clarke has instructed job search skills to students in Si Valley. Her career and business articles have appeared in publications including the San Jose Mercury News, Cupertino Messenger and the Battle of saratoga News.
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