FBI Recruitment and Selection by Courtney Rose https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr en-us 2016-11-17 05:43:59 UTC 2025-10-28 04:42:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Organizational Culture courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611329
  • Special Agents (law enforcement)
  • Professional Staff (management, information technology, administrative, laboratory sciences, communications, human resources, etc)
    • ]]>     2016-11-18 04:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611329     Recruitment courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611353 Variety of career paths
    • Operations and Intelligence
    • STEM
    • Arts and Communications
    • Accounting and Finance
    • Business Analysis and Administration
    • Facilities and Logistics
    • Legal
    • Medical and Counseling
    • Police and Security

    According to the FBI's employment website, www.fbijobs.gov, they are currently most interested in applicants who studied or are studying foreign languages, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), finance, and accounting

    Current Special Agent job posting: https://goo.gl/y3Oan4
    ]]>     2016-11-18 04:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611353     Selection courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611358 According to https://www.fbijobs.gov/working-at-FBI/eligibility, below are specific elements that will automatically disqualify job candidates for employment with the FBI. These include:
    • Non-U.S. citizenship
    • Conviction of a felony (Special Agent candidates only: conviction of a domestic violence misdemeanor or more serious offense)
    • Violation of the FBI Employment Drug Policy
    • Default on a student loan insured by the U.S. Government
    • Failure of an FBI-administered urinalysis drug test
    • Failure to register with the Selective Service System (for males only, with some exceptions)
    • Knowingly or willfully engaged in acts or activities designed to overthrow the U.S. government by force
    • Failure to pay court ordered child support
    • Failure to file federal, state, or local income tax returns

    For a Special Agent, the selection process includes: 
    • Online application
    • Three hour exam and interview with recruitment team
    • Written and oral exams
    • Physical fitness test
    • Background investigation
    • Basic Field Training Course in Quantico, VA
    • Graduation
    ]]>     2016-11-18 04:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611358     Training and Career Development courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611377 For a Special Agent, the training at the FBI Academy includes:
    • 12 weeks of academic training
    • 8 weeks of tactical training
    • Lessons in various areas such as defensive driving, firearms, threat-based assessments, collecting intelligence, etc.

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    ]]>     2016-11-18 04:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611377     Cultural Diversity courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611398
    The FBI's Diversity Advisory Committees (DACs) are committed to monitoring the success levels of diversity programs and policies within the Bureau. The DACs include:
    • American Indian/Alaska Native Advisory Committee
    • Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee
    • Black Affairs Diversity Committee
    • Hispanic Advisory Board
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Advisory Committee
    • Near & Middle East Advisory Committee
    • Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee
    • Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee
    • Women’s Advisory Committee

    Below is a picture taken from the Bureau's employment website. It appears that they are making an effort to appeal to minorities and women.

    ]]>     2016-11-18 04:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138611398     Need for Women and Minorities courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138616525 The video below demonstrates the need for women and minorities in the  FBI]]> 2016-11-18 06:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138616525 Special Agent Diversity Statistics courtneyrose0731 https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138689154 The Bureau has a section dedicated to diversity in its organization on its employment website. This particular chart was found at ttps://www.fbijobs.gov/working-at-FBI/diversity.]]> 2016-11-18 13:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyrose0731/1er4v2uuvpjr/wish/138689154