FBI on a Hiring Blitz

ClearanceJobs · January 9, 2009

This year, the FBI is hoping to add almost a thousand new special agents and around two thousand support staff on a large hiring blitz. Think you got what it takes to be an agent? Of a large number of candidates enter the FBI training academy, only a few make it out.Â The CIA is also hiring for a wide variety of positions.

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Jeffrey Pimentel

January 11, 2009 at 5:00 pm

I’m an intelligence analysts with the Indiana Air National Guard and was wondering where I could go to apply for the FBI. I do not have a degree, however…Does this necessarily prevent me from being a candidate?

Thanks in advance!

Jeff
Investigator

January 12, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Jefrey Pimentel,
Go to http://www.fbi.gov and this site will tell you everything you need to know.
J

January 13, 2009 at 3:28 pm

I have a secret clearance with US Customs, can this speed up the process with the FBI..
CE

January 14, 2009 at 6:27 pm

J –

While agencies like the FBI usually prefer applicants with TS, TS/SCI, TS/SCI with poly, a Secret clearance always helps in the job search. If the position you apply for requires higher than a Secret clearance, you will have to undergo a SSBI (Single Scope Background Investigation) from scratch. While the Secret won’t “speed up the process” for a TS it certainly helps your resume as it proves you’re “clearable” and their time/money probably won’t be a waste.

So short answer: no. But it helps you get started.