FBI accepting applications for special agent candidates
The FBI will accept applications for Special Agent candidates through March 16. All interested candidates must apply via www.FBIJobs.gov by 11:59pm, March 16, according to the time zone of the applicant’s local field office. Specific skills and backgrounds being sought include:
- Cyber Security
- Intelligence
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Forensics
- Network Administration
- Information Technology
- Laboratory Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Certified Public Accountants
- Bar Certified Attorneys
- Police/Detectives
- Military
- Pilots
Speakers of foreign languages are also highly sought, with a priority for Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Maghreb (Moroccan/Algerian), Yemeni, Afghani, Pakistani, Somali, Uighur, Chinese (all dialects), and Uzbek.
- To qualify, each Special Agent applicant must:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be at least 23 years of age, but younger than 37 at the time of hiring; exceptions are given for:
Federal Law Enforcement Officers (1811s)Veterans eligible for Veterans Preference
- Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Have lived in the U.S. for three out of the last five years unless directly deployed overseas by the U.S. government or military (this includes military spouses)
- Have a valid driver’s license and at least six months of driving experience
Applicants must also have three years of full-time (at least 36 hours per week) professional work experience. Exceptions to this requirement include:
- Applicants with eligible computer science or IT backgrounds
- Preferred foreign language speakers who score 3 or higher on an FBI language test
- Former FBI Honors Interns with at least a 3.0 GPA are eligible for Phase I testing and then must complete three years of work experience before advancing to Phase II
- Applicants with a Juris Doctor degree
- Applicants with master’s and/or doctoral degrees can qualify with only two years of full-time professional work experience
For more information about the Special Agent application process, visit www.fbijobs.gov.
