Company Overview

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was created in 1908, and over the years, has tackled such cases as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the Brinks robbery and has gone after criminals including Al Capone and Bonnie and Clyde. Today, in response to the events of September 11, 2001, the agency is focusing on protecting the American people from future terrorist attacks. In response to the recent spate of corporate scandals, white-collar crime investigations have been stepped up as well. About one-third of the FBI’s employees are stationed in Washington, D.C.—the rest are spread among its 400 domestic field offices and more than 50 international locations. The majority of FBI employees are professional support personnel who work with and support the special agents. These positions come in all shapes and sizes, including lab workers, legal advisors, linguists, intelligence analysts, victim specialists, computer specialists, and firearms experts. Special agents are the gun-toting, corruption-outing, terrorist-foiling types with the badges. You can apply for both types of FBI positions online. If you are seeking a job with the FBI, you should have a clean drug history and no major skeletons in your closet. Special agent applicants must also have 20/20 uncorrected vision and pass a physical fitness tests. No word on whether there’s actually an X-Files department at the FBI.