257: FBI Special Agent Hiring and Training Update

Special Agent Cerena Coughlin, an FBI Applicant Coordinator and recruiter for the Philadelphia Division and first office agent Special Agent Cassandra Winkel, update us on all phases of the FBI special agent hiring process and the training program at the FBI Academy. This is part 1 of this recruitment episode. Also check out Part 2 – Episode 258: Listener Q & A – FBI Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst Positions, where SAs Coughlin and Winkel provide detailed answers to listener questions. SA Coughlin has served with the FBI for 21 years. SA Winkel is a recent FBI Academy graduate.  Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/257-fbi-special-agent-hiring-and-training-update/   Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL    Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by debunking FBI cliches. Visit her website to check out her books, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/   Episode 257: Audio Timestamps 00:06:10  - Qualifications 00:10:05  - Start at FBIjobs.gov 00:12:03 - Phase 1 Testing 00:13:12 - Meet and Greet 00:22:12 - Physical Fitness Test 00:31:37 - Phase 2 Written Test and Interview 00:38:50 - SF-86 Background Investigation 00:40:10 - Polygraph and Drug Policy 00:46:25 - Fitness Test Prior to Report Date 00:48:25 - Firearms Policy 00:49:57 - Mobility/Transfer Agreement 00:54:55 - Beware of Unofficial Resources 00:57:07 - Salary 01:00:55 - Office of Preference Transfers 01:04:09 - FBI Academy Curriculum 01:07:43 - SOS and IA Position (Detour) 01:14:16 - Backgrounds of New Agent Trainees 01:16:06 - Typical Day at the Academy 01:17:35 - Firearms 01:20:26 - Physical Fitness Test 01:24:57 - Academic Tests 01:27:31 - Training Timeframe and Curriculum Changes 01:29:59 - Atmosphere and Dorm Life 01:32:22 - Field Office Assignments 01:41:09 - When and Why They Joined the FBI