Successfully Navigate the FBI Hiring Process: A Guide for Special Agent Applicants

This guide is intended to provide some insight to aspiring FBI Agents into the rigorous hiring process from someone who went through the process and came out on the other side. There is a lot of information available on the internet on the nuts and bolts of the process, so the purpose here is to supplement that with information and tips that should help you decide whether you truly want to apply for this job and on how to navigate the process successfully. The goals are to address your level of motivation, help you decide whether you are a fit for this particular role, as well as to give you some pointers on the three most difficult steps of the hiring the panel interview, the physical fitness test, and the polygraph exam, all to help you achieve your goal of becoming an FBI Agent.