FBI Announces Hiring Blitz

WASHINGTON --

Looking for a job? You might want to consider a career with the FBI.

On Monday, the FBI announced a hiring blitz to fill nearly 3,000 job openings. The FBI will hire 850 agents and 2,100 professional staff positions, both at its headquarters and in various field offices, in what it's calling "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history."

Officials told CNN it's the largest FBI job posting since immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

All FBI positions require a security clearance and all applicants must undergo a thorough background check. The investigation includes a polygraph examination; drug screening test; credit and records checks; and extensive interviews with former and current colleagues, neighbors, friends, and professors, the FBI said.

The FBI has special needs for agents with critical skills in the following areas: foreign language (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Somali, Vietnamese, etc.), computer science/information technology, engineering, intelligence, law, law enforcement, military, and physical sciences.

These vacancies are currently open, but will close Jan. 16.

The jobs will be in fields such as:

• Administrative/Clerical
• Automotive Mechanic Professionals
• Compliance and Quality Assurance Professionals
• Electronic Technicians
• Engineering Professionals
• Fingerprint Examiners
• General Education and Training Professionals
• Finance/Accounting/Budget Analysis Professionals
• IT/Computer Science Professionals
• Intelligence/Analytical Professionals
• Language Specialists
• Management and Program Analysis
• Nursing and Counseling Professionals
• Physical/Natural/Social Science Professionals
• Records Management Professionals
• Security Professionals
• Physical Surveillance Professionals
• Human Resources Professionals

"The FBI is like no other career choice you've ever considered," said Assistant Director John Raucci, FBI Human Resources Division. "Whatever your background or expertise, you will find the FBI exceptionally rewarding. It is challenging, compelling, and important, as the work you perform has a daily impact on the nation's security and the quality-of-life for all U.S. citizens."

The FBI's unexpectedly large number of job openings results more from attrition and a wave of retirements than from growing government appropriations, Bureau officials told CNN.

Individuals interested in applying for these positions can go to www.fbijobs.gov.

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