Local job required before federal?

[tiltmode1]

Is it required to work as a police officer before you can get a federal job (1811)? (ATF, DEA, ICE, etc.) Has anyone gotten hired with just a degree out of college?

[Big Sexy]

Is it required to work as a police officer before you can get a federal job (1811)? (ATF, DEA, ICE, etc.)

Nope

Has anyone gotten hired with just a degree out of college?

Yes

[Kimble]

Is it required to work as a police officer before you can get a federal job (1811)? (ATF, DEA, ICE, etc.)

Nope

Has anyone gotten hired with just a degree out of college?

Yes

That about sums it up.


Is it "required" to be a local or state LEO before becoming a federal agent? No. I've met some who were previously corporate fraud investigators, HR managers, professional athletes, military, teachers, businesspersons, accountants, etc. However, being a cop first will give you excellent training, and allow you the opportunity to do criminal investigations that may be relevant experience when applying to the feds later.

While there are certainly those out there who have been hired just after revieving their degree, it's not exactly the rule, but rather the exception. Also, depends on if your degree is in a field in high-demand by the agency (like Computer Science degrees have been lately with FBI, or accounting degrees were for DEA before their current hiring freeze). Just because it does and can happen does not mean it is likely to happen. Those hired with "just a degree" likely have other factors - too many to list here, but include foreign language skills, previous work experience, leadership positions, who you know on the inside, internships, etc.- brought to the table that help give them a competative edge.

[EndlessEcko]

I'm right out of Grad school with at Masters in Criminal Justice. Right now, as I'm typing this I'm in the middle of nowhere (Artesia, NM) at FLETC with the FAMS.

So you certainly can get a Fed LEO job right out of college and with out any prior LEO experience.

Best of Luck to ya!

[kbm6893]

Echo:

How's it going? They running you to death? When does your day end?

[Nole795]

Is it required to work as a police officer before you can get a federal job (1811)? (ATF, DEA, ICE, etc.) Has anyone gotten hired with just a degree out of college?

Having some type of job skill is always a plus, but the federal govt. is a strange machine and sometimes they hire people straight out of college. There is no method to the madness and if you ever figure out the fomula let me know.

I can tell you from my experience, that there are thousands of applicants for that one position, so you should have something "Sexy" to have your resume stand out.

[Switchback]

I was hired as an 1811 w/o local LE experience.

I had a degree and some military, though.

[NJGUY]

God no. I'd trust local PD over federal any day of the week. The only benefit for being federal is I guess prestige and money.

[Group9]

It's not required to have state or local experience before getting a federal 1811 job, but it sure helps in getting hired, and in not having to start out at zero, experience wise.

[Nole795]

God no. I'd trust local PD over federal any day of the week. The only benefit for being federal is I guess prestige and money.

Maybe I am reading to much into this but can you explain your post.

[Big Sexy]

God no. I'd trust local PD over federal any day of the week. The only benefit for being federal is I guess prestige and money.

Another stupid comment, from it seems another poser. Let's see, you're a CBPO, a Fed., yet you trash talk us, which includes yourself.

From the ICE Process thread :

I sent my resume to the Newark recruiter last august 05 and got a call from one of the recruitrs 4 months later. I got a TO about 2 weeks ago and all is cleared. If you're cbp it seems that things just zoom by, hopefully my EOD will come within the next couple of months. Good luck.

As an ICE S/A, BIG can't help but wonder why you would want to join us. Since there is no benefit from it, besides the money and prestige.

From the CBP Question Thread :

Any new cbp person of age should apply to every FLEO job possible... If you think you qualify for FBI go for it. Depending on your prior experience, you may have to be with cbp for atleast 2 years b/f you qualify for a PIN# for ICE S/A. But send your resume to an ICE recruiter anyway, you have nothing to loose.

FLETC with cbp is extremely fun, but once you're at your port; back to reality, which is usually an eye-opening experience and something you may not want to do for 30x years.

Hey NJGuy, are you currently a cbp officeer?

Yes, for a couple years...

If you have a question about the job, ask it... I'll give you a straight foward fluff-free answer.

From the Finally Thread :

Congrats, I'm in the T&S office myself... Once you are there, there's no reason to check cass and nothing to look foward to except of course the call.

[Redman]

NJGUY, I believe you have just been served by The Big Sexy. :D




Might a peon like myself call Big Sexy, THE Big Sexy? He is the one and only...lol

[RO56]

NJGUY, I believe you have just been served by The Big Sexy. :D

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[Joeyd6]

God no. I'd trust local PD over federal any day of the week. The only benefit for being federal is I guess prestige and money.

Glad you just made a MULE out of yourself! Nice to see you you don't trust YOURSELF, you PRESTIGOUS AND RICH FEDERAL EMPLOYEE!

[citcop]

Mmmm... I love the smell of ownage in the morning....