Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Interview Questions

It was a fine and formal process. It will take a long time. It is like many other governmental jobs. Just go through the whole process and you should be fine. I wish all of you the best of luck with this process!

Very boring and structured, practice the STAR method. They treat you like a number and the process is very long. Also the background check can take upwards of 6 months.

Zoom interview, was interviewed by 4 people and asked prewritten questions. Asked situational questions ending with “and what was the result”. Use the STAR method to answer with recent scenarios.

Multiple tests and interviews over a year long process. I passed several of the stages including the pft only to get a generic email saying that I didn’t pass the phase 2 interview and that they were not going to give me a numerical score or reason why I failed. I wouldn’t recommend that most people apply as your odds of being hired are extremely low and it takes a very long time and lots of effort to get through the many phases. It also seems that they have a lot of candidates in the pool by phase 2 knowing that most will be cut, which is sort of cruel as candidates have to work so hard to get to the final stage.

Interviews for management positions are conducted via panel interviews and always are a voice call, no longer in person. They contain a series of 4-5 questions across different categories with limited follow-up from the panel members.

Vigorous but straightforward. Bring a pencil and paper you will be drawing a lot because you’ll have no idea what’s going on. I chose to draw a pony. It was a great pony.

The interview process was brief. They are looking for honesty and hard working individuals. Answer all questions in a truthful manner and it will be alright. Its nothing like you see on TV

A phone interview with a small panel of interviewers. I was asked a predetermined set of questions about how I dealt with a particular situation and the times I exhibited a specific quality/characteristic. I was allowed to take a reasonable amount of time to think after being asked a question before giving a response. There were no discussions or follow-up questions about my answers. Use the STAR interview method for your answers, and be as specific as possible (give examples & stories). At the end of the formal questioning, I was allowed to ask the interviewers questions about the program and their experiences.

The FBI describes the interview process on their website. Visit fbijobs.gov for more information. I signed an NDA. Thus, I am not able to share any information regarding the interview or the questions asked during the interview.

I can't explain much due to an NDA. What I can say is the personnel were direct and to-the-point. They were friendly and professional. I appreciated not feeling any "I don't want to be here" attitudes.