Should I Become An FBI Agent (One Minute Quiz)

Alyssa Omandac

Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality

FBI Agents

FBI Agents The primary responsibility of FBI agents is to investigate federal crimes. They can choose from five career paths in the FBI, including intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, criminal, and cyber. They need to have a Bachelor’s Degree and three years of professional work experience before joining the FBI.

Salary
$73500
Education
Bachelor's degree
Personality



Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.Confucius

Table of contents
  1. Career Quiz
  2. Suitable Personality Type
  3. Pros and Cons

Career Quiz

In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.

There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.

Answer “Like / Yes” if you tell yourself “Yes! I would love do this” or “Yeah, I’m that type of person”.
Answer “Okay / Maybe” if you tell yourself “Umm…I think I will be okay with that”.
Answer “Dislike / No” if you tell yourself “Ugh…Sounds boring” or “No way!”.

Ready? Let’s start!

Question Yes Maybe No
Are you comfortable putting your life on the line for your country?
Are you willing to participate in raids and arrests from sting operations?
Are you interested in running surveillance to stop domestic threats against the country?
Do you have a mind that enjoys solving crimes
Do you have strong analytical skills to sort through evidence?
Do you have the kind of integrity that allows you to put doing the right thing above all else?
Do you have the kind of physical fitness that will allow you to do this job?
Are you willing to work odd hours and travel when you are on an investigation?

Your Results

Done?

Now count how many points you have.

Dislike = 0 point
Okay = 1 point
Like = 2 points

After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.


Suitable Personality Type

The Thinker

People with this personality likes to work with ideas that require an extensive amount of thinking. They prefer work that requires them to solve problems mentally. You can read more about these career personality types here.

FBI agents need to be physically fit, and they need to have stamina and strength. It is a physically demanding job. They should have perfect eyesight and hearing, and they will have to pass a medical exam. They usually have excellent analytical skills, and they enjoy solving puzzles. They are honest, trustworthy, and reliable, and they are great team players.

Pros and Cons

Pros

You get great benefits

FBI Agents work for the United States government, and the job comes with excellent benefits, including health insurance, life insurance, long-term care insurance, and other employee benefits.

You get to serve your country

FBI agents also get to serve the United States by investigating and stopping crimes against the country.

You will have an exciting career

If you enjoy solving crimes and stopping plots, this is an exciting career.

You have a lot of room for career advancement

You can start out as an agent, and you can work your way up to the top.

Cons

It can be a dangerous job

When you work as an FBI agent, you are in danger’s way because you are dealing with very dangerous criminals a lot of the time. You run the risk of being injured or possibly killed.

You work long hours

There are times when you will be working very long hours, and you might have to pick up and travel.

Don’t know which career to pursue?

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