You are awesome sir, I currently work for a police department in Texas and I am very interested in joining the DEA. Your videos have been very beneficial to understanding the process for each agency.
I have literally been working on my resume for the marshals all week. I learned from being rejected from the DOE Courier job last month that, like you said, the HR people truly don't care or know what they are looking at. All they want to see are keywords and an explanation of experience that a 3 year old can understand so they can assign it a score. So what I did for this one (because I want it more) I basically took the KSA's (they were called "competencies" in the announcement) and just made them sub headings for each relevant job I was listing. That way the applicable experience for each competency is laid out as clearly and easily as possible and they can see exactly how something relates to a key word in the announcement. Then I wrote a short paragraph explaining the relevance of each competency to show that I understand it and bulletpoint some actual examples to demonstrate my knowledge. The whole thing is 20 pages right now and I am working on cutting it down, but I can't see how they could possibly reject it on qualifications. Wish me luck and I'll update once I know if I got referred or not.
How did it end up going? I have heard that federal resumes should be 6 to 7 pages long which is crazy compared to standard resume. Have you had any success with federal resumes? When this video originally came out a year ago I was supposed to be complete with my bachelors this month, but life happened and now it is looking like late October or November. I'm also turning 38 next week so I will also need a waiver for most Fed law enforcement, so chances are witling away.
Hey, I am graduating college in the spring of 2021 (3.5 gpa) with absolutely no experience in law enforcement. Should I list my previous retail jobs or just leave it blank?
I would list those jobs. When I applied to work for a local police department my only job experience was working at UPS and a movie theater. I still got the job. I hope this helps
Off topic question. How do you go about VA disability??? From what I understand is that its a military medical record and you are not obligated to disclose any of that medical information during the hiring process. What are you thoughts on this? Thank you
If you are disabled from service related, you should receive a 10 pt hiring preference. Under the ADA, nobody can discriminate against you unless you have a medical condition that does not meet the requirements of the position. Every LEO job has a list of medical standards alone with the classification, so obviously any chronic medical problem would be a judgment call on the part of the agency physician. So my answer is that it would depend on why a person has a disability...if it is stress related or something like that, a physician will have to sign off on the suitability review. I know, believe me.
@@federallawenforcementcaree9900 thank you for your response. Do you recommend disclosing that you have a disability rating and what the rating is for during the hiring process? and if you dont would they find out anyway? Thank you
@@bb5op585 If you want to claim 10 point preference, you have to have a SF-15 form as well the form that shows your rating. You can download that from your e-benefits profile.
I was wondering if you have a suggestion on what civilian department would correlate best for US Marshalls? City, County, or State? The Marshalls is the end goal for me, but I'm not sure which route I should pursue. I want to go the Marshalls with the best experience I can, especially experience that will transfer easily.
Could you make a video comparing local/state police and federal police (designated as 0083 series on USA JOBS)? Such as differences in powers of arrest, jurisdiction, FLETC training vs local police academy training? Ive applied for LAPD And DOD police positions and seeking knowledge on both.
Local police generally do more traditional police work such as answering calls for service(domestics, shootings robbery etc). State police generally serve as highway patrol. They mainly do traffic enforcement on the highways. Federal police usually conduct security type operations for their respective agency's building(FBI building, Secret Service building etc). So in your case, the LAPD would be local so you would be answering calls for service and some traffic enforcement. The DoD police would do more security of buildings. For example you might be assigned to guard the Pentagon. So you wouldn't be doing traditional police work but more security type work. As far as the academy goes I can only talk about the local police academy from experience but from the looks of it and from what other fmr members have told me the academies are generally similar but federal academies such as FLETC focus more on enforcing federal crime vs local/state crime. I hope this helps.
If you are looking to go into law enforcement, there are many options If you have a strong GPA, you can go directly to a federal agency. You can also start out in uniformed federal agencies and move to criminal investigator positions.
I’m getting out of the military medically and the process takes a while I’m going to get a degree then head to a federal law enforcement job any advice I should do to prepare myself with all their free time
Good evening sir, can i email you abt certain questions i have about my resume. I recently graduated college with no real professional experience, except for part time jobs, and my resume being too short is bugging me a bit
If you do not have relevant experience, a degree with a 3.0 overall GPA can be used to substitute for experience. If you have relevant experience, the degree is not as important.
Sir, if I was medically retired from the Navy would that prevent me from joining the Marshals? The medical stuff wouldn't prevent me from doing any tasks in the Marshals either.
Sir, I'm interested in getting my resume ready for when the Marshal job opens up. How to I get in contact with you for a resume review, your email is not in the about tab on your channel.
You are awesome sir, I currently work for a police department in Texas and I am very interested in joining the DEA. Your videos have been very beneficial to understanding the process for each agency.
Thank you.
@federallawenforcementcaree9900
Do you have any email where I can send you my resume, and you can take a look at it?
Great video sir , I appreciate you for passing down knowledge from experience. We who are receiving this must remember to do the same.
Thank you.
Does anyone know if you have to list every single job you ever had on the résumé?
I have literally been working on my resume for the marshals all week. I learned from being rejected from the DOE Courier job last month that, like you said, the HR people truly don't care or know what they are looking at. All they want to see are keywords and an explanation of experience that a 3 year old can understand so they can assign it a score.
So what I did for this one (because I want it more) I basically took the KSA's (they were called "competencies" in the announcement) and just made them sub headings for each relevant job I was listing. That way the applicable experience for each competency is laid out as clearly and easily as possible and they can see exactly how something relates to a key word in the announcement. Then I wrote a short paragraph explaining the relevance of each competency to show that I understand it and bulletpoint some actual examples to demonstrate my knowledge.
The whole thing is 20 pages right now and I am working on cutting it down, but I can't see how they could possibly reject it on qualifications. Wish me luck and I'll update once I know if I got referred or not.
How did it end up going? I have heard that federal resumes should be 6 to 7 pages long which is crazy compared to standard resume. Have you had any success with federal resumes?
When this video originally came out a year ago I was supposed to be complete with my bachelors this month, but life happened and now it is looking like late October or November. I'm also turning 38 next week so I will also need a waiver for most Fed law enforcement, so chances are witling away.
Great advice, as always.
Definitely could have gone the wrong way with the resume writing.
I appreciate your videos 🙏🏽
Hey, I am graduating college in the spring of 2021 (3.5 gpa) with absolutely no experience in law enforcement. Should I list my previous retail jobs or just leave it blank?
I would list those jobs. When I applied to work for a local police department my only job experience was working at UPS and a movie theater. I still got the job.
I hope this helps
It's always better to see that you've done something than nothing at all
There's no polygraph for the U.S marshals ?
Nope.
@@jchfuture but when i check there is a polygraph
@@diegoserna5481 unless they just added it there isn’t one! No psyche eval either !
Is there a polygraph ?????
I dont think so.
@@federallawenforcementcaree9900 thanku
Off topic question. How do you go about VA disability??? From what I understand is that its a military medical record and you are not obligated to disclose any of that medical information during the hiring process. What are you thoughts on this? Thank you
If you are disabled from service related, you should receive a 10 pt hiring preference. Under the ADA, nobody can discriminate against you unless you have a medical condition that does not meet the requirements of the position. Every LEO job has a list of medical standards alone with the classification, so obviously any chronic medical problem would be a judgment call on the part of the agency physician. So my answer is that it would depend on why a person has a disability...if it is stress related or something like that, a physician will have to sign off on the suitability review. I know, believe me.
@@federallawenforcementcaree9900 thank you for your response. Do you recommend disclosing that you have a disability rating and what the rating is for during the hiring process? and if you dont would they find out anyway? Thank you
@@bb5op585 If you want to claim 10 point preference, you have to have a SF-15 form as well the form that shows your rating. You can download that from your e-benefits profile.
I was wondering if you have a suggestion on what civilian department would correlate best for US Marshalls? City, County, or State? The Marshalls is the end goal for me, but I'm not sure which route I should pursue. I want to go the Marshalls with the best experience I can, especially experience that will transfer easily.
Could you make a video comparing local/state police and federal police (designated as 0083 series on USA JOBS)? Such as differences in powers of arrest, jurisdiction, FLETC training vs local police academy training? Ive applied for LAPD And DOD police positions and seeking knowledge on both.
Local police generally do more traditional police work such as answering calls for service(domestics, shootings robbery etc). State police generally serve as highway patrol. They mainly do traffic enforcement on the highways. Federal police usually conduct security type operations for their respective agency's building(FBI building, Secret Service building etc).
So in your case, the LAPD would be local so you would be answering calls for service and some traffic enforcement.
The DoD police would do more security of buildings. For example you might be assigned to guard the Pentagon. So you wouldn't be doing traditional police work but more security type work.
As far as the academy goes I can only talk about the local police academy from experience but from the looks of it and from what other fmr members have told me the academies are generally similar but federal academies such as FLETC focus more on enforcing federal crime vs local/state crime.
I hope this helps.
What do you think are the best jobs straight out of college to have a good resume for a federal agency besides being a cop
If you are looking to go into law enforcement, there are many options If you have a strong GPA, you can go directly to a federal agency. You can also start out in uniformed federal agencies and move to criminal investigator positions.
I’m getting out of the military medically and the process takes a while I’m going to get a degree then head to a federal law enforcement job any advice I should do to prepare myself with all their free time
Education, get experience, stay in shape
Good evening sir, can i email you abt certain questions i have about my resume. I recently graduated college with no real professional experience, except for part time jobs, and my resume being too short is bugging me a bit
Have you applied to any agencies yet? Federal resume process is a different animal.
Great content sir. Any way I can get your email to send over rough resume for review? I would totally pay you.
jbenisek@swoycc.org. No charge.
@@federallawenforcementcaree9900 thanks so much Sir!
Hello sir, I have a resume written up already for the U.S. Marshal. May you look it over? If so may I get your email?
Sure jbenisek@swoycc.org
How much does GPA matter sir?
If you do not have relevant experience, a degree with a 3.0 overall GPA can be used to substitute for experience. If you have relevant experience, the degree is not as important.
Sir, if I was medically retired from the Navy would that prevent me from joining the Marshals? The medical stuff wouldn't prevent me from doing any tasks in the Marshals either.
What a coincidence. I live in Stafford, Virginia as well and I am interested in working with the U.S Marshal service in the future.
How would I contact you to help with my resume structure that I already have?
-US Naval Vet
Sir, I'm interested in getting my resume ready for when the Marshal job opens up. How to I get in contact with you for a resume review, your email is not in the about tab on your channel.
jbenisek@swoycc.org
Good Evening,
Appreciate the information!
Is it possible to receive your email and ask you a couple of questions?