Summary: <a href="http://jerriwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-JERRI-WILLIAMS-iTUNES.jpg"></a><br> In this special episode of <a href="http://jerriwilliams.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI Retired Case File Review</a>, Special Agents Greg Branch and Bill Toland are interviewed about the qualifications and requirements needed to become a special agent with the FBI. Greg joined the FBI in 1995 and has been assigned to squads handling reactive matters, such as drugs and bank robberies and to white-collar crime investigations. For the past seven years, he has been task with recruiting efforts and is the Applicant Coordinator responsible for managing the special agent hiring program in the Philadelphia Division. Bill, a recent graduate of the FBI Academy, is also based in the Philadelphia Division where he is on a Cyber Squad. They provide a thorough and personal review of the FBI Special Agent hiring program and what it’s like to train at the FBI Academy. I encourage all listeners interested in joining the FBI to apply, especially women and minorities. All potential FBI Special Agent candidates must start the application process online at <a href="https://www.fbijobs.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBIJobs</a>.gov.<br> <br> SA Greg Branch, SA (Retired) Jerri Williams and SA Bill Toland<br> <a href="http://jerriwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/The-One.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> All potential FBI Special Agent candidates must apply online at <a href="https://www.fbijobs.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBIJobs</a>.<br> To understand more about the FBI’s crucial need to hire more women and minorities and why diversity in law enforcement is so important read this recent New York Times article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/us/fbi-women.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Where Are Women in F.B.I.’s Top Ranks?</a> and listen to this podcast interview with Special Agent in Charge (Retired) <a href="http://jerriwilliams.com/?s=Wayne+Davis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wayne Davis</a>, among the first African American fully qualified agents. To learn more about what the FBI does visit the <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI website </a>linked below and, of course, become a regular listener of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerri Williams.<br> Per FBI Headquarters, as of April 2016 13,401 Special Agents are employed by the Bureau. Here’s a breakdown of diversity in Special Agent position in today’s FBI:<br> Total Men – 10,731 or 80.08%<br> Total Women – 2,670 or 19.92%<br> Total Minorities – 2,226 or 16.61% (Includes all Hispanic/Latino, Black/African-American, Asian, Am. Indian/Alaska Native, Hawaiian/Pac. Islander, and Multi-Racial men and women)<br> <br> <br> <br> Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing crime fiction and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime podcast available for subscription on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fbi-retired-case-file-review/id1082012464?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jerri-williams/fbi-retired-case-file-review?refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stitcher</a>. Her debut novel—<a href="http://jerriwilliams.com/books/pay-to-play/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pay To Play</a>— about a female agent investigating corruption in the Philadelphia strip club industry is available now.<br> <a href="http://jerriwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PayToPlay-Square.png"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> This episode was sponsored by <a href="https://fbiretired.com/">FBIRetired.com</a> – the only on-line directory made available to the general public featuring “retired” FBI AGENTS / ANALYSTS interested in showcasing their skills to secure business opportunities.
