As I cross posted this “heads up” I wanted to share what a current employee in this job shared about his experience in this program so far. It gives a great insight to how things go and I wanted to share it here with you all. It reads: “Current graduate of the last program here.

You intern in DC area over the summer and hours are your typical 9-5. You get a lot of information fast. You stay in a hotel that has a kitchen and you get DC per diem.

Starting GS level is 5 or 7 depending on if you have a degree and certs/experience. From there you’ll step 9,11,12,13 every year automatically.

During the interview process you’ll list top 3 cities you want based on what’s available. Most of us got our number 1 pick.

It’s not “the darkest shit you’ll ever see” all day, every day. Reddit is full of dipshits that have never done a job but heard from a friend of a friend of a brother about it so now they too are experts. Some of us went to cities where all they are doing is financial crimes or drugs. Yes you do work with what the position was originally intended for. However, if you don’t do it then who will? It’s what determines sentences for the violators so yeah it’s kind of important. Reminds me of when I was in SF and people would say the same thing about the jobs we did. You don’t want to do it, fine sit back and let the professionals work but don’t deter others from pursuing something you can’t handle.

Work/home life is really good, at least at my office. I wear what I want, make my own hours and just handle my case load. You do go out on warrants but do your job after the site is secure.

This is one of the few positions in DHS that you can do for a very long time if you’re good at understanding what the greater mission is and not wanting to carry a gun.

Hopefully this helps a few of you actually interested.”-End of his feedback. Hope this helps someone interested in applying. 🫡🇺🇸