FBI CORE COMPETENCIES
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Leadership
Even if you are not in a leadership role,
you should be able to motivate and inspire
those around you, help to develop and
mentor other teammates, and gain the
respect, condence, and loyalty of others.
You must also be able to articulate a vision,
give guidance when needed, and provide
direction to accomplish goals.
Mentor — Recognize positive and negative
performance in others; provide objective, direct, and
timely feedback; and provide guidance to others on
how to develop skills and abilities.
Direct — Take a leadership role with others; provide
clear objectives and goals; demonstrate calm and
condence when dealing with others; and clearly
articulate responsibilities.
Inspire — Motivate others to work toward a
common goal or objective; inuence others by
articulating a vision.
Presence — Engender respect and loyalty from
others by demonstrating credibility, professionalism,
and integrity.
Set Strategic Direction — Conceptualize, develop
and articulate the vision, strategy, and goals to
set direction; integrate the vision into daily work
activities.
Organizing and Planning
In all of your responsibilities, you must be
able to establish priorities, timetables, and
goals; structure a plan of action for yourself
and others; and develop both strategic and
tactical plans.
Plan — Identify a goal and the resources necessary
to achieve it by attending to detail; identify potential
problems and ways to avoid or overcome them;
recognize consequences to actions; and establish
necessary follow-up steps.
Prioritize — Determine the relative importance of
tasks or goals; take time and effort in relation to task
importance; use time and resources eciently; and
avoid being distracted by irrelevant issues.
Problem Solving and
Judgment
As an FBI employee, you must be able to
critically evaluate conditions, events, and
alternatives; identify problems, causes,
and relationships; and base your decisions,
objective opinions, or recommendations on
data or sound reasoning.
Identify Problems and Opportunities — Recognize
when and where problems and opportunities exist;
determine the causes of problems; accurately
dene and understand the nature of a problem; and
capitalize on opportunities to solve them together
when possible.
Make Decisions — Solve problems effectively; use
appropriate information in determining solutions to
problems; and evaluate strengths and weaknesses
of potential solutions to problems.
Manage Risks — Identify and mitigate risk; take
calculated and innovative risks.
Accept Responsibility — Take ownership of
problems and the need to solve them; weigh risks
of potential solutions and determine if appropriate;
make decisions in a timely manner; and defend
decisions when challenged.
Evaluate and Analyze — Evaluate data, conditions,
and events to support conclusions.