Representatives from the United States Secret Service recently spent three days on campus to actively recruit UHart students to apply for careers with its law enforcement agency.
The 立博体育官网 has recently partnered with the Secret Service as an official participant in its Special Agent Talent and Achievement Recruitment Program, also known as the STAR Program.
UHart alumnus Kent 麦卡锡 ’96, assistant special agent in charge of administration and recruitment at the Secret Service’s 纽约 Field Office, visited campus to recruit for the STAR program. 麦卡锡 is overseeing a hiring hub that will be located on the UHart campus to serve all Connecticut college students—one of only a select few such locations in the tri-state region (Connecticut, 纽约, 新泽西).
麦卡锡, who earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and government and a minor in criminal justice from the College of Arts and Sciences, participated in a campus-wide career fair and multiple information sessions about a variety of Secret Service job opportunities. He also visited criminal justice and business classrooms to discuss job qualifications and the application process.
He explained that there are two different types of positions: special agents that carry guns and perform protection and investigations; and administrative, 专业, and technical opportunities, including investigative analysts, 心理学家, biologists and chemists, 社会工作者, 会计师, and human resource specialists. College seniors are eligible to apply as early as January 1 to be a special agent.
“We have a partnership with the University so that we will actually do the hiring process right here on campus,麦卡锡强调道. He told a criminal justice class that the testing and hiring process typically takes close to two months, 而是通过来到校园, it will be completed within a week. College students from throughout the state will complete their entrance exam, 健康评估, and interviews on the UHart campus beginning in January.
“通常, 如果你想申请的话, you would have to go down to Brooklyn to do the different stages, 而是, we are coming to UHart in January,麦卡锡解释道. "Our goal is that the applicants will make it through the steps prior to graduation—those selected will receive an offer from us and go through the training class, which could start as early as June.”
麦卡锡 says students interested in applying should make sure they are in excellent physical shape, 3分.0 grade point average, have good credit, and can pass a polygraph test. More information about policies, requirements, and applying can be found on the 特勤局网站.
“I’m thrilled that the 立博体育官网 is partnering with the United States Secret Service on this new initiative,” says Criminal Justice Program Director and Associate Professor Kelly McGeever. “The program will streamline the application process for criminal justice majors and other qualified students interested in pursuing a rewarding career in federal law enforcement. This collaboration is a testament to our commitment to helping students secure employment after graduation.”
麦卡锡 is a former UHart Anchor award winner and served as Student Government Association president as an undergraduate. He says he’s very fond of the University and is looking forward to the STAR program partnership with UHart.
Kelly McGeever, Criminal Justice Program Director and Associate ProfessorThe program will streamline the application process for criminal justice majors and other qualified students interested in pursuing a rewarding career in federal law enforcement. This collaboration is a testament to our commitment to helping students secure employment after graduation.