FBI Hiring 3,000 new
employees

Large hiring blitz launched

Updated: Wednesday, 07 Jan 2009, 12:24 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 06 Jan 2009, 8:39 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched one of its largest hiring blitzes ever.

The FBI is looking to hire 850 special agents and more than 2,000 professional support workers.

The new employees are needed because a wave of recent retirements.

For more information, head to the FBI's job page .

FBI seal courtesy of Associated Press.

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