Ok I took the FBI polygraph within the last few weeks and did not come away with a good feeling.  Doing some checking I found this site - of course too late as I'm sure everyone says.

I was told I had a very strong reaction to the drug question.  I was given a chance to try to explain why and told that the outlook was not good, but if I confessed that would be duly noted when the report was sent to headquarters.  Since I easily fit within the drug policy, there is no reason other than general nerves why I would show a response to the question.

I left not knowing whether I failed or passed - hopefully they were bluffing and just tried to get me to admit.  But seeing as the failure rate is 50%, I am not going to hold my breath on getting a passing score.  I now can see why this "test" is a complete crock of shit.

If anyone is interested, here is the complete list of questions asked (some are paraphrased but you get the idea):

1) Have you ever stolen anything?
2) Have you ever cheated?
2) Have you ever lied to a loved one?
3) Have you ever lied to a supervisor?
4) Have you had any contact with a foreign gov't?
5) Do you abuse alcohol?
6) Did you make any omissions intentionally on your application?
7) Do you fall within the FBI guidelines on drugs?
8) Are you a member of any terrorist organization?

I think that was most of them- I was also given the card trick where I picked a card and was told to say no everytime I was asked.

Hopefully this information helps someone else!

Yea I figure they just flip a coin and if its heads you are going to fail that day and tails you will pass. 

EosJupiter wrote on Jan 13^th, 2006 at 7:00am:



Esos,
How do you think the FBI decides which applicants they want and which ones they dont want?  What do you think  they look at to make that decision?

EosJupiter,

You write in part:
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Although I have little regard for the FBI's polygraph  screening program for applicants, I saw (while a Bureau employee) no evidence of a conspiracy between human resources and the Bureau's polygraph examiners and program managers  to utilize polygraphy to wrongfully manipulate the process that determines who is hired and who  is not.  I find the same to be highly unlikely now.  What I  believe to be likely the case (and the problem) involves the wanton  and reckless use of a diagnostic technique that produces widespread but largely  random error across the population of examinees and question areas.

I agree its conjecture on my part, I am making my opinion from seeing alot of very talented folks who have law degrees and criminal science backgrounds. Never even make it past the initial screen for one reason or another, or get  blown out by the poly. Bias on my part, but of course. And Opinion, oh yeah. But I have never been one to hide my opinions. 

Regards ...

8675309 wrote on Jan 15^th, 2006 at 9:58pm:


If your polygrapher did not directly accuse you of deception, then I think you may have passed.

polyfool wrote on Jan 16^th, 2006 at 4:19am:


Hi Poly,
Do you think that the examiner would take the risk of excluding a minority using the polygraph?  I ask because the applicant can always get his charts and ask an outside "professional"  polygrapher to review the charts and then claim discrimination if the charts are not found deceptive.  

polyfool wrote on Jan 19^th, 2006 at 5:20am:


I see.  As if the applicant grew up in a public housing project, then they must've experimented with drugs, for example.  How moronic.