Career path
Criminal Investigator
Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- Investigative InterestsCentral
Your interest in analyzing, researching, and understanding how things work.
- Risk PreferenceImportant
How you trade off potential gains against potential losses under uncertainty.
- Enterprising InterestsImportant
Your interest in leading, persuading, and pursuing business or organizational goals.
- IndependenceImportant
How much you value autonomy, self-direction, and freedom from close supervision.
- Working ConditionsImportant
How much you value variety, security, and the material conditions of work (compensation, environment).
- AchievementImportant
How much you value visible accomplishment and using your abilities to their fullest.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Public sector & NGOs
- Job titles you'll see
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators
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Does this fit how you actually think?
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