Federal agents urge students to be ready for career opportunity
Ohio State Marion’s Sociology and Criminology Club welcomed Special Agents Paul Kunkle and John Minchello to speak to students on February 25th regarding career opportunities in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Although these men visited Ohio State Marion to discuss and represent the FBI, they did not restrict their discussion to only criminology or sociology students. Minichello encouraged students to work hard in any interests they have. Both Kunkle and Minichello have been agents for several years and began their presentation by speaking about their military backgrounds, which appealed to many military students in the audience.
“The best recommendations that we can give you is get a degree in what you want to do and then be really good at it.”
Special Agent, Paul Kunkle
“Anything you want to do career wise can overlap with the bureau,” said Minichello. “In fact, some interests of yours, pursue them, there is probably a niche for you in the bureau.”
Kunkle also advised students to position themselves for their future careers. “You’ve got to position yourself to be ready to jump when the opportunity is there”, said Kunkle. “The best recommendations that we can give you is get a degree in what you want to do and then be really good at it.”
According to club member and freshman criminology major Megan Oder, guest speakers they’ve had at meetings commonly encourage and inspire students. “It provides lots of opportunity for jobs because of the cool speakers, “said Oder.
According to Oder, she doesn’t always have class with the other students in her major and the club provides an opportunity to interact with students who have similar interests. “This is a majority of the people that I am able to connect with,” she explained.
Ohio State senior psychology major Rachel Klarman, attended with the intention of learning more about what federal agents do daily and how to best go about entering the bureau. Klarman, who is planning on going into forensic psychology, said, “If nothing else, it gives me information on which route to go.”
The Criminology and Sociology Club opens their meetings to multidisciplinary interests and encourages a sharing environment by bringing in a variety of speakers from various backgrounds to campus.