How can someone with no experience in being a private investigator get hired by one?

The truthful answer from someone who has been in the business for 50 years is that making the Olympic hockey team might be easier. We are not being negative or dissuading you from trying.

The stark reality is that no established agency will spend the time to train you when they have unlimited experienced investigators from all walks of life waiting in the wings. Many FBI, DEA, IRS, ATF, and Secret Service agents are available with 25-plus years of investigative experience and are already licensed.

Someone with nefarious intent may hire you but not put you on their payroll. This scenario doesn’t help you get the minimum documented two years of work in most states to take the PI licensing test. Be careful. You must prove through pay stubs that you have worked for a licensed agency.

The best advice is to determine if you can work as a PI in your state if only ONE attorney hires you. You must work for them and them only. Additionally, a few insurance companies will hire you at minimum wage to work and be trained by them.

Be positive and resolute. Don’t waste your precious time on PI agencies; concentrate on law firms and insurance companies. Good hunting.