Focus your answer on recognizing the signs and symptoms of PTSD, reaching out to a fellow agent, offering to help, and knowing the resources available for those suffering. The interviewer wants to hear that you are well trained on PTSD and that you will not hesitate to help a fellow agent.

When responding to this question, avoid saying that you would not reach out to a fellow agent and would instead let them work on the issue themselves. Often, when a person has PTSD, they do not realize what is happening to them. That is why it is so important for colleagues and loved ones to know what to look for and what resources are available.

Remember to show the interviewer that you are a compassionate and empathetic person. These are essential traits of an FBI Special Agent, and your actions of recognizing that a fellow agent is struggling and your stepping in to help shows the interviewer you have the qualities they are looking for in an agent.

"I am aware there are a few excellent resources available to officers, and I recommend those resources without hesitation. This is a crucial conversation, and I understand that one of the ways to deal with PTSD is through a mix of therapy and medication. If I saw the signs of a coworker struggling in this way, I would ask them if they wanted to talk and then suggest they reach out to someone if they felt their thoughts or actions had the potential to be detrimental to themselves or others."

"I have been trained on the signs to look for and how to have constructive conversations surrounding mental health concerns, and always make myself available to my colleagues, and am keenly aware of how common this situation is in the law enforcement industry. At this point, I have helped two other officers to seek help for symptoms that appeared to be PTSD-related."

"Well, we know that two-thirds of FBI agents who have been involved in shooting incidents experience significant emotional reactions that include symptoms of PTSD. So, as I always have, I would encourage any fellow officer I suspected of suffering from a critical incident trauma to tap into the appropriate resources available. If they were hesitant, as they often are, out of fear of being stigmatized for tapping into such resources, I would share with them the statistics of burning out on the job or the other potential detriments from not seeking treatment, and do my best to remind them of what they are after in their career, and to shift their focus to their priorities."