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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewer wants to hear your reasons for choosing this profession to understand what motivates you in your career. They want to hear if you were mentored by another SIU investigator if you have family or friends who work in fraud investigations, if you worked in the insurance industry and decided to change careers, or heard about SIU investigations from a guidance counselor or professor.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Focus on giving your personal reason why you chose this career, responding with enthusiasm and passion. There is no right or wrong answer; the interviewer just wants to gain insight into what motivates and inspires you as an SIU investigator.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Avoid saying you pursued a career as an SIU investigator for the money and benefits or because you could not get hired in law enforcement. If you seem like you are only in this career for monetary reasons, the interviewer will feel you lack passion for the job. If you say that you could not get hired in law enforcement, the interviewer will wonder if there is something wrong with you and question hiring you as an SIU investigator.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I chose to pursue a career as an SIU investigator after working in the insurance industry for five years. I was selling insurance but found insurance fraud more intriguing. I asked the SIU investigator with our company if they enjoyed their job, asked specifics about their work, and inquired how to pursue this profession. After speaking to the investigator that day, I decided to go back to school and obtain my bachelor's in criminal justice."

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