CBP Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluation: What Applicants Need to Know

Receiving a conditional job offer from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a significant milestone. But for most applicants, the next step — the pre-employment psychological evaluation — raises a lot of questions.

What does the evaluation involve? How long does it take? Does a mental health history automatically disqualify someone? And how is the evaluating psychologist chosen?

This post answers those questions directly, drawing on the standards and requirements that govern federal law enforcement psychological suitability evaluations in California.

Why Federal Law Enforcement Positions Require a Psychological Evaluation