<p>i havent seen anything about this on this forum, anyone know what it is exactly and how hard it is to become one?</p>
<p>A Certified Fraud Examiner came into our BAP meeting a few weeks ago. He said the best way to break into the industry is to join a large public accounting firm and work in the audit division for a few years before transferring to fraud. He stated that the position is very similar to the audit positions in the firm and that interpersonal and computer software skills are critical. </p>
<p>Even if you want to work on the governmental side, I would recommend starting in audit and go into the military for a while. </p>
<p>Note: I don’t know much, I am still a student. If you don’t think any of this is valuable, feel free to consider this a FREE BUMP.</p>
<p>^Agreed. Ideally, you should go to a military, work as an auditor for a while, and get either CPA or CFE (EA would also be nice if you are interested in taxation). In addition, you have to be clean like a blank slate–no felonies, good credit scores, etc.</p>