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Comment on Why the Best Police Officer Candidates DON’T Always get Hired by badge930

badge930 — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:59:01 +0000

Don’t give up. The more test you take the better you’ll get.

Comment on Why the Best Police Officer Candidates DON’T Always get Hired by Curi

Curi — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:47:37 +0000

In my case I have fail many police entrance exam And when I pass one of them I was not selected to continue the process. I will just keep trying.

Comment on Why the Best Police Officer Candidates DON’T Always get Hired by badge930

badge930 — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:44:15 +0000

Hi Chris

The interview process can be intimidating. Here’s a few things to keep in mind. Practice giving your responses using a tape recorder in front of a mirror. Alternatively, practice with a friend or a relative. Anticipate Oral Board questions and practice giving responses until you feel confident about your performance. Ask yourself questions like; being a police officer what would you do if you see your partner take a free bottle of liquor? Alternatively, being a police supervisor what would you do, if one of your subordinates reported to work intoxicated? At first you might not like what you hear, but the more you practice the smoother your answers will become and more confident you will get.

Most law enforcement agencies are quasi-military organizations. They have ranked based structures and practice military protocol. Police officials expect police employees of lower rank to address them with “yes ma’am”, “yes sir”, “no sir” and “no ma’am”. Addressing the interviewers with this respectful response will leave a positive impression. Avoid responding with “yeah or ” uh huh”. With the Oral Board conducting so many interviews, sometimes little things make the big difference.

Also, the community expects Police officers to be highly responsive and compassionate. Police agencies are looking for candidates who have good verbal skills and a strong desire to help people. If you can demonstrate empathy and superior people handling skills, your scores will skyrocket.

Hope this helped.

Don

Comment on Why the Best Police Officer Candidates DON’T Always get Hired by Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:11:59 +0000

I also have experienced the strong political ties in smaller towns. It is very frustrating. Aside from always practicing to improve my test taking or staying physically fit, the main thing I need to work on is interviewing. I took a class for police interviewing and it was a great help. I can speak well, and I have a strong idea of the kind of answers that the interviewer is looking for. Due to my lack of experience with interviews, I work myself up inside. It is something I need work on. What is the best practice to maintain focus and confidence during an interview? Thank you for this article and any other information you can suggest.

Comment on Some Police Candidates Have an Unfair Advantage by Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:27:50 +0000

I appreciate your info about law enforcement. It is a community loved by some and despised by others. In support of the criminal justice population my brother and I created a website for those serious about becoming a probation officer. The site is http://www.probationofficerinfo.com. We are looking to get it some exposure. check it out.

Comment on Fall in for Roll Call by Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:29:58 +0000

I am just stopping by to say that I have enjoyed the information about police officers on your website and it’s nice to read stuff that is well written. My brother and I recently made a probation officer site ourselves that teaches people, who are serious about becoming probation officers, how to go about doing so, and I am looking to get it some exposure [our new site is http://www.probationofficerinfo.com I don’t know if it would be suitable for you to place a link to our site on yours, but we would be happy to do the same for you and help each other out. Let me know if this seems like something you would be interested in doing and keep up the good work on your site. Thanks!

Comment on Why the Best Police Officer Candidates DON’T Always get Hired by Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:49:40 +0000

Or you can always apply for a department in a very risky, and less desired city to work for? Aka. North Town Las Vegas, Compton, and other places you can assuredly imagine.

Comment on About by badge930

badge930 — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:19:07 +0000

Rich

I’ll send you an email regarding your link.

Don

Comment on About by Rich

Rich — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:27:41 +0000

Hey there,

I just stumbled across your site and I enjoyed reading up on some of the potential exam questions. Will you be posting more questions/the answers? I also noticed that you currently link to some police related websites and I was wondering if you would be willing to link to my police site [www.policehow.com] – a site that helps interested people on how to become a police officer. Let me know what you think and thanks for your time!

Comment on Fall in for Roll Call by becomeapoliceofficer

becomeapoliceofficer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:54:58 +0000

Hi,

Nice post. Nevertheless, the competition for everyone who wants to be a police officer is very high today. This is because of the security of the job: a competitive salary and benefits that the job provides despite the global financial crisis. There is no standard wage for the job because the pay varies depending on what force you belong to.