One of the new techniques that many police agencies are now using in their oral boards is called behavioral interviewing. Behavioral Interviewing works on the premise that your past behavior in a situation will be the best predictor of how … Continue reading …
Going in for a police job interview can be stressful and many candidates try to study a list of common interview questions. The thought is that there is one universal answer for every question and that memorization will help … Continue reading …
If you are like me, you like reading a good mystery story that has some action and adventure mixed in. That’s fun reading on a rainy day, but what’s even better is living the life as a Detective first hand. … Continue reading …
If you have been following the police departments hiring news lately you have probably noticed there is a great deal of police hiring activity in the last few weeks with a number of departments hiring new employees for a number of … Continue reading …
Demand for Female Police Officers? Police work has traditionally been a male dominated profession. However, the tradition of only hiring male police officers is quickly fading into history. The number of female police officers that make up the ranks of many local … Continue reading …
One question many new recruits have about police gear is what kind of footwear they should wear. Most uniform regulations prescribe the other police gear you are to be issued but most policies are somewhat vague when it comes to footwear and … Continue reading …
The “three B’s” are three of the most common reasons why cops either get into trouble, loose their job, or fail to get hired in the first place. They are all indicators of an overall sense of bad judgment. Good … Continue reading …
Over the years I have noticed one of the most challenging parts of the police hiring process for most candidates pursuing a police job is the police oral interview boards. Fortunately, there is a great book which answers many of … Continue reading …
The dummy drag exercise is a somewhat unique exercise, in that it is job specific to police and fire jobs, and uses some muscle groups in combination, that are somewhat hard to replicate in other ways. Therefore, the best … Continue reading …
You may have just completed a phase in the police hiring process, which was up until now, progressing at at a rapid pace…until? Maybe you are not sure if you did anything wrong. You can take some comfort in the … Continue reading …
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