How To Join The Police In 2012
Learn Exactly How To Pass The Recruitment Process
The process to become a police officer is a competitive one with many applicants as it is now seen as one of the top jobs due to the fantastic career opportunities, the break from the 9-5 routine, the security on the job, the opportunity to specialise and don't forget the pay and pension options.
All of these makes this a job that many people dream of achieving.
Did you know...
- there are no minimum or maximum height requirements
- there is no formal educational requirement
It is a job that can be started by some one just leaving school at 18 or someone who is simply looking for a career change aged 40.
The police are always looking for officer with a wide variety of backgrounds and skills.
It also a very rewarding career as you are able to help people on a daily basis and give something back to the community.
You will also get to work with some of the most challenging people imaginable who constantly test your skills as an Officer.
As an officer you also have a tremendous amount of responsibility and are seen as a highly respected member within society.
The Police Recruitment Process Explained
Step # 1: The Police Application Form
The police application form is the first stage in the recruitment process and is your first step to becoming a police officer.
If you are successful at this stage you will then be asked to attend an assessment centre where you will be challenged and tested both physically and mentally.
Step # 2: The Assessment Centre
The assessment itself will last approximately four to five hours.
The assessment is standardised across all 43 forces in England & Wales, so regardless of which police force you are applying to, you will take the same assessment.
You will take part in:
- A competency-based structured interview, which is made up of four questions;
- A numerical reasoning test;
- A verbal logical reasoning test;
- Two written exercises; and
- Four interactive exercises
A small number of forces may call you back for what we term an “in force” interview.
This is effectively due to some forces not trusting the national system and will occur after the assessment centre.
Step # 3: Medical and Vetting Checks
Upon completion of the assessment, the force will then carry out the necessary security and financial vetting and ask you to complete a medical history questionnaire.
Your medical history form will be evaluated by a medical expert. You will then be asked to attend a full medical, including a mandatory drugs and alcohol test.
Step # 4: The Police Fitness Test
The final stage of the process is the fitness test. Some forces do complete the medical and fitness test prior to you completing the assessment centre.
Getting Your Results Back:
You will receive a ‘candidate feedback’ report providing detailed information on how you performed in the assessment process.
The aim of the report is to show how you performed in each of the competency areas and exercises. Your force will give you your candidate feedback report.
Insider Information To Help You Become A Police Officer...
Every year, about 60,000 - 65,000 people apply to be police officers but less than 7000 are actually successful and go on to achieve their dream job.
The assessment team will be examining you at all stages of the process and you need to make an impression and every stage and this includes the police application form.
If you fail to demonstrate an understanding of key areas such as diversity and awareness and also match the core competencies your application will not be successful.
The recruitment process examines seven key skill areas:
- Diversity
- Community and Customer Focus
- Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Resilience
- Team working
- Personal Responsibility
The assessment centre has been designed to make sure that you are assessed on each of the 7 competencies relevant to the role at least three times, except for Race and Diversity’, which will be assessed in every exercise.
You must obtain the required level in each of the seven areas in order to pass.
To make things slightly more difficult, a single grade D in the area of diversity means an automatic fail, irrespective of the overall mark scored
The Problem For Most Applicants...
Currently a massive 75% of applicants who want to join the police force never make it further than the police application form stage and get the chance to attend the assessment centre.
This means only a small 25% are successful at such an early stage...
The bad news is, that the majority of candidates fill in the police application form and just hope for the best, hoping that they are successful not really knowing if they matched the criteria.
And that figure is likely to increase...
The recent recession is also affecting the applicants chances of success.
In times of economic uncertainty people turn to jobs and careers that are not only secure and safe but also pay a reasonable salary and the job of a police officer fits the criteria as a perfect match.
"What this means is that more and more people are applying to join the police and so the competition grows...
...The result is that the recruitment staff have more applications to sift through and find it increasingly difficult to separate candidates."
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Chapter # 1 : Joining The Police Force (pages 1-32)
Includes:
- The Role of the Police Officer
- The Police Ranks
- The Salary
- Your Probationer Training
- The Pension Scheme
- The Working Week
- In-depth Knowledge to prepare you for your career
- The Criteria for Joining the Police - what they look for and consider
- What you must know about The Race Relations Act 2000
- How to Meet the Core Competency
Chapter # 2: The Top 10 Insider Tips And Advice (pages 33-43)
Chapter # 3: The Police Application Form (pages 44 – 81)
Includes:
- Understanding the application form
- Matching The Person Specification
- Meeting the Core Competencies
- Completing The Application Form
- Successful answers to the application form questions
- Additional Application form Tips
Chapter 4: The Police Officer Assessment Centre (pages 82-84)
- What you need to know about the Assessment Centre
Chapter 5 : The Written Test Exercises (pages 85 - 121)
Includes:
- The Assessment Centre
- English Questions 1-8
- Answers To English Questions 1-8
- Numeracy Tests 1-3
- Answers To Numeracy Questions 1-3
- The Written Exercises
- Writing A Letter
- Sample Letter Of Complaint
- Matching The Core Competencies
Plus much much more on passing the written tests including loads of insider tips
Chapter 6 : The Interactive Role Play Exercises (pages 122-135)
Includes:
- Interactive Exercises
- The Preparation Phase
- Sample Interactive Exercises 1 to 4
- How To Prepare
- The Activity Phase
- Sample Responses And Actions
- Insider Tips
Chapter 7 : The Police Interview (pages 136- 157)
Includes:
- The Final Interview
- How to prepare For the final Interview
- What they look for when scoring a candidate
- The Police Interview
- Question 1 to 9 + Sample Interview Answers
- Tips and Advice
- The Most FAQ’s about the interview
Chapter 8 : The Police Fitness Test (pages 158-160)
The actual requirements for the fitness test that you will have to undertake at the assessment centre. It will be a lot easier to pass the fitness test once you know what is required of you. This chapter will show you exactly that.
Chapter 9 : Police Force Contact Details (pages 161-171)
Chapter 10 : Getting Police Officer Fit (pages 172-192)
Fitness as a police officer is essential to carrying out your job in an effective way and you will need to have a certain level of fitness to complete the selection process. This chapter is dedicated to help you reach that level and get police officer fit.
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