Randy’s Career Tips

Let me be the first one to tell you that the police oral board interview is tough as nails. Image being asked several hypothetical police related questions by a panel of 4-6 people, who are trained to rate your every answer. If that’s not nerve-racking I don’t know what is. Do not panic because I’ve attached a sample question below that you will be asked by the police oral board.

1) Tough Police Officer Oral Board Questions – Free Practice Interview Questions For Applicants

Question:

You are on duty patrolling the north side of town when you notice a black Toyota Camry traveling at a high rate of speed. You immediately activate your light bar and stop the vehicle. When you exit your assign patrol car, and approach the traffic violator, you notice that the driver is your cousin.

What will you do next?

Explanation:

Although this question may seem a little tricky, it’s not. In fact, the only thing the members on the board are trying to establish is to see if you will be 100% honest with them. Because if you lie about this question, what else are you lying about. So make sure that you are real, and very honest when you answer a question like this one. With that being said, let’s look at the question more closely.

We all know that you won’t write a family member a ticket in the real world, so don’t lie and say that you would unequivocally write your cousin a tickets. That’s just a big fat lie. The right reply should be that you would not write your cousin a ticket. However you would explain to him/her not to speed through town anymore, and that they are putting you in a tough position.

In Conclusion

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So out went another resume-and it is guaranteed to not receive a response. Why not? Because it’s plagued with one of the following four mistakes that are easy for anyone to make. Take a moment and review the following four points to ensure you’re not making a rookie mistake:

SECOND AND THIRD HAD BETTER HIT THE ROAD

Implied first person is the correct verbiage for your resume. Second and third person have no place in your there. In other words, don’t start your sentence with, “Mr. Thompson is an excellent project manager, which is displayed by his ability to…” Instead, opt for implied first person. Here is an example:

First person with the I: I restructured the branch to reduce…

Third person: Mr. Jones restructured the branch to reduce…

Assertive first person without the I: Restructured the branch to reduce…

EVERYTHING IN MODERATION, AND YES, THIS MEANS THOSE PESKY BULLET POINTS TOO

Hey! We saw you over there, trying to get away with listing ten bullet points for one position! You’ve been caught red-handed! No one is going to invest in the time it would take to muddle through that long list of bullets you’re trying to get away with. Instead, opt for a combination of a paragraph followed by 2-5 bullets. Venture past five, and chances are the reader won’t even get that far. And that’s also a good reason to make sure you contain your most impressive information to the paragraph and first three bullets.

YES, LENGTH DOES MATTER

Do not try to get away with a 3+ page resume; hiring managers sometimes have 500 resumes to comb through, and yours is not going to get a 10-minute review so they can read to the very bottom of page five just to discover that you like playing golf. Be realistic and respectful of their time. Front-load the first one-third of the resume with crucial details, and utilize the Read the rest of this entry »