Police Oral Board Questions
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1. What do you know about our department?
2. What was the most stressful situation you've ever been in? How did you handle it?
3. What skills can you bring to this department?
4. If you caught a friend smoking marajuana and he didn't know you had seen him, what would you do?
5. If you are dispatched to a call in a dorm room(this was a campus police job) for the smell of marajuana, and when you get to the dorm room that was reported and open the door, the odor is overwhelming, what would you do?(Look up your reasonable suspicion laws for odor and wether or not you are allowed to search a room just based on smell)
You do every damn thing you can to prepare for the questions you are going to be asked. Don't ever give an "I don't know".
Man I just had my first police officer interview last week and I totally bombed it.
I try and try and try to stay honest, and I spilled my heart out in that interview not lying about anything. If I get another interview I'm just going to tell them what they want to freaking hear. Damned politics.
2. What was the most stressful situation you've ever been in? How did you handle it?
3. What skills can you bring to this department?
4. If you caught a friend smoking marajuana and he didn't know you had seen him, what would you do?
5. If you are dispatched to a call in a dorm room(this was a campus police job) for the smell of marajuana, and when you get to the dorm room that was reported and open the door, the odor is overwhelming, what would you do?(Look up your reasonable suspicion laws for odor and wether or not you are allowed to search a room just based on smell)
You do every damn thing you can to prepare for the questions you are going to be asked. Don't ever give an "I don't know".
Man I just had my first police officer interview last week and I totally bombed it.
I try and try and try to stay honest, and I spilled my heart out in that interview not lying about anything. If I get another interview I'm just going to tell them what they want to freaking hear. Damned politics.
Mike Irwin
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Remember, no matter what the question, the answer is "I draw my weapon and fire."
Example:
Q1: How do you help an old lady across the street?
A1: I draw my weapon and fire. (Chances are if she's smart, she'll get across that street just fine.)
Q2: The owner of Kim's Korean Deli offers you a free meal. What do you do?
A2: I draw my weapon and fire. (Good call, Kimchee is really a secret Korean weapon of mass destruction).
Q3: At Halloween, a kid in a costume comes up to you and yells Trick or Treat! What do you do?
A3: I draw my weapon and fire. (Kids need to learn early that too much candy can be detrimental to your health.)
You get the idea.
Good luck!
Example:
Q1: How do you help an old lady across the street?
A1: I draw my weapon and fire. (Chances are if she's smart, she'll get across that street just fine.)
Q2: The owner of Kim's Korean Deli offers you a free meal. What do you do?
A2: I draw my weapon and fire. (Good call, Kimchee is really a secret Korean weapon of mass destruction).
Q3: At Halloween, a kid in a costume comes up to you and yells Trick or Treat! What do you do?
A3: I draw my weapon and fire. (Kids need to learn early that too much candy can be detrimental to your health.)
You get the idea.
Good luck!
jhisaac1
Member
I just remembered, during the roll of the RPO question, I did tell him that "I know it's not just driving fast and shooting people." Thanks Cliff.
I let them know that I know the beard has to go. I figure I'm holding onto it though until I get the job.
I've got another two weeks or so to hear the results so it's back to waiting.
I let them know that I know the beard has to go. I figure I'm holding onto it though until I get the job.
I've got another two weeks or so to hear the results so it's back to waiting.
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