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Police Application Form : How to meet the required standard
A tip on completing the Police Officer application form… Completing the application form may not be a science, but it is certainly a tick box exercise. Forces are looking for predetermined and keyphrase answers that tick all the necessary boxes. … Continue reading
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Assessment Centre Pass Marks Explained
If candidates are to be successful in passing their police assessment centre, there are four pass marks which much be achieved, these are: Overall (50%, 55% or 60% depending on force) Race and Diversity (50%, 55% or 60% depending on … Continue reading
Advice for Police Officer and PCSO Applicants: Spelling and Grammar
Both the police officer application form and police assessment centre are designed to test your ability to use correct spelling and grammar. In the competency section of your police / PCSO application form, you must not exceed 10 errors or … Continue reading
Police Assessment Centre Role-Play Exercise
LINK to FREE download below (Practice Role Play Exercise) The role-plays account for 57% of all marks available (72 marks) during your assessment centre. All four role-plays take approx 45 minutes to complete, with the addition of a 15 minute … Continue reading
Benefits of the Police Application Form Checking Service
Do you want to guarantee that your police or PCSO application form meets the desired standard? With more candidates chasing fewer positions it is even more important now that not only does your form meet the required standard, but if … Continue reading
Police Assessment Centre MYTHS
Myth Number 1: You are continually assessed against the competencies throughout the whole day. So even when I am waiting for the next exercise, I am still being marked for team working etc… Not true – your are only assessed … Continue reading
Advice for candidates required to attend an additional board/panel interview
There are approx 7 forces in England and Wales that in addition to the competency interview as part of your assessment centre, they also require to complete a further board/panel interview. This additional interview is NOT part of the National … Continue reading
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Police Assessment Centre – Problem Solving: Never jump to conclusions!
With nearly a quarter of all mark available at assessment centre available from the Problem Solving competency, it is important that you can evidence this skill… Good problem solvers avoid jumping to conclusions, but instead gather information about all the … Continue reading
Maths pass mark for Police Assessment Centre
The Numerical Reasoning test does NOT have a pass mark. It is worth only 3 marks out of the 123 available in a police assessment centre – that 2.5% overall. It is a part of the Problem Solving competency which … Continue reading
How to apply to become a police officer…
This post is for candidates whom are unsure how to apply to become a police officer for forces in England and Wales. Despite popular belief the police service is not short of candidates wishing to become police officers so you … Continue reading