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Structured Interview
Part of the assessment day will involve you sitting a structured interview which has
now been adopted by all forces as part of the national recruitment model.
In the interview you will be asked 4 competency based questions and will be assessed
on the answers you give
you will be asked 4 questions by the interviewer who will also assess your responses against the
core competencies
Final Interview
Many forces are re-introducing a board style interview. You will be interviewed by recruitment staff to judge your suitability for the role. You will be invited to attend a final interview if you are successful at the assessment centre stage of the recruitment process.
See if your force runs a Final Interview by visitng the Forum and asking other members
Questions to expect
When have you challenged racism?
Give as example where you have stuck by a decision, despite everyone else disagreeing with you
Most importantly
Be yourself, the police do not want good actors!
Core Compentencies
- Respect For Diversity: Considers and demonstrates respect for the opinions, circumstances
and feelings of both colleagues and members of the public, irrespective of their position, background, circumstances, status or appearance.
- Teamworking: Develops strong working relationships within and outside own team to achieve
common goals. Breaks down barriers between groups and involves others in discussion and decisions.
- Community and Customer Focus: Focuses on the customer and provides a high quality service tailored
to their individual needs. Understands the community served and demonstrates an active commitment to policing a diverse society.
- Effective Communication: Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing. Uses listening
and questioning techniques to ensure understanding and effective transfer of ideas and information.
- Problem Solving: Gathers information from a range of sources. Analyses data to identify problems and issues, and makes effective decisions.
- Personal Responsibility: Takes personal responsibility for making things happen and achieving required
results. Displays motivation, commitment, perseverance and conscientiousness. Acts with a high degree of integrity.
- Resilience: Demonstrates resilience even in difficult circumstances. Prepared to make difficult
decisions and has the confidence to see them through.
You won't be expected to know the in depth role of a police officer
but you will have been expected to do some research, i.e. what have you done to
prepare yourself for this interview...have you checked the web site, spoken with
real police officers, read publications, leaflets, booklets, etc.
You may well be asked for examples from your own experience. For instance a decision
that you have made which went wrong and what you learnt from that experience.
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