The Definitive Guide To Passing The Police Recruitment Process 2nd Edition: A handbook for prospective police officers, special constables and police community support officers - Softcover

Mctaggart, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845285352 ISBN 13: 9781845285357

Publisher: How To Books, 2014

Synopsis

Every police force in England and Wales uses the same national application form and assessment centre. This book tells you not just about the process, but what you need to do to impress the assessors. Now in a revised new edition to reflect the recent changes in the six core skills by which all police applicants are assessed, it provides:

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About the Author

John McTaggart served 16 years as a police officer in a wide variety of roles and continues to have a close association with the police service. He has been Response Inspector in Cheshire, and commanded the Warrington Division Crime Car Unit and the Proactive Early Intervention Team. John also pioneered the original candidate training for the police assessment centre, and in 2001 founded Talking Blues, (www.talkingblues.co.uk) a national police recruitment coaching company. He is based in Heswell, Wirral in Merseyside, UK.

From the Back Cover

A complete manual on how to pass the police application and assessment process

Every police force in England and Wales uses the same national application form and assessment centre. This book tells you not just about the process, but what you need to do to impress the assessors. Now in a revised new edition to reflect the recent changes in the six core skills by which all police applicants are assessed, it provides:

Explanations of the application form, competency and motivational questions, along with specimen answers.
Behind the scenes explanations of the application form, marking guides and assessment centre techniques.
Helpful descriptions of the constraints and techniques that the assessors are required to work with in the exercises.
Full-length practice material including four role-play and three written exercises, with line-by-line explanations and specimen interview questions and answers.
Explanations of how to evidence your commitment to diversity, ethics and impartiality.

Edition details

• Publisher: How To Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845285352
• ISBN 13: 9781845285357
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304