Anybody been through it?
I’m pretty sure there are one or two police officers on here …. Looks like I’ll need to set quite a few hours aside for it!

I keep looking for jobs in Manc, but they haven’t been recruiting.
Where did you apply?

Mate of mine went through the application process. It took him about a year from start to finish.

Probably easier to wait until the likes of G4S or GeoAmey take over. I do not know many happy coppers anymore.

Bloody hell, it was 17 years ago when i did it. If you need to give evidence for something use the STAR format, (Situation, task, action result). One tip i used all those (ahem) years ago was get a copy of the chief constables annual report for the last year, this will give you a heads up of policing initiatives, stats etc.
Sorry I can’ t give you much more advice. Good luck.
And yes, it takes about 12 months to process.
A few forces now are going down the route of only recruiting from the specials or sending new applicants on a degree in policing.

You’re out of date Monkey. It’s CAR, Circumstance, action, result.
Stox I strongly recommend a ride-along if you haven’t been a special. If your application requires an interview make sure you have plenty to talk about when asked how you have prepared for the application.
Which force? Do you have or need the the CKP?

Cheers timidwheeler, I thought I was well out of date. 😀

STAR – CAR

I wonder how much a consultancy charged to come up with a new acronym to describe the same thing. 🙂

25% is a considerable efficiency saving.

But CAR has a higher Scrabble value, although I’m not sure whether that is good or bad thing when it comes to efficiency.

You can email me if you want a hand. I’m Met if that’s any use to you

…And it’s SOAR here. Situation. Objective. Actions. Result