Joining the Police Guide

Policing is a rewarding career, but the joining process to become a police officer is challenging: Only 1 in 10 applicants succeed! The police assessment centre stages alone loses 3/4 of candidates, as all UK police forces demand only the best candidates to protect and serve the public. Practicing police psychometric tests and assessments will help!

England & Wales are recruiting 20,000 new officers alone ('Operation Uplift'), while PSNI and Police Scotland run regular police application processes too. These roaring '20s offer a great opportunity to join the police! This extensive digital support guide helps demystify the police recruitment process in under 100 pages. It will help you through each step of the way, with practical insights, tips and guidance.

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Helping You Each Step of the Way...

APPLICATION FORM

Comprehensive guidance on your application, including role competencies, structure and example questions / answers.

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS

Covers the range of tests you will face in online applications and assessment centres, with examples (e.g. SJTs, verbal reasoning)

ASSESSMENT CENTRE

Advice and signposting for the police assessment centre, including aptitude tests, written exercises, role-play techniques and more.  

QUESTION BANK

Detailed list of practice interview questions, aligned to UK police officer role behaviours to fine-tune your interview preparation. 

INTERVIEW GUIDANCE

Prepare effectively with an understanding of interview and question types, interview techniques and practice question bank.

EXAMPLE EVIDENCE

Detailed examples of real-world evidence, aligned to role behaviours and typical questions asked on police officer application forms.

Police Success Blog

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About

Police Success supports aspiring members of the public to embark on their policing career. We help people navigate an unfamiliar and arduous police recruitment process with meaningful and practical support. 

'Police Success' is a partnership between two established police enterprises: Rank Success is experienced in helping serving officers achieve promotion through the ‘Federated ranks’ (Constable, Sergeant and Inspector). Police Hour is the UK’s leading crime and policing news site.

This digital guide brings together a wealth of shared policing experience to help aspiring applicants begin their career in the Office of Constable.

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