Can I be hired by County Corrections department? Advice Please?
hello brothers,
Over 3 years ago I applied to a very big Police Department, I passed everything but was put on review for psych and was sent a letter a year later stating I had failed. I had put on the written that I had seen a psych when I was 17, which I didn’t believe was an issue, I believe that may have been why I was disqualified. I really feel like I got a raw deal that time around, but thats in the passed and I am looking foward.. Now I have just passed a psychical agility for a Corrections Department. I am really praying everything goes right. There are lots of guys retiring soon and not many persons passed the agility test. (only 9, they are looking to hire 5 right now and 4 more at the end of year supposedely)What do you guys think my chances are at getting hired: Here are some of my good point and bad points of my past
Bad:
Three Prior Arrests- 18 Years old- Shoplifting- Convicted of disorderly Conduct.
20 years old- Disorderly Conduct- Result was ACD
23 Years old- Disorderly Conduct- Resisting Arrest
Prior Disqualification from Police Department.
Since I was 15 also Ive had over 10 jobs (25 now). however many of these were temp positions (summer jobs) when I was home from college, I have never been fired once in my life. Or written up. Will they understand that?
Good Points:
I am currently employed as a Private Investigator. I also have years experience in Security and bouncing.
I am very imposing physically
I have never used drugs before.
I am a born again christian, I found myself a year ago, and since my life has been wonderful (Should I even tell them this at the interview)
I have over 10 Police Officers who will vouch for me as references.
Also for my shoplifting arrest (19 years old), I take responsibility for, I will not sugar coat it, what I did was wrong but that is behind me. the Disorderly conduct’s I was collared for are a different story, the 1st one(21 years old) I was left a bar for some pizza, and they wouldnt let me in because I didnt have a stamp (my jacket with my keys was in the coat room, so I insisted on being let back in, and was collared), and the other discon(23 years old) there was an altercation with a guy I knew whom was using my cell phone, I was inside of the bar, when I walked outside I saw the cops had taken him down to the ground, and my phone was broken on the floor, I was told to leave and just requested that I could get my phone together and be on my way. Then was collared for Dis-Con and resisting.
Please give me some advice guys, I have also been told by some in LE, that I should neglect to tell them I was ever DQ’ed from a Police department in the past. I think it was my honesty about seeing a shrink and not the arrest that got me DQed the last time (when I was 21). As my background inv. told me everything was fine with my background last time I applied, and pretty much told me I was in the academy pending the psych, but I failed the psych. Any of your advice on what to say during interview would be greatly appreciated. I would really be estatic to get this job, almost all of my family is in Law Enforcement. I have mad some mistakes, But I am a good, honest person. I look foward to hearing from you brothers
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I don’t think your chances would be good at all. None of your charges would automatically disqualify you, but there are many people competing for jobs today, and many don’t haven’t been charged or convicted of any offenses. Getting police officer jobs is becoming more and more competitive. I would continue with the private investigator and security work. Continue your education if you can. If you don’t have a college degree, get one. If you have a degree, get an advanced degree if you can. Keep improving yourself. Keep a good attitude. If you do apply with a corrections department, be honest.
You don’t stand a chance in hell (Just being honest)
You have more paper on you then the people you will be hired to watch
You would never pass the oral background or polygraph
If there are 9 of you in process and none of them have a record like you, who do you think they will hire? A guy with your criminal background, work history? or a guy that has nothing on his background?
As far as not telling them everything, not a good move as they will find out during the checks they make and you would be starting out not being honest, that will get you terminated if you even got that far.
I know you are not looking for this answer, you are hoping for a "well that is in the past, don’t worry about it" but that is not the case. You have a pretty extensive criminal history and a crummy work history
Sorry but I guarantee you that you will not get any of the open positions with what your packet has. In most states, you would not even get an interview