I am new to this webpage and had a few questions about the hiring process. I have never applied for a law enforcement position. I am currently 26 years old and work for an engineering company. My background is "squeeky clean" however i have left a few jobs in the past without giving my 2 weeks notice, however was never fired. I have applied with the Columbus police department and go for my written test and B-PAD on June 2nd. I was wondering what the turn out for these tests usually is. What are the chances of actually getting into a department this size having no law enforcement background? Is anyone else taking the CPD test on the 2nd?
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I have a friend who back in march went for his test and bpad and all of that and is now in the background process as of a week ago. He has no background in law enforcement, some agencies like that because they dont have any "bad habits" that they have to break from a previous agency.
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No, maybe I can't win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me, he's gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that, he's gotta be willing to die himself and I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know, I don't know.
Rocky Balboa
Rocky IV (1985)
Id rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
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Originally posted by osubuck View PostI am new to this webpage and had a few questions about the hiring process. I have never applied for a law enforcement position. I am currently 26 years old and work for an engineering company. My background is "squeeky clean" however i have left a few jobs in the past without giving my 2 weeks notice, however was never fired. I have applied with the Columbus police department and go for my written test and B-PAD on June 2nd. I was wondering what the turn out for these tests usually is. What are the chances of actually getting into a department this size having no law enforcement background? Is anyone else taking the CPD test on the 2nd?
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Originally posted by osubuck View PostI am new to this webpage and had a few questions about the hiring process. I have never applied for a law enforcement position. I am currently 26 years old and work for an engineering company. My background is "squeeky clean" however i have left a few jobs in the past without giving my 2 weeks notice, however was never fired. I have applied with the Columbus police department and go for my written test and B-PAD on June 2nd. I was wondering what the turn out for these tests usually is. What are the chances of actually getting into a department this size having no law enforcement background? Is anyone else taking the CPD test on the 2nd?
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Originally posted by osubuck View Posti went to the open house at the academy. That's where i filled out a brief background report and they gave me the date of the exam on the spot. I go June 2nd at 8:00 am for my written and 2:00 pm for my B pad
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from what i hear the written part is ridiculously easy, however i have been going over that study guide like mad. I did a little acting in high school so I'm not too worried about the B-pad, however i'm not sure i fully understand what is expected of us during the B-pad either. Oh well i guess you go with the flow huh?
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Nothing about the cpd process is ridiculously easy. You can't prepare for the bpad. It is a matter of who you are and how you react. When you get cocky, you get dq'd. And no offense but "acting" in high school has nothing to do with how you react to someone on the street.
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Originally posted by osubuck View Postfrom what i hear the written part is ridiculously easy, however i have been going over that study guide like mad. I did a little acting in high school so I'm not too worried about the B-pad, however i'm not sure i fully understand what is expected of us during the B-pad either. Oh well i guess you go with the flow huh?
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I have a friend who handles some of the hiring process. He has told me that MANY, like 7 out of 10 fail when they get to their polygraph test and drug screening. Dont lie, if you get caught your pretty much screwed. and by god dont apply for a law enforcement position, when 3 months ago you were doing cocaine.
Also i have heard that the written test isnt so easy, but the initial physical is not so hard, a 300 meter sprint (oposed to a 1.5 mile run) and some pushups.Last edited by Lawenforcer72; 05-25-2007, 10:37 AM.sigpic
No, maybe I can't win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me, he's gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that, he's gotta be willing to die himself and I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know, I don't know.
Rocky Balboa
Rocky IV (1985)
Id rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
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The B-Pad is a scenario in which you have to act out what happened and the outcome of it. Many i know dont do well on the bpad. But its okay im not really columbus material im leaning more the way of sheriff dept.
Im not a big fan of the "no pursuit" policy. Columbus probably has some of the best officers, but unfortunately some of the most people in one area in the state of ohio. So i guess those 270 troopers will handle it lolsigpic
No, maybe I can't win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me, he's gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that, he's gotta be willing to die himself and I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know, I don't know.
Rocky Balboa
Rocky IV (1985)
Id rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
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