Just wondering

[apd301]

Does any one know amything about the hiring process at Sumner Co. SO? I have my resume on the sheriff's desk at this time. I am a Chief of a small town in KY and am looking for a change. Also, does any one know the website for a fish and wildlife conservation officer of TN? Thanks in advance.

[KA3637]

http://www.tennessee.gov/twra/employment.html

theres the website...here is a list of the qualifications...

Be a college graduate with a degree in wildlife or
fish management OR in the biological sciences,
agricultural sciences, forestry, zoology or a
closely related field with at least 20 semester
hours of wildlife or fisheries related courses.
• Be a competent motor vehicle driver and possess a
valid vehicle Operator’s License, or be able to
obtain a valid Tennessee Operator’s License by
date of employment.
• Pass a physical examination, to include drug
screening, by a licensed physician contracted by
the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
• Meet minimum physical qualifications of visual
acuity of 20/40 in each eye, separately without
glasses and each eye corrected to 20/30 or better
with corrective lenses.
• Be 21 years of age on the closing date for applications.
• Be able to lift a small boat, launch a medium-sized
boat, lift an outboard motor, and remove deer
killed by automobiles on Tennessee highways.
• Be able to work out-of-doors in extremely hot or
cold weather.
• Pass a written Civil Service examination which
consists of the following areas: Agricultural and
Forestry Resources; Wildlife Management;
Hunting and Boating Safety; Map and Chart
Reading; Investigative Reporting; Reading
Comprehension; and Interpersonal Communications.
Wildlife Officers are hired from the “top
five” applicants on the Civil Service Registers.
• Successfully compete in an oral interview board
selection procedure.

[stand_by_one]

----------------------

[c-7]

I spent a year and a half with them but never got out of the jail. I was number 5 to go to patrol and never got an interview, which goes against their "civil service" rules. College, work experience and general qualification doesn't mean very much. It's all about who you know, who you're married to, or who you campaigned for. But that's how it is with most sheriff's offices. Everyone I knew on patrol was very happy but most of them never EARNED their spot.

Hmm, maybe going around saying how people don't earn their spots is why you aren't being hired anywhere? Why do you earn a spot over someone else? Yes politics does play parts into hiring processes, but just because a person doesn't rank as high as you do doesn't mean they don't earn their spot. I was 15th on a roster, and was hired before other people. Did I politic my way in? No. A chief or sheriff can pick who they want, regardless of rank on a hiring roster; all that roster is is a list of people to choose from. Nothing more.

[stand_by_one]

----------------------