I've gone through my physical fitness exam, academic exam, oral board, written an essay, filled out a personal history statement, and have been in my background check for about a month and a half. When we were filling out our stuff over a month and a half ago, we were told that "unconditional hires" are in October. Once background is finished, we will be going through a polygraph test, another psych test, and an hour long visit with a psychologist.
.. Yesterday, I received a call from the assistant chief of police. Naturally, I thought he was calling me to tell me I made it to the next phase, which is the polygraph test. Instead, he asked me "are you still interested in working for the XXXXX department?" Of course I said yes. Then he said "we're going to move on with the unconditional hire, and I'd like to meet with you next week. The only thing that will be required of you is to take a drug test, which we will do here." The time and date was set.
I didn't want to pry or shoot myself in the foot by asking if we were skipping steps. It sounds like they're not going to do the other stuff that was suppose to be done on me (I.E. polygraph, etc.). I mean I'm not gonna lie to you, I'm a straight arrow. I KNOW there isn't much to find out about me in terms of anything negative. ...But how can they skip steps? I mean that's what it sounds like they're doing...? I'm really confused. I'm not sure if I should be skeptical and it was a mistake in use of words, or if I should start tearing up from the fact that I may have just nailed my dream job, at my dream department, on my first "friggin'" try.
.. Yesterday, I received a call from the assistant chief of police. Naturally, I thought he was calling me to tell me I made it to the next phase, which is the polygraph test. Instead, he asked me "are you still interested in working for the XXXXX department?" Of course I said yes. Then he said "we're going to move on with the unconditional hire, and I'd like to meet with you next week. The only thing that will be required of you is to take a drug test, which we will do here." The time and date was set.
I didn't want to pry or shoot myself in the foot by asking if we were skipping steps. It sounds like they're not going to do the other stuff that was suppose to be done on me (I.E. polygraph, etc.). I mean I'm not gonna lie to you, I'm a straight arrow. I KNOW there isn't much to find out about me in terms of anything negative. ...But how can they skip steps? I mean that's what it sounds like they're doing...? I'm really confused. I'm not sure if I should be skeptical and it was a mistake in use of words, or if I should start tearing up from the fact that I may have just nailed my dream job, at my dream department, on my first "friggin'" try.
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