I've been browsing these boards for a while now and you guys are a glut of good information.
I had a question about my applications. I got married five years ago when I was 18 and my wife and I have since had two kids. I didn't know I wanted to be a cop until about 3.5 years ago when I started working in loss prevention for a chain of retail stores in Minnesota. After almost two years of commuting an hour each way to my full-time job and going to school full-time, I graduated and became eligible to be licensed.
Meanwhile, however, I was extremely hands-off when it came to the everyday household responsibilities. My wife knew I was busy and stressed out and hid a lot of negative financial stuff from me that had occurred during this time. This was a huge mistake of mine and I really don't blame her in the slightest. However, my credit score currently sits about 610, and I now have an eviction on my record.
Yes, I was evicted behind my own back What happened was we failed to give 60 days notice to our apartment complex when we moved out. We had also had had some NSF checks, so were only allowed to pay with a money order. We moved out in 30 days and were charged the extra month's rent. My wife thought it would be okay to send a check since we no longer lived there. The apartment complex balked and filed eviction papers for non-payment of rent since they wouldn't take our check. My wife successfully hid all this from me since I was only really home enough to sleep and our old apartment only had her cell phone number on record. This happened June of 2009.
Things are much better now and my wife and I have gone through both marriage and credit counseling. My credit score is up almost 100 points in the last six months, and I'm able to be totally involved in financial decisions. I am an excellent test-taker and interviewer and have never had a first interview without being given a second. I was backgrounded by my first agency this spring and the chief told me he thought I was immature, and I got the vibe that they thought I was lying about not being involved in my negative financial past. Understandable.
I have two speeding tickets from '06 and '09 and my license was suspended for a couple days in early 2009 because I put off paying for an expired tabs ticket because I couldn't afford it. My work record is impeccable, my GPA was good, I volunteer as a medic, I'll be an EMT-B soon, and I have no drug usage, angry ex-girlfriends, etc...
I just went through two application processes for CSO positions and I'm fourth for one city and I'm in the top two and being backgrounded by another. I need to know how to be honest about my eviction without appearing to be a liar. Is my history enough that I should wait a year or two before applying for another police job? What are my chances of getting on with a department as a CSO or part-time officer?
I had a question about my applications. I got married five years ago when I was 18 and my wife and I have since had two kids. I didn't know I wanted to be a cop until about 3.5 years ago when I started working in loss prevention for a chain of retail stores in Minnesota. After almost two years of commuting an hour each way to my full-time job and going to school full-time, I graduated and became eligible to be licensed.
Meanwhile, however, I was extremely hands-off when it came to the everyday household responsibilities. My wife knew I was busy and stressed out and hid a lot of negative financial stuff from me that had occurred during this time. This was a huge mistake of mine and I really don't blame her in the slightest. However, my credit score currently sits about 610, and I now have an eviction on my record.
Yes, I was evicted behind my own back What happened was we failed to give 60 days notice to our apartment complex when we moved out. We had also had had some NSF checks, so were only allowed to pay with a money order. We moved out in 30 days and were charged the extra month's rent. My wife thought it would be okay to send a check since we no longer lived there. The apartment complex balked and filed eviction papers for non-payment of rent since they wouldn't take our check. My wife successfully hid all this from me since I was only really home enough to sleep and our old apartment only had her cell phone number on record. This happened June of 2009.
Things are much better now and my wife and I have gone through both marriage and credit counseling. My credit score is up almost 100 points in the last six months, and I'm able to be totally involved in financial decisions. I am an excellent test-taker and interviewer and have never had a first interview without being given a second. I was backgrounded by my first agency this spring and the chief told me he thought I was immature, and I got the vibe that they thought I was lying about not being involved in my negative financial past. Understandable.
I have two speeding tickets from '06 and '09 and my license was suspended for a couple days in early 2009 because I put off paying for an expired tabs ticket because I couldn't afford it. My work record is impeccable, my GPA was good, I volunteer as a medic, I'll be an EMT-B soon, and I have no drug usage, angry ex-girlfriends, etc...
I just went through two application processes for CSO positions and I'm fourth for one city and I'm in the top two and being backgrounded by another. I need to know how to be honest about my eviction without appearing to be a liar. Is my history enough that I should wait a year or two before applying for another police job? What are my chances of getting on with a department as a CSO or part-time officer?
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