I was in the process for a department in the DFW area that seemed to be going well until I took the polygraph last week. I was told I reacted on one question on one of the two tests regarding my involvement with drugs. I tried marijuana once or twice at 14 or 15 and that's been my total involvement with drugs. After the examiner talked about that he said it wasn't a big deal and that I really needed to apply to two departments he recommended. I know that people fail even when telling the truth. My issue is how this polygraph was conducted compared to another I passed recently.
The examiner before this recent one was very thorough in the pre-exam questioning. We went over everything and clarified everything. The first examiner was very professional in how he conducted his business and made sure he made no noise or movements himself during the test. The most recent examiner barely covered anything before the exam other than a little off topic chitchat. He cursed multiple times and talked about how other testers that couldn't sit still or not sniff was BS and in general he wasn't entirely professional. During the test he kept moving in his noisy chair due to his back hurting and multiple time he would grab his travel coffee mug and shake it violently before drinking it. I feel that those distractions could have cause an issue with my exam.
I emailed the recruiter/background investigator about this, but I'm not holding my breath on getting a retest. I was told in my letter that I can apply again in a year and that doesn't make sense to me. If I was disqualified due to a polygraph then why allow me to apply again in a year. Either the polygraph matters or it doesn't.
The examiner before this recent one was very thorough in the pre-exam questioning. We went over everything and clarified everything. The first examiner was very professional in how he conducted his business and made sure he made no noise or movements himself during the test. The most recent examiner barely covered anything before the exam other than a little off topic chitchat. He cursed multiple times and talked about how other testers that couldn't sit still or not sniff was BS and in general he wasn't entirely professional. During the test he kept moving in his noisy chair due to his back hurting and multiple time he would grab his travel coffee mug and shake it violently before drinking it. I feel that those distractions could have cause an issue with my exam.
I emailed the recruiter/background investigator about this, but I'm not holding my breath on getting a retest. I was told in my letter that I can apply again in a year and that doesn't make sense to me. If I was disqualified due to a polygraph then why allow me to apply again in a year. Either the polygraph matters or it doesn't.
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