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I'm getting a bit nervous now. Will I be any good, will I like it, will I have enough money to pay the bills.... At the moment I just want this year to be finished as quickly as possible with my training behind me lol.

Hi, Anyone else waiting for their fitness/medical date for west mercia?? Just wondering!

I sent my application out before christmas and haven't heard a thing from the police yet. I had a missed call once on ma phone from them bt never rang it back. Should I have heard something yet telling me whether they have received the form or rejected me? Advice needed.

Hi All, True to form i said i would let you know how i got on, well not good news today,I'm afraid. I failed my fitness test. I got 4 minutes-10 seconds on the circuit, which was 25 seconds too long. I passed the push pull element 20kg, but you need both to go through. I am absolutely gutted, distraught, right disappointed in my self. I felt it was a none starter from the off my nerves definitely got the better of me. I couldn't breath and that was before i had started. I did loads of preparation for the fitness and felt i was reasonably fit for an olden, but hey i will not be deterred ,I will go back and try again and again if necessary…

Thought I would put this on this forum to hopefully get some feedback from some one who may have some related experience (having already gone through recruitment satges) I was just wondering if anyone had come across a situation like this before or if anybody had any advice on the matter. I am currently going through the initial stages of greivance proceedings against my previous employer. The reason I am doing this, is they would not grant any time off for me to attend the pre-induction training module that the force I applied to run as part of the final application satges. As a result of this I was left with no alternative other than to resign. This then led to me lo…

am i the only one to spot this, for those who are doing or have done their assessment you may have spotted that in the film Hot Fuzz the Police division is Sandford. Unless i'm wrong isnt this the same division as in the a/c? If so i wanna transfer my application to them! http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/trailers/...enu_hotfuzz.htm

I'm an idependant special with BTP, I want to join full time. I decided to apply for NYP, because BTP had stopped recruiting. Now though I've been informed I can apply for regular post. What do I do submit my application for NYP or go for NYP?

Hello, So.....i have my final interview in little over 1 month and i'm getting twitchy already. Has anyone recently been through it that can over any guidance? I have answers for most of the tricky questions i've been told about but i don't want to get caught out on aything - esp diversity issues. I will be prepping an answer for each competency and finding out about force issues. Is there anything else that can help me prepare? I've been in the process nearly a year now and i don't want to fall at the lat hurdle Thanks, in advance, for any help.

Hi all I work for GSL the prison escorts (used to be group 4) for the last 4 years and have been driving for 9 years. I haver never in all my years of driving had a speeding ticket, then 1 turned up last week :? and another one today! thats two in two weeks It's my own fault and i hold my hands up, the only thing is thats 6 points now in the last two weeks, ihave my medical today with wmp and my fitness on 3rd march. Will this cause my app to be dropped?? The irony is i was transporting prisoners on both occasions Thanks in advance liam

So I have passed the application, a/c and final interview so far. I have a visit with the Occi Health Nurse next Tuesday to discuss my previous Asthma episodes. I have been clear of Asthma for at least 2 years and am not on any medication. I now woke up 2 days ago with a what I think may be a blimin chest infection. I am hacking up stuff! and when I blow out hard(which I will have to do for my lung capacity test next week) I can hear a wheeze on my chest. What is the chances of this happening right now?! My question to you is do I visit my doctor? and if I do will this go against me? Or should I just hope it goes away by next week? Any suggestions would be very…

I have been given the 20th Jan for my assessment date at 7.45am :shock: Just wondering if anyone else has that date? Also really chuffed as they also included the feedback about the application form which i think is really useful. It broke down each competancy question and explained how you did in relation to other candidates, overall it said I did better than 97% of candidates (cant believe it, think they must have got that bit wrong!!) but it is a real confidence boost for the a/c. There is also a a/c preparation evening on the 6th Feb, has anyone been on one of these evenings, are they of any use? Cheers

I have my initial interview with Strathclyde police this week and am revising possible interview questions. I am struggling to think of an answer for: When was the last time you were angry? and Tell me your biggest weakness? Any ideas would be great... Thanks

Hello all, I just thought that I would post my experience of the day I had during my assessment so that it might be of use to those about to attend an assessment centre. Yes the A/C is quite a traumatic experience and very stressful. However, if you are well prepared then all should go well. At the a/c you are divided into groups of usually 8 people. Each group will start on a different part of the assessment. For ease of reference, I will explain what happened to me on my day. The first test was the numeracy. This comprised of 25 questions to be answered within 12 minutes. The questions range from basic numeracy to working out areas or volumes. I then proceeded…