by Jan Scrutton | Mar 25, 2026 | Career interview, Coaching, Mentoring, Police promotion, Police Staff Interview, Uncategorised
Our new book! Are you thinking about promotion in the police as a police officer to sergeant / inspector or police staff promotion? Have you just taken your formal written test as an officer – then our new book will be just what you need! This is our guide to...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 22, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview, Police Staff Interview, Police Staff Recruitment
Helping you prepare for your Police Online Assessment Centre – Tip of the Week. Careers In Blue specialise in Police Recruitment. Every week, we issue a recruitment Tip of the Week This weeks Tip is back to basics – it’s something I used to do...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 22, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, National Sift, Police Recruitment
Careers In Blue Modular Training for Police Recruitment Just applied to be a police officer and need some help with the National Sift or Online Assessment Centre? Our new Careers In Blue, Modular Training Courses (online, not just videos) are just what you need if...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 22, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, National Sift, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview, Uncategorised
Police officer recruitment can take at best 6 months, generally up to 12 months. It can be a lengthy process. Failing tests such as the National Sift means you have to wait 3 months before you can take it again. You can only take it twice in 12 months – same for...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 22, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, National Sift, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview, Police Staff Recruitment, Uncategorised
What is the ‘Pathway to Success’ for a Potential Police Officer? At Careers In Blue, we’ve introduced our ‘Pathway to Success.’ This is the way you can increase your chances of passing police recruitment FIRST TIME. It’s a number of...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 2026 | Application pathway, Career interview, Police Recruitment Interview, Police Staff Interview, Police Staff Recruitment
How can you balance job interviews in your favour? Careers In Blue will show you how to tip the scales in your direction and give you the best chance of achieving success and get the job you’ve worked so hard to get. It’s all about preparation So your...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, OSARA model, Partnership Working, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
Police Recruitment Start to Finish – what’s it like? What does it mean? How much do you know about it? There are many stages to police recruitment – it’s not easy to get a good understanding of what it entails – what can help you decide...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 2026 | Application pathway, Police Recruitment
Spring into Summer with Careers In Blue and kick start a healthier lifestyle! The majority of us could do with being a little bit more healthy than we currently are. I certainly could. I decided this week to kick start my fitness and be out in the fresh air a bit more...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, National Sift, Police Recruitment
Just applied for the Police? This week’s Tip of the Week is for those of you preparing for your National Sift or Online Assessment Centre date having just put an application in. There are options but the majority of police forces follow this process, the National Sift...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 2026 | Career interview, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview, Police Staff Interview
Looking for employment, as a retired Police officer – how important is your CV to get you a job interview? It’s so annoying to hear a lot of people say,’ I’ve fired my CV off to fifty companies and not heard a single thing….’ Every job you apply for should be a...
