by Jan Scrutton | Jul 28, 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 | Jul 28, 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 | Jul 28, 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 | Jul 28, 2026 | Career interview, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview, Police Staff Interview
Looking for employment – 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 unique application. Tinker...
by Chris Farrell | Jul 28, 2026 | Application pathway, Career interview, OSARA model, Partnership Working, Police Recruitment Interview
Partnership Working why is it important? It is at the heart of everything the Police and Crime Commissioner does. No organisation can tackle the complex problems and also meet the significant community safety challenges each Police Force faces. The police...
by Jan Scrutton | Jul 28, 2026 | Assessment Centres, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
Deciding to be a police officer is a big life changing decision. For your police recruitment journey – why use Careers In Blue to help you? Everyone loves statistics…. Police Recruitment is a highly competitive process,...
by Chris Farrell | Jul 28, 2026 | Application pathway, Career interview, Police Recruitment Interview, Uncategorised
Making choices in your police career can be sometimes daunting but exciting at the same time. Joining the Police Service gives you many choices. – making decisions as to which direction your career path will take as and when opportunities...
by Jan Scrutton | Jul 28, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Detective, National Sift, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
Police Recruitment offering a Detective Pathway Detective Pathways into the police are advertised regularly these days as an option within police recruitment. You’ll see adverts for DCEP (Detective Constable Entry Programme) or GDP (Graduate Detective Pathway)...
by Chris Farrell | Jul 28, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Police Recruitment
The Police Fitness Test – what is it like? What preparation do you need to pass the test? Am I fit enough? Somethings you may think about when you are told you have a test for initial entry into the police. Do not worry the fitness test...
by Jan Scrutton | Jul 28, 2026 | Application pathway, Career interview, Police Recruitment Interview, Police Staff Interview, Uncategorised
Preparing for a job interview? Use our Careers In Blue’s STORY format – it will help you! You’ve probably heard of many interview preparation techniques – STAR, STARL, CARLI….there’s a lot of ideas out there to help you prepare for...
