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, 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 | 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? Embed from Getty Images Everyone loves statistics…. Police Recruitment is a highly competitive process, around 40% will...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 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 | Mar 8, 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...
by Jan Scrutton | Mar 8, 2026 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
So, what’s it all about? The Police Online Assessment Centre for police officer applicants, has 3 Stages; (5) Interview Questions Written Exercise Briefing Exercise. You may only be given up to a week to complete the Assessment Centre so it’s really...
