by Jan Scrutton | May 6, 2025 | Application pathway, Career interview, Coaching, Mentoring, Police promotion, Police Recruitment, Police Staff Interview, Police Staff Recruitment
New Services from Careers In Blue Preparing for promotion or a lateral move application can feel daunting — especially if it’s been years since your last interview or you’re tackling a competency-based application for the first time. This is your chance to take a big...
by Jan Scrutton | May 5, 2025 | 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 | May 5, 2025 | 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 | Apr 10, 2025 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
How can you start preparing with Careers In Blue for your Police Recruitment journey? Lots of forces are currently advertising with a recruitment campaign for the various entry level pathways to join the Police. These are the Police Constable Entry Programme (PCDA),...
by Jan Scrutton | Apr 10, 2025 | 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 | Apr 10, 2025 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, National Sift, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
The Police Constable Entry Programme is a fairly new entry pathway, now advertised by many police forces across the country. It’s a great entry pathway for many reasons for many people. But why is it different? It’s different because up until about 18...