by Jan Scrutton | Jun 13, 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 | Jun 13, 2025 | 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 | Jun 13, 2025 | 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 | Jun 13, 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 | Jun 13, 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 | Jun 13, 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...
