by Jan Scrutton | Aug 22, 2025 | 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 Jan Scrutton | Aug 22, 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 | Aug 22, 2025 | Application pathway, Assessment Centres, Career interview, National Sift, Police Recruitment, Police Recruitment Interview
The Police Constable Entry Programme is a popular 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 months...
by Jan Scrutton | Aug 22, 2025 | Assessment Centres, National Sift, Police Recruitment, Police Staff Recruitment, Uncategorised
Police Recruitment whether it’s as a police officer, special constable or Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), can have it’s first test after your initial application, as the National Sift. What is it? The National Sift is a computer based test....
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...
