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Just for the heck of it I want to know what you people think. I just had a call doing a backround check on a poetential new hire. They asked the same standard checks that we have all either done or heard. My question is, is there anyone stupid enough to list a reference that is going to say bad stuff about them. I find this process to be a cover your tail, old formality. Just curious if you have ever called a reference and had some say I would...

Great advice Jason! Thanks!

I was under the impression that background investigators would ask the good references that you give for additional names of anyone else that may know you, and so on. So by the end, they would be calling people you never imagined and some that would potentially give you a bad reference.

Another option is to take the "Police Officer 1 & 2" and the State Patrol civil service exams. Many smaller agencies piggy back onto those lists to look for viable candidates instead of going to all the expense and difficulty of posting for applications and writing their own tests.

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanA I'm pretty sure the Madison PD website had a video demonstrating the push-ups. I believe it showed hands on the floor and your elbows have to go to 90 degrees.... if you understand what I'm trying to say. But don't quote me on that. It's just my guess. Yeah I get that. Just wondering if they do the chest to fist like LAPD does in their physical exams. Either way I am looking forward to...

Quote: Originally Posted by JasonT80 Push ups? I thought they had a benchpress It's up to you. You can either choose XX% of your body weight to bench press or you can choose to do XX amount of push-ups within the given time.

Thanks Guam. That is a good idea. I will get some resumes out, and definitely keep a list of where I apply and what I hear back from them. Thanks again. Lee

hey guys i have a quick question for all of those who live in or near Madison: Do you happen to know if there is a big population of Bosnians, Serbians or Croatians in or around the area? I will be coming to test in January and was just curious because I am fluent in those languages. Thanks.

No one adds "assumed" overtime into salary figures from HR. There really is no way to include "assumed" overtime as in this line of work it is VERY fluid. I've had pay periods with as many as 50+ hours and have had many with 0 hours. For an hourly rate, you can call or email HR or figure that *most* LE jobs work roughly 1980 hours per year (based on a 6/3 schedule).

Ya, got all those... thanks. I was looking for an hourly rate, and trying to determine if they were adding assumed overtime into that figure listed on their web site.