Once you’ve submitted your application, the Recruitment Team will be in contact with you to complete an eligibility assessment, to ensure that you meet the entry requirements such as having the relevant qualifications / experience.
The first assessment you will take will be the College of Policing national sift assessment, which includes a behavioural styles questionnaire and situational judgement test.
If you pass the national sift assessment, you will then be invited to take the College of Policing national online assessment. Full details and information will be provided in advance of the assessment.
You will be invited to attend an in-person assessment day with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. The assessment day will include an interview (which includes a presentation), group exercises and taking the job-related fitness test.
A ‘conditional offer’ will outline all of the pre-employment checks that you need to complete, including ‘Right to Work’ documents, references, vetting, medical, job related fitness standards, qualifications and driving license. All pre-employment checks need to be cleared satisfactory before an application can proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
Once all pre-employment checks have been cleared, you will then await the next available intake date/start date. Once we have an intake date that we are able to offer you, you will be provided with a ‘firm offer of employment’ which provides confirmation of your start date, alongside further details such as your collar number, posting area and salary.
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