Police Officer Interview
Questions & Answers

SUGGESTED ANSWER:

“To begin with, I am a hard-working, committed and highly-motivated person who prides himself on the ability to continually learn and develop new skills. I currently work as a customer services manager for a transportation company. Prior to taking up this role approximately ten years ago, I spent five years working as a front-line soldier in the Army. In addition to being a family person, I also have my own hobbies and interests which include team sports such as football and also playing the guitar in a local band.

I am a loyal person who has a strong track record at work for being reliable, flexible and customer-focused. My annual appraisals are consistently to a high standard and I am always willing to learn new skills. Before applying for this job, I studied the role of a police officer and also the role of the police force in depth, to make sure I was able to meet the requirements of the role. Having been working for my current employer for almost ten years now, I wanted to make sure I had the potential to become a competent police officer before applying. Job stability is important to me and my family and, if successful, I plan to stay in the police force for many years.

Finally, the additional qualities I possess that I believe would benefit the role of a police officer include, being physically and mentally fit, organisationally and politically aware, determined, reliable, an excellent team player, organised, committed, capable of acting as a positive role model for the police force and being fully open to change.”

SUGGESTED ANSWER

“I believe the work I would undertake will be extremely diverse and varied in nature and the role would require me to use a wide remit of skills and expertise. To begin with, I would be acting as a positive role model for the police force by acting with honesty, integrity and delivering a service to the public that exceeds their expectations. I would also be providing, on a daily basis, a reassuring high-visibility presence within the community, whilst also responding to incidents, gathering evidence and taking contemporaneous notes and statements of incidents and reports of crimes as and when they are reported. I would be required to attend and protect crime scenes and also investigate incidents through effective policing and by also following my training and operational procedures at all times. I would make arrests when appropriate, complete custody procedures and also interview suspects and present evidence in court. I would liaise and work with other stakeholders and agencies to make sure we all worked towards a common goal of protecting the community in which we serve. I would also be required to put vulnerable people, victims of crime and witnesses first. I would be required to face challenging and difficult situations on a daily basis and I would need to be at my best at all times to ensure I uphold the principles of policing. Finally, I would be required to adopt the core competencies of the police officer’s role and utilise interpersonal skills to diffuse and respond with integrity to any situation.”