police assesment

[pegasusp3]

i have resently been turned down for the pcso i never even made it through the application stage . the comptency assesment is hard and i have no experiance in life or ever been in a situation that they have asked about i am applying again in december i need help

[CAJ1]

What was the situation they asked about?

[pegasusp3]

about life experinces moral issues diffences in race religion addapting youself to suit the other persons moral beliefs

[CAJ1]

Was it the written exam or the play roles? I got through the written assessment and the role plays and was invited to the medical so can help you if you like. I think whether you have experiences or not some of it is common sense. I think if you go on Amazon you can get the test papers. Did they not send you a practice test in your application pack?

[pegasusp3]

here is the question think of a example of a situation when you have shown respect for someone who had a important aspect of there lifestyle ( for example a deep-rooted moral or religous belief that differed significantly from your own .

[Ethel]

Have you ever attended a wedding or a funeral of a friend of a different faith?

Or covered your head in Church abroad?

[pegasusp3]

sorry i am female 28 i life in a very quite place in cumbria that has no dilemmas

[CAJ1]

In a question like that you need to show that you have respect for others. If you have a question like that you need to emphasise that you understand others are different to you, that is what makes us all individual. They may believe in God whereas you might not but you wouldn't tell them they were wrong as you respect their beliefs and are willing to listen to them.

It is to show the police that you are not racist, you have respect for others, you can accept a person for who they are etc as you wouldn't make a good police person if you don't respect others opinions or listen to them. Can you now think of an example in your life that would reflect this?

[bednobs]

if you have no experience in life nor been in any situations they might ask about, it was probably for the best they turned you down

[pegasusp3]

dilemma'a you no problems not a religion its a word

[Eve]

Why not get yourself out and about into the community, do some voluntary work with different parts of the community and maybe some residential ones further afield.

There are projects that work with the homeless like soup kitchens or charities like Victim Support.

You could do a first aid course to gain more emergency related skills there and learn a discliplined martial art for controlled self defence and fitness.

Maybe you could help somewhere where english is taught to people who don't speak it as a first language?

You could learn another language which could be of use especially with the rise in immigration and an increasingly multicultural society eg polish or an indian language.

Make sure you can back up evidence of requisite skills such as being fit and active and administratively sound.

Prove you can communicate with a wide range of people, handle tough situations, intimidating people, can face some of the scarier aspects of life while remaining calm and practical.

There is also the more emotive side, telling relatives someone has died or been seriously injured, calming people down after something horrible, trying to extract relevant information out of people who could be in all kinds of states.

Keep notes of things you've done eg how you helped out in a difficult situation.

Think of the different things police do on a day to day basis and think of what skills you will need and how you can develop and prove you have those skills.