One of my clients recently was called to a second psychological interview with the NYPD.
The interview lasted 3 1/2 hours.
What can you take from this?
One is that these interviews and processes are not taken lightly. If that wasn’t true no psychologist would spent 3 1/2 hours with the candidate and be that
I have been a New York Civil Service Law Attorney for 18 years and I can help you with your disqualification appeal for the NYPD, NYC Police Department; FDNY, Fire Department of NYC; NYC Department of Sanitation; NYC Department of Corrections or DCAS NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
If you have questions about
What are some of the reasons a candidate can be psychologically (psych) disqualified for the NYPD police officer title or other civil service titles?
If a candidate had an IEP Individual Education Plan in school some of the NYPD psychologists see this as a reason to disqualify a candidate. The NYPD psychologist will ask you
The disappointment and frustration of receiving a disqualification letter from NYPD, FDNY, DSNY or New York City Department of Corrections can be addressed by taking action rather than giving up. One of the great parts of New York City civil service jobs is the New York City Civil Service Commission. The process of appeals has
A police officer must first file an appeal with the NYC Civil Service Commission before filing an Article 78 under the doctrine of “exhaustion of remedies.”
A hiring agency may disqualify a candidate up to three years after hiring the candidate. The three year limit does not apply if fraud was used in the application
If you receive a NYPD Psych DQ NOPD you should appeal rather than have to explain this disqualification at every future job interview for the rest of your life.
The percentage of successful appeals has shot up recently due to the psychological re-interview policy at the NYPD. There was a time, not long ago, when
The number of candidates getting their disqualification reversed at a second psychological interview has recently increased.
You must file a NYPD Psych DQ NOPD Appeal in order to get a chance at a second interview. If you receive a second interview you are best served to know the issues that were raised in your
There is some confusion among candidates about whether they must appeal a NYPD psych review NOPD. (Notice of Proposed Disqualification) To clarify: you must appeal a NYPD NOPD psychological disqualification at the NOPD stage or your appeal will be dismissed. The Psychological Assessment section file may only be reviewed by a licensed health care
If you receive a NYPD NOPD psychological disqualification please call (516) 248-0040 or email kevin@sheerinlaw.com to schedule a free in office consultation. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing we are also offering ZOOM consultations.
Kevin has been helping disqualified candidates appeal their NYPD psychological or character disqualifications for more than 18 years now.
He offers
Candidates contact me all the time and email me their NYPD Psych DQ Notice of Disqualification (NOD). When I ask them to search for pss@nypd.org in their email inbox they say they received a NYPD Psych Review Notice of Proposed Disqualification two or three months prior. This creates a problem because during processing you agreed
