Candidates are sometimes surprised by the thoroughness of the psychological exam, including the written and oral components. Additionally, candidates can be shocked to learn how thorough the psychologist will be when investigating the following: school, work, interpersonal relationships, family relationships, legal issues, financial issues, substance use or abuse, alcohol use or abuse and mental
How to Avoid a NYPD Character Disqualification
YOU MUST BE CANDID AND HONEST…
If you have been arrested you must check that your arrest appears on your APD5. Frequently, candidates give the excuse that “someone told me my arrest record was sealed”. This is not an excuse, and it will not work. If you have been arrested, you must disclose
3 1/2 Hour 2nd Psychological Interview Resulted in Reversal of NYPD Disqualification
One of my clients was recently 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 were true, the psychologist would not have spent 3 1/2 hours with the candidate and