There is no shortage of current affairs that you should keep yourself apprised of, especially in regards to law enforcement
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Preparing for a promotional interview can be one of the most stressful times in your law enforcement career, largely because of the oral board interview. While there is no way to know which specific questions you’ll be asked, there are only so many types of questions that will be asked. Knowing what types of questions you can expect in your promotional interview can go a long way to helping you prepare, so here they are:
1) Opening Statements Just about every interview starts with this type of question, so be sure to anticipate it. Opening statement questions are your biggest opportunity to show to the panel your competence, commitment, and credibility.
2) Bragging Points These types of questions allow you expand on your strengths and achievements. Toot your own horn, because no one else will do it for you!
3) Supervisory and Leadership Concepts This is the most common type of promotional interview question, and is really the core focus of the entire interview. These questions are your opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of what it means to be a supervisor and how leaders function in your work environment.
4) Policy and Procedure The best supervisors have a good understanding of their department’s policy issues. This can be a tedious topic to study, but demonstrating a strong working knowledge of policy and procedure will give you a leg up on the competition.
5) Tactical or Emergency Operations These questions are designed to examine your thought process. It is important that you understand incident command systems and the management of complex and critical incidents. Be prepared to logically lists the steps you would take as a supervisor of a tactical or emergency operation.
6) Personnel Issues During your tenure as a supervisor, you are sure to be faced with any number of personnel issues, such as a subordinate’s poor performance or a challenge to your authority. Be ready to answer each personnel issue question as though you are already a supervisor. Be inquisitive about what is causing the problem, and be decisive about how to deal with it.
7) Tough Choices These interview questions present you with a moral or ethical dilemma, often presented in the form of a scenario that will force you to make a touch choice. There is not always a right answer to these questions. Instead, they are designed to test your reasoning ability. Discuss your options and the reasoning behind your choice.
8) Hot Topics There is no shortage of current affairs that you should keep yourself apprised of, especially in regards to law enforcement. Hot Topic questions give you an opportunity to express your opinion on one of these issues. Be constructive, and remember that as a law enforcement officer, you serve the public.
9) Closing Comments Do you have anything you’d like to add before the interview is concluded? You should. Have a strong, well-prepared answer to this type of question. Recap key points from your introduction, bring up bragging points that you did not otherwise get to highlight, and remind the panelists what you sets you apart from your competition.
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Police Lieutenant Interview Questions – Weingarten and Garrity Answer Demo
Why Are You Interested In This Role?
The interviewers ask this question to know what makes you interested to be a lieutenant. Honestly reply what drives you towards the role and talk about the skills that make you suitable.
Sample Answer
“I have always dreamt of a career dedicated to public service and law enforcement. Being a public servant is a matter of honor, and it gives me immense satisfaction to serve the country. Becoming a lieutenant has been a long-term dream to direct my services towards law enforcement, administration, and public safety.”
What Are The Roles Of A Lieutenant?
The interview wants to see whether you are knowledgeable about the roles and duties of a lieutenant. Answer in brief the list of responsibilities a lieutenant has to handle.
Sample Answer
“The roles of a lieutenant include supervising a team of law enforcement staff and police sergeants. A lieutenant is also responsible for overseeing assignments, investigations, and patrol operations. The officer must ensure that all laws, policies, and correct procedures are being followed, and prepare and review reports from time to time.”
Here are some sample interview questions about leadership that you should prepare to answer as you study for the police Sergent and/or lieutenant interview.
Since many of your police interview questions are going to be behavioral based, as well as many of leadership type scenarios, I recommend that you read Job Interview Secrets. Once you read Robert’s e-book thoroughly, you’ll have the interview panel very interested in you.
As your police officer career progresses and you are looked upon as a veteran officer, the next step is to either interview to become a sergeant or a lieutenant.
If you thought interviewing to become a police officer was tough, wait until you interview for a leadership position; it’s even tougher. Since the panel will rate you on your leadership capabilities, you’ll want to read up on the most commonly asked leadership interview questions and answers.
Police Lieutenant Interview Question: Which employee rights would you address if you were conducting a disciplinary interview?
“Over the years, the courts have extended protections to public employees due to the property interests that are implied in many, but not all, law enforcement agencies. Because the agency in which I work does fall under such court-ordered protections, as a lieutenant conducting a disciplinary interview I will assure that the rights extended under the Weingarten decision and Garrity Decision are afforded to the affected personnel; I will also recommend that the protections defined under the Loudermill decision are applied if warranted by a decision to terminate the employee.
With regards to Weingarten rights, if a unionized employee is going to be interviewed for a work-related violation that may result in discipline, that employee may request a union representative be present during the interview. Some details that I will keep in mind are: that the representative must have a connection to the union, that a reasonable amount of time must be allowed for the representative to appear and confer with the employee, and that the union representative may not interfered with the interview, but may engage to clarify and assist the employee.
Garrity rights will be in effect if the employee is compelled to answer questions during the interview. By compelled, I mean that there will be a likely negative consequence, such as additional discipline, if the employee does not answer investigatory questions. If the employee’s conduct had the potential to be criminal, a distinction must be made that the compelled testimony will not be used against the employee in criminal proceedings. I would recommend that a separate team of investigators conduct the criminal investigation independent from the administrative investigation so as to preserve the employee’s right against self-incrimination.
Lastly, if the investigation results in a discipline recommendation of termination, the employee is entitled to due process before such termination may take place. In this case, the protections commonly referred to as Loudermill will be in play and consist of providing the employee with notice of the charges and evidence against them as well as the potential for termination. Additionally, a pre-termination hearing must be held where the employee is allowed the opportunity to defend themself and make arguments against termination.
As a lieutenant I will have a responsibility to be fair and law abiding when confronting individuals who have violated workplace rules and are facing discipline. I will keep myself current regarding these rules and assure that they are understood by the supervisors and investigators under my command.
And those are the main workplace rules, in addition to our union contract and agency personnel rules, that I will assure are applied in disciplinary investigations.”
FAQ
What are the duties of a lieutenant?
Why do I want to be lieutenant?
What questions do they ask in police job interview?
- Tell us a little bit about yourself. In any oral board, this will be one of the first questions that is asked. …
- Why did you choose to become a police officer? …
- Why do you want to work at this agency? …
- What is your greatest weaknesses? …
- Moral questions. …
- The interview is over, is there anything else you’d like to say?
What is the purpose of a police lieutenant?
