Police Promotion Preparation: A Guide for Passing the Promotional Process on the First Attempt - Softcover

Cook, Christopher; May Esq., Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1514779781 ISBN 13: 9781514779781

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Police Promotion Preparation is dedicated to preparing police, firefighters, and corrections officers for advancement to the next level of supervision. Prepare yourself for promotion by taking advantage of this training. These techniques will enhance your chances for promotion and make you more desirable as a promotional candidate. It details specific techniques used to both develop and evaluate candidates during a promotional process. This book covers specific training in communication, academic testing, scenario-based training and interviewing. Learn the skills necessary to communicate your knowledge and preparation to an evaluator. Often, it is not a lack of skills which inhibits a candidate’s chances for promotion, it is their ability to communicate the possession of those skills. Academic testing informs the reader of methods used in academic test development. It also gives the reader tools to incorporate while taking the exam. Learn the skills needed to perform better in an essay or multiple-choice testing environment. Test taking is a skill set which can be improved upon with the right technique. Scenario based evaluation is one of the key ways for an evaluator to determine a candidate’s ability to respond during critical incidents in an artificial environment. Learn organization and presentation skills which put you at the top of the list. Our approach provides you with insights that improve your chances for promotion. Along with the other skills needed for promotion, learn interview techniques. Many promotional processes have an oral interview component. Police Promotion Preparation teaches you how to get as many points possible during this stage.

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About the Author

Christopher Cook, Esq. is a current command level officer at a large police agency. He is a certified law enforcement and corrections officer in the state of Florida. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration Management with a minor in Marketing from Florida Atlantic University. He is an attorney and has obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Nova Southeastern University. He is a graduate of the United States Army’s Basic Leadership Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, and Basic Non-Commissioned Officers’ Course. He is also a graduate of Broward County Sheriff’s Office’s Supervisory Leadership Course. He is certified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as an instructor. Jonathan May, Esq. is communications professor and attorney. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in Speech Communication at the University of Illinois, a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies at the University of Miami and a Doctor of Jurisprudence at Nova Southeastern University. He has taught communications at Nova Southeastern University, Keiser University, Keiser Career College, Praxis Institute, Everest Institute and Miami Dade College.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1514779781
• ISBN 13: 9781514779781
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 82