MY UNOFFICIAL GUIDE FOR NYC POLICE OFFICER APPLICANTS.

A QUICK GUIDE TO THE NYPD APPLICATION PROCESS (THIS SITE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE NYPD, OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK!! IM MERELY A CANDIDATE, OFFERING THE EXPERIENCES OF MY SELF AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS ). I MADE THIS SITE QUICK, ILL WORK ON IT IN THE WEEKS TO COME AND ADD ANYTHING I THINK OF.

1) TAKE THE ENTRANCE EXAM.

- NOW.

2) WAIT FOR YOUR RESULTS (THIS CAN TAKE A FEW MONTHS). IF YOU PASS, YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GET HIRED- GIVEN YOU PASS THE SCREENING PROCESS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR YOU TO SECURE ALL THE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED LATER ON. BE PRO-ACTIVE, AND PREPARED IN THIS PROCESS. (FOR A LIST OF DOCUMENTS YOU MAY NEED, CLICK HERE)

3) GREAT- GOT YOUR SCORE- NOW WAIT FOR YOUR INITIAL CANVAS LETTER ( LETTER INSTRUCTING YOU TO APPEAR FOR A MEDICAL EXAM).WHEN YOU RECIEVE IT,  SHOW UP EARLY, DO NOT BE LATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION (OPERATIONS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS- BRING THEM WITH YOU ON THAT DATE).

WHEN YOU GO- REMEMBER, YOUR DRESSING FOR A JOB, NOT TO GO TO A "HOE DOWN" OR A CLUB. LOOK THE PART! IF YOU MAKE IT THROUGH THIS PART, YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATOR. FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATOR RELATIVELY QUICKLY.  YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED A DATE FOR YOUR WRITTEN PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM AT THIS TIME. AT THIS POINT, STUFF IS REALLY GETTING GOING. REMEMBER- IN THIS PROCESS, IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A LIE, YOU ARE VIRTUALLY DONE. YOU WILL MOST LIKELY BE CAUGHT AND IF YOU ARE, YOU ARE DONE. DO NOT LIE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD NOT PREPARE YOUR SELF ON HOW YOU WILL ADDRESS CERTAIN QUESTIONS.

4) (THE FOLLOWING MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN IN THIS ORDER- REMEMBER- THERE IS ZERO LOGIC, RHYME, OR REASON TO ANYTHING IN THIS PROCESS).

    A) YOU MEET WITH YOUR INVESTIGATOR. SOME OF THEM MAY BE A BIT SLOW TO GET YOU AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THEM. TRY NOT TO NAG THEM TOO MUCH, THESE PEOPLE ARE BUSY. BUT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR FARE SHAKE- AND THEY SHOULD GET YOU IN. RESERVE THE USE OF THE SUPERVISOR'S CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY'S. WHEN YOU MEET WITH YOUR INVESTIGATOR, ITS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO PRESENT YOUR SELF AS CLEAN CUT AND AS WELL DRESSED AS POSSIBLE. HAVE ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION READY, WITH TWO PHOTOCOPIES OF EVERYTHING YOU BRING. YOU MAY ENGAGE YOUR INVESTIGATOR IN SMALL TALK- BUT, DO NOT TALK LIKE YOU ARE OUT IN THE STREET. "BUSINESS-CASUAL". DO NOT LIE TO YOUR INVESTIGATOR. IF ITS ON PAPER, ASSUME THEY WILL FIND IT. BE UP FRONT ABOUT EVERYTHING.

    B) THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS IS PERHAPS THE MOST MYSTICAL PART OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT LIE- BUT, THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN AND SHOULD DO TO

IT SURE IS CHEAPER AND FASTER THAN APPEALING A DISQUALIFICATION. THERE IS MUCH TOO MUCH TO COVER ON HERE, AND I RECOMMEND YOU CHECK OUT THE PRECEDING LINK.

5) THE JST. (OBSTACLE COURSE, AGILITY, PHYSICAL). IF YOU CANT PASS

IF YOU SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THESE FOUR PHASES,  YOU ARE "4Q". CONGRATULATIONS- YOU ARE QUALIFIED IN ALL FOUR ASPECTS OF TESTING, CONTINGENT YOU PASSING A "MINI MEDICAL"- WHICH IS BASICALLY A BRIEF UPDATE OF PAPERWORK, AND A DRUG TEST.

IF YOU HAVE A HOLD, YOU NEED TO ADDRESS IT WITH YOUR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATOR. IF YOU ARE ON PLACED ON REVIEW - THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT SECTION! 

DO NOT RELY ON ANYONE- YOUR "HOOK" OR YOUR "CRANE", WHILE THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP- MOST OF THESE GUYS TURN OUT TO BE FLAKES. NO ONE IS GOING TO RISK THEIR CAREER DOING STUFF THAT'S "UNETHICAL". 

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