Senior Police Officer

last SG · 2009-02-09T20:32:21+00:00

BPguy: So the psychometric is all mcq de rite? Anyway which phase of the interview are u currently at? Pitot: Hello! Yea i think this thread is very informat...

ichigo17 SG

ic thanks .. good luck to u guys and do well in the interview!

Westpoison SG

so they send letter 5days letter telling you that you succeed. I guess mine might be next monday or tuesday. Since my diaglogue is last tuesday

Westpoison SG

ichigo17, any reply on your side yet?

ichigo17 SG

nope not yet.. hopefully will receive their sms this coming week..hopefully we'll all receive gd news from them soon ba.

Westpoison SG

Good luck. Did you applied for other uniform group as well? I got invited for civil defence selection assessment next friday as senior officer. But i hope police give me reply soon. I prefer to be policeman.

ichigo17 SG

thanks, good luck to u too! yah actually i was thinking of applying too, but i was thinking probably ltr, in case everything just crashes tgt. yah same here, but 5 rds of interviews to pass is really long and torturous :S but hopefully all goes well.

Westpoison SG

I received a call 5working days after my dialogue session asking me to go down for a test with the psychologist. Hope i will be fine to pass through it.

Belmont SG

I received a call 5working days after my dialogue session asking me to go down for a test with the psychologist. Hope i will be fine to pass through it.

i say b4 liao, psychologist part is not a test, they not assessing u directly so can't, cannot, not allowed, not authorised, unable to fail u...get it ?!

they only get the data for the panel interviewers who will fail/pass u depending on how u perform and if u are suitable.

congrats, u have 1 foot into SPF liao.

Westpoison SG

How to Ace the panel interview? Dont want to go all the way to panel interview then fail it.

issankho SG

Anyone know how long i got to wait after the psychologist interview? Thanks.

Belmont SG

How to Ace the panel interview? Dont want to go all the way to panel interview then fail it.

the psychrometric test u did in the 1st round will generate a very detailed report abt u...so they roughly know if u can fit in anot already so the rest is see ur character and how u deal with things.

the gal before me got a sense of humour i think...the panel were bursting with laughter...good or bad i dunno cos i dunno if she made it through anot.

just be urself, be frank lor....

Belmont SG

Anyone know how long i got to wait after the psychologist interview? Thanks.

1-2 week bah...very fast one.

Westpoison SG

Can share with us what the panel ask you during the interview?

Belmont SG

Can share with us what the panel ask you during the interview?

sort of standard one lah...just try to show u have the traits to be a Senior PO can liao. i oso got screw up a little bit but apparently, still "ok" to pass it. :)

Make sure u know wat u are going into...real life encounters and stuff...not like army where everything is staged and takes place in SAF grounds. we work in public areas, not "safe" grounds so anything can happen and no "alamak, nvm... we start over again".

gentori SG

Panel interview is different from dialogue session right?

Westpoison SG

I just went for the psychologist interview this morning. Basically the purpose of this interview is to gather information about me so and to prepare the panel for the last interview. One part take to take note is that the psychologist will ask me some questions regarding the answers i made during the first selection assessment.

The last thing to do now is to wait for panel interview.

Jeanettez SG

any1 gg in as PO nxt thurs?

No9 SG

The last thing to do now is to wait for panel interview.

all the best~!

Westpoison SG

Gentori, ya panel is diff from diagloue session. Dialogue is the 2nd round where panel is the 4th (last) rounds of the selection process.

N09, Thank you.

alper SG

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forum and I've learnt a lot reading this forum so far.

I'd like to ask few things to the experienced people like you on the application for the SPO post:

I did my Bachelor degree in an overseas university, Master of Engineering and Ph.D. in Nanyang Technological University. All in the field of electrical and electronic engineering.

Currently, I am working in the R&D area related to electronics...

But, well… I have always appreciated and admired the work of the police. And nowadays, I am seriously considering a career switch from the overly demanding but “still boring” academic circles into the “action–packed” (am I right in this assumption?:)) police force…

At this point I do have the following questions:

1. Is the SPO application still on?

2. I am 32 years old. (height: 1.8m, weight: 78 kg… physically fit... No NS experience, though.). I don’t mind my age, but does my age pose any problem with the job application for senior police officer? My Singaporean friends say that being above 28 years old makes things extremely difficult for someone to be hired for such a post… :(

3. I am an electronics engineer. So will it be awkward for me to apply for SPO post? Are there any examples of such career shifts in the police force? It would be nice to know from among you or your friends so that I can justify my decision to whomever asks about it. :)

4. I have read the job description in the website, but can you tell me more about what is being an SPO like?

5. Regarding the salary: The starting salaries are around 3.5k… Is there any bonus? Can I ask for an increased starting salary based on my post-grad degrees? And what is the typical salary of an SPO after he has worked for, let’s say, 3 years?

6. Based on your forum replies, it is very unlikely that I get accepted into the force. BUT let's say it happened.. The residential training at Home team acad is something like in the army is it? Do they have any scheme that allows you to go off at 6pm, and come back at 7:30 a.m for the next day of training? My house is along Jalan Bahar, leh. :)

Thank you for your time,

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