Senior Police Officer Intake

last SG · 2016-01-20T21:36:35+00:00

Woah November? All the best man!!

mavislee SG

@yamihami I did email them to ask how long will the wait be between the stages. They didnt commit and replied that they are clearing a lot of applicants.

yamihami SG

@mavislee yeah that's what they told us during my SA. Thay they have alot of backlog of applicants

mavislee SG

@yamihami I see. Anyway I looked through all the posts made in this forum to have a sense of the timeline. Those who applied in Dec 2015 and Jan 2016 went for panel interview in April 2016 and May 2016. In short, you are very right that our wait is much longer than them cos we are not even halfway through even though it has been more than 5 months since we submitted our applications. I wonder if those who applied between July to Nov 2016 are still waiting for their panel interview. If they are still waiting, this probably means they are really cutting down heavily on recruitment.

Ted81free SG

Hi all!

Noticed there're lots of replies here on SPF SPO but very little on other home team positions. Are there by any chance other threads for the others or are they all here? I'm keen to join SPS as SPO (Senior Prison Officer). I just got back from the Home Team Show and Festival 2017 but realized I forgot to ask a lot of things. If y'all are able to reply, kindly advice! :D

1) There are 2 entry ranks for SPO: ASP1 and RO1. How do their jobs differ?

2) How does the interview process go? I've only ever seen one by @anyhoow stating as followed:
(Reporting 8.30am, finish around 12.15pm)
- Document check
- Height and weight
- Colour blindness test
- Situational based MCQ in a conference/meeting room
- Video screening on SPO responsibilities
- Mass dialogue session
- Intro and why you want to join SPS and relating your current job to the position
- Open question to share opinions.
In essence, I'd like to know if they did miss out anything. Because I feel confident looking at these? ^^;;

3) I've noticed in this thread the occasional mention of superificial body check for tattoos for interviewees SPOs in SPF. Will this be a concern in SPS as well? I have a tattoo around my wrist and one on my forearm but am really keen on joining.

Thanks!

mavislee SG

Hi @Ted81free i think this forum was created in 2016 by one of the applicants. You probably got to google for forums relating to other Home Team posts, or if there are really none, to create one yourself. As for the entry rank, I believe the SPF recruitment website has a thorough elaboration so maybe you would like to check that out.

yamihami SG

@mavislee yeah that's the same trend that I noticed. I thought the second stage included AD dialogue but it didn't. it is quite disappointing as I have waited for 2 and a half months just for a psychometric test haha. Hopefully they will combine AD dialogue and clinical interview together for the next stage..

noel.91 SG

@yamihami and @mavislee

Since now there is no AD dialogue, I wonder why they still write "The dialogue session will involve the following". Anyway, hopefully there is no extra stage. Meaning AD dialogue combine w clinical interview or some others, so that total is still 5 stages instead of 6.

yamihami SG

@noel.91 yeah I noticed that too. Must be a copy paste template but forgot to remove the dialogue word. I also hope that we don't have an extra stage. Is your test on 24th or 23rd?

yamihami SG

Guys, I email the guy with regards to the new recruitment process.

This was his reply "As there is a change in our recruitment process, AD interview component will be removed.

Thus, the 2^nd stage will only consist of the psychometric test and verification of documents.

The 3^rd stage still remain as Clinical Interview with the psychologist and 4^th stage is the panal interview."

Awesome! They removed the AD dialogue component :D

mavislee SG

Glad to know that the number of stages is unchanged. Do you guys happen to have any friends who applied between july and nov last year? Wondering if they are still waiting for their clinical interview or panel interview.

noel.91 SG

@yamihami

That's great news! My session is on 24th May 11am, probably same as @mavislee.

Good luck!

mavislee SG

Yes. Mine is also on 24 May 11am. I certainly hope they can speed up the process to preferrably two weeks between the stages. Haha.

Morrymorrytan SG

Hi everyone. I have created a new thread 'senior police officer intake 2017'. We can update our progress and questions there since this thread is meant for the 2016 intake, which I assume most applicants are already inactive.

FireIce SG

heading edited to maintain relevancy since there is already a steady discussion here, regardless of year of intake

noel.91 SG

@Morrymorrytan so how's ur application gng? I tot of creating 1 for 2017 as well haha, looks like dunnid alr...

Wong Jie Yi SG

Hi all,

I'm currently on my re-appplication which was submitted on 21st March'17, still no news so far. About the change in the application process, does that mean the 1st stage is still SA, but only essay writing? Since now Psychometric test and verification of documents are now pushed to a 2nd stage. Btw, in my previous application the waiting time to SA was about 2 months, but seems like now it's getting longer. Still, all the best to all! :)

mavislee SG

Yeah that seems to be the case according to yamihami. Did they reject your previous application because you have yet to graduate? Able to share the questions for the panel interview for your first try?

Lol83Lol SG

I applied for the Senior Officer role in Prisons sometime in late Apr.

Saw on the career portal that they kept on extending the deadline for application.

Wonder what that means?

Anyone know if there is a cut-off age for mid-career entrant?

Wong Jie Yi SG

@mavislee Hi Mavis, I'm not sure of the exact reason but I think I was too nervous in the interview, so very important to keep calm and be confident. Anw, I only managed to get to the Dialogue Session.. I think the questions are quite standard for fresh grads like me then. Those I remember were:

- Tell me about yourself and why you chose to join the SPF?

- What do you think makes yourself different from the other candidates?

- Tell me about a leadership role you've taken up.

- What are some of the recent things/news you know about the SPF?

mavislee SG

I dont think I did well for the psychometric test today :(

Hi all. Does anyone happen to know when and how would the rejection be if we did not pass the psychometric test? Would we receive an email or would we have to check [email protected] for update?

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