Bad Past Employment History (How Does It Affect My Police Hiring Process)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- What implications does a poor employment history have on your police hiring process?
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Yea it’s all about showing stability and that you can hold down a stable job for a period of time, I was fired from 4 jobs, but i had the same job for 4 years when I applied and got hired on with my PD, I told them the truth about my job history they respected it and told me not to worry about it that everyone gets fired from a job at some point in their life
Thanks for sharing the positive feedback
I was very unprepared when I got out of the military. I kept looking for jobs that would fulfill me and make me feel like I did in the military and it never came so I wouldn’t be at jobs very long . I explained that to them and they understood. And that was 8-9 years ago
Well done!
Currently going through a background check and I am a bit worried because the last job I worked at terminated my contract unfairly. There was issues with management due to favoritism, harassment, not wanting to have meetings to discuss issues I was facing with the workload but they said I was terminated because “bullying issues with coworkers” in other words issues with them. I have references that can speak on the matter, they also have cases from other employees that are open for harassment but since I was a contract worker it was my word against theirs. I know they won’t give me good reviews or a good reference with the background investigator so it definitely has me worried.
While I understand your issue. Focus on being specific and not elaborating on the issue. Example: Yes I was recently terminated from my previous employer for ....., so I do not believe they will provide a positive review. However, I learned .... from the entire situation.
Right now I have a conditional employment offer and all I have to do is pass my pt and medical/psych but I was worried my past jobs were going to hurt me as I left 3-4 without notices and I still passed the background. I was honest about it explained why I left. I think it also helped me that the jobs I did leave notices at spoke super highly of me and a lot of my bosses and references were current or former leos and they all recommended me for the job
Congrats on the conditional, good luck with all the steps moving forward we are always here to help.
Hey is it cool if I email & ask you a few questions. I’m in the same boat I unfortunately left two jobs without notice but I always had a good work ethic
Hello, I just got done with a police department. The officer said that my work history wasn’t good and that it would be better to have a job for at least 1-3 years. I explained to him that I’m still in college and working. I am at a job that I enjoy now and still in school, so hopefully after I get my degree and stay at this job for a few years I can go back and apply at other locations now that I know that my employment history was a factor.
That's a great plan... stay committed
One thing I like about summer jobs as a college student is if you don't like it you just ride out the season and explain you left because it was the end of said season.
That is great advice thank you for sharing.
Do you have any last minute availability? I didn’t see anything on the calendar for this month or next. Thank you so much.
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I have a call with you next week to discuss multiple things. I am in the middle of 3 background investigations with 3 different departments. I am 33 years old and I did not grow up and get my stuff together until I was having my daughter four years ago. Job history is something I definitely jumped all around but then when I was finding out I was having a daughter I do have much better job history. BUT I am scared that I will not get on anywhere because they may think I am unreliable. Am I to old to still be trying to be a police officer?
It was a good call we covered a lot.
Would leaving after a month ( current job) hurt my chances while I’m in the background process? Currently in college and after starting(the job), I felt that the hrs given and college workload is starting to not be manageable. It’s part time and I can’t stand being there too (not a great fit, good coworkers)
It's not ideal but if you do, you will want to focus on the fact that the schedule did not actually follow the originally needed time. And it conflicted. with your prior scheduled course requirements.
I got my job offer at a jail revoked because they found out I lied to get out of a contract, I'm still trying to figure out how to overcome this..
That is unfortunate to hear, honest is a huge component in criminal justice
I’ve bounced around. But mainly because the jobs didn’t think I was a good fit. I’m in California tho.. and this is an at will state. So most of the time I can do everything right and they want to go in a different direction and fire me
Having terminations never looks good but learning to articulate those hurdles can mitigate how the effect your process
I left several jobs last year due to getting Covid. The jobs were physical and the after affects of Covid were kicking my ass. I had a tough time breathing/ catching my breath. Would that be a valid excuse..?? Because it is true
The reasoning is fine as long as it's still not an issue. The delivery will be the most important, that could determine whether they pass on you or not, if you want to discuss in more detail we can talk here: calendly.com/armoganct/how-to-get-hired-police
I’m 20 years old, I’ve had at least 8 jobs, and I’ve left a lot of them because either bosses were terrible or I received better opportunities, my first job I was fired from for something stupid I did at 18 and I was in college, and I recently got fired for poor performance because I was worried about my education, I’m about to go to the academy in January and I’m worried I’m ruined so early at 20! Please help!
not ruined but you need to stick with a job an get away from the mindset that you will always like every aspect of an employment or employer
I work in the trades as a temp and have bounced around quite a bit from project to project with different staffing agencies. I've also been keen to hold more than one job at a time so my list is fairly long, Thoughts on how this will come across to my background investigator?
This is fine as long as you can articulate it properly and the explanations seem likely.
My main job was seasonal and I found other work until my main job was back in season. It looks like multiple jobs only because there was no work when it got slow with my main job
Just articulate it that way
What about Terminated for not meeting Quota performance?
Articulating this properly is important feel free to jump on a free call www.armoganct.com/Free-call
@@armogantraining7164do you have any calls available for anytime soon? I didn’t see any on the calendar for this month or next. Thanks so much.
How does independent contractor work look? As in Doordash, instacart, etc. Also I did auto detailing independently for awhile
As long as it is consistent it looks fine just make sure you articulate it that way. What I mean by that is make sure you show you have hand long employment, it is technically classified as self-employment usually.
I’ve been working for the same company for over 4 years. I’ve always had side jobs. Right now I have a total of 4 employers at the same time (2 of which are occasional) .. would this hurt my chances?
As long as you don't have any negative marks like terminations it should not hurt you. But remember articulating everything properly is key.
Im 23 Im going back to school to get my actually high school diploma . I had multiple job at i had 6 jobs in the past 7 years. I left each job because they weren't paying the bills when i had my daughter. Im about $3000 in debt . Now my mainw focus is getting that diploma so i cam start my law enforcement dream. What I wanna know is there a chance, that someone that was young ,stupuid and made bad finaical choices . worked at alot of different jobs ,make it in to law enforcement.
I know it wont be easy but my life need a true challenge for once . So is it a waste of time ?
Not at all if that's your biggest hurdle you will be fine, you just need to articulate it correctly.
I’ve had two jobs in the last five years is it a red flag if I “summarized” my job history prior to that? It’s like relationships if it’s less than a year I don’t count it lol
Don't do that it will get you DQ
I have left my last job due to no overtime and I was unemployed for 4 months because they messed up my background check, 3 weeks after having the job there taking away overtime so I will be leaving to work with my friend as his job gives overtime, will my investigator have a problem? Any job I had before was for a long time with good reasons to leave.
This is it depends on the investigator but they will definitely want to be notified. and will possibly follow up with the employers.
@@armogantraining7164 thanks, do you think they will disqualify me? It’s the only job that I left fast
I’m in the hiring process and was just fired from my job will that affect me? It was due to not meeting our sale goal
Articulation is really key here!
What if my supervisor and manager was let go with me? Entire team?
We would need to articulate this better feel free to jump on a free coaching call here: www.armoganct.com/Free-call
I'm a little worried about this for me. 2022 was rough I had four jobs. I do think I can explain this though. One of them I was actually fired becuase my boss found out I was pursing law enforcement. Maybe we can talk about how I can explain this to my eventual background investigatior?
Derek, I left my cell phone at my job and my phone was on, so my boss was searching through my contacts trying to reach my mom. Basically she was trying to tell my mom I left my phone at my job, so she was being noisy looking through my contacts and saw police academy number, police school number, and she saw police officer online workshops and the next day I came in to work she was staring at me and acting very different. But to be honest looking through a person's phone is very private. Yes I got my phone back but who wants someone looking through their phone? Another thing is the other job I was a teacher and when I gave them a two week notice that I will be resigning they asked me why and I told them well I would like to become a cop and they rolled their eyes at me and started treating me different. I also left the job because the owners granddaughter who was the receptionist at the front desk would record me on her personal phone without my consent she also will have me in a group chat with text messages, which means when I was sending texts to my friends, family, and boyfriend she was also receiving them which is very personal. It's like I had no privacy and she was invading my privacy so that's why I left. No one on my job doesn't need to see the text messages I send to my boyfriend or whoever. I did tell her to take me out her group chat because when she sent a text to her aunt I saw the text message she sent I don't need to see that.
We can work through your hurdles, let's jump on a call to discuss. calendly.com/armoganct/how-to-get-hired-police
Thank you for sharing your experience.
@@armogantraining7164 I can't really talk until the evenings. Around 6 pm Pacific time. We have talked before, I know you are in the east coast. Any chance you can make a late night expection for me?
@@derekevans8294 sure send me an an email to the email address we spoke with before. And we can schedule something.
Do you still respond?
Of course
@@armogantraining7164 I left my recent job for a job I thought would be better, but for my police department I need 60 college credits and the schedule won’t allow me to do that. I am thinking about going back to my last job that I was at for a year and a half. I’ve only worked this job about a week now. Will that disqualify me? By the way, i have never left a job in quickly only a seasonal job and one due to covid
@@armogantraining7164 so basically, any job I’ve had, it was a year or 2 before I left. I had 2 others but one was seasonal and one shutdown from covid, I left my last job due to no overtime. I was unemployed a way longer than I anticipated because of a 3 month long background check. I’ve only been here for 3 weeks and there telling me no more overtime, this job also pays a little less than my last so I will be going back. Will my investigator see a problem with this?
@@armogantraining7164 my comments keep deleting idk why, but I left my last job for a new one with overtime, the background check got messed up and I ended up unemployed for 4 months. And now when I finally got the job there taking away the over time I get paid slightly less than my last job, so my friend is getting me a job with her where it pays better, I’ve only been at the new job a month. Any other job I’ve had I’ve stayed for 2 years except for the one I had when covid hit and a seasonal job. Will my investigator have a problem with this?
I started the job I’m at right now in February of 2016. I quit for one week in July of 2018 and went to a new job but due to a misunderstanding in a scheduling agreement I was forced to resign after a week and return to the job I’m at now. So I’m 7 years and 2 months in here, even though I technically quit for a week. Is that good still?
You are more than fine! You have showed that you can keep a stable job for a very long period of time
@@stephanrandall4534 I sure hope so! Thank you for the comment 👍🏼
That won't be a problem as long as you did not get fired, I do not even think you will need to disclose the temporary shift.
@@armogantraining7164 yeah I have never been fired, but I always disclose the temporary switch just to be on the safe side.
@@cidoserna7065 Perfect, I do not think this will be an issue at all.
2 jobs in 3 years for me
Not too bad