RCMP

[sporto]

Hey ACE,

That is great news! We all wish you the best of luck. I have a feeling that your will go alot smoother than most of us guys here. For some reason growing up we tend to get ourselves into more trouble!!?? LOL I am sure you will do fine.

Make sure to keep up on your current events. Try not to get too nervous and figity. Be prepared, they will interview you in the most uncomfortable chair with no arm rests!! They did that for me anyways. I also read that even if you know someone in the RCMP, never start the conversation "do you know so and so from blah, blah" with your interviewer unless asked. Never volunteer more info than they are requesting. They will try to make you feel at ease with them. Don't be defensive but remember they are not really your friend in that interview. They have a job to do which is get as much info from and about you as possible. I think alot of people have the thought that the more they say and divuldge the better the interview goes. Not the case. Most RCMP officers laugh at people like that saying they confess themselves right out of a job! And never assume that anything, from the time you meet your interviewer to the time you leave, is off the record. I am sure they record everything. Jeez I sound like a conspiracy freak!! Everything will go fine. Keep us posted.

Sporto

[stillwaiting]

Good Luck Ace!! That's great. All the work you have been doing will pay off. Your magnetic personality should help too, just look how many people hang out in the discussion group you started.

[ace13]

I'll be sure to keep you all posted. Thanks for the tips Sporto. I feel confident, and I haven't been in trouble, but I was a university student at one time, so I did my fair share of partying! Anyway, hopefully, I'll do fine!

And thank you Stillwaiting, hopefully the interviewer will feel that magnetism too! I was surprised to find out that my interview is female as well.

Ace13

[sporto]

ACE,

I can bet the farm that I did more partying than you!! LOL I too went to university but I can't for the life of me remeber the first two years!! Good luck.

Sporto

[ace13]

lol ;D yeah Sporto, you probably stumped me on that one, it's only the weekends of the first two years of my unversity life that are shady in my memory!

[Hopeful]

Best of luck Ace!

My interviewer was female also which was nice. Although I feel I would have done fine with a male; women are a bit less intimidating and easier to talk to.

Of course it didn't hurt that she was a former co-worker of one of my personal references

As far as chit-chat outside the interview; I was walking around the block drinking coffee and calming my nerves when I ran into her, also on her way to the detatchment. We chatted a bit on the way over which was a great way to break the ice.

A friend of mine who is an officer told me that as long as you were a good chatter you'd do fine. I get the impression from this bulletin board that you are Ace.

[ace13]

Thanks guys, I feel better already. That's one thing that I really enjoy about this board. You can rant and rave, express concerns and everybody is very honest and supportive.

I usually do pretty good with interviews. My university degree was a co-op option so I had many interviews for workterms and almost all were successful. I have had bad interviews before too, where my interviewers were rude or I fooled up, but they were learning experiences.

I know myself pretty good, so I'm sure that I'll be able to think of examples for each competency. Thanks for the support guys.

On another note, I was wondering if anyone on this site are borderline with their vision. My vision right now is 20/40 (actually as of 8 months ago), so hopefully it won't get worse than 20/60 when/if I get tested for final medical. It seems to have gotten a little worse without my glasses/contacts now, because I'm so used to wearing them all the time. With my glasses/contacts, my eyes are 20/20. Anyone else in this boat?? I wouldn't want to pass all the stages and get down to the final medical and get dropped because of that. Although, I want this so bad that I'd go get my eyes corrected if I had to!!!

[Romano]

Good luck Ace, don't worry about the interview too much and you'll do fine. You seem to know what to expect and are prepared so just be yourself, go in there and put that baby to rest!

[Jamaf]

wtg ACE.. Things seem to be flying for you on the east coast I just had my interview in July but sent my pkg in November. I guess we are a little more layed back on the west coast. ;D ;D
That would be very cool if some of us on this board were in Depot together.

On your vision question Ace. On my first ridealong last year I was put with a female officer who was 6 months out of Depot. She said that her vision was not up to par when she was applying. She went and had laser eye surgery. Which only delayed here by 3 months. She re tested and was allowed in. So it may slow you down but it wont stop you . Best of luck

[Hopeful]

I have a question about the post interview ranked list. Is this based on your interview score?

I have no idea what my score was...do they tell anyone?

I'm wondering if my long background investigation might somehow be related to a lower interview score.

Just a theory; it would be interesting to know.

[Storm]

Hopeful,

Unfortuantely your interview score does have to do with your position on the PIRL. As far as I know it gets combined with your test score. Thie aggregate score then ranks you. Here in NF it was broken into quarters, I fell into the third quarter. My interview was not spectacular. But, then again I never have interviewed well, I always get really bad nerves just before. Anyway, even though I scored 3.92 i dropped into the third quarter. They take longer getting to your background investigation because threre are people who have scored higher. After one year your interview becomes expired and you need to go around again, unless something major happens. Keep in touch with your recruiter, let them know how interested you are. I advise againest calling once a week to keep your name fresh (this was suggested to me by several people). The recruiter on my end told me it just ties them up from doing the stuff that gets you gone, plus I know myself I would find it annoying as hell if I were them. But, she also told me to keep in touch.

Hope you find out something soon. I just talked to a former employer tonight and he was speaking to constable recently. He is one of my employers from about eight years or so back. So needless to say I am happy that things are moving right along. Seems that when they get their teeth into your file they go right through pretty fast. I am trying to touch base with my recruiter to see if she can tell me anything. It feels good to have things chugging along!

[Hopeful]

Thanks for the reply Storm.

Although I interview well my background is not ideal. I think that lack of volunteer for any police related activities, lack of a degree, no secondary language, my trades background and being 36 years old probably all combined to knock my score down. Hell, maybe I'm lucky I passed at all!!!!

[Storm]

Hey the main thing is you passed the interview. I don't have a degree, second language and I am 32. Law enforcement is about more than that. You have life experience, maturity and stability. Those are very important qualities in a police constable. The days of knock 'em donw and drag 'em away are sort of falling away. Altercations still occur regularly, but the variety of domestic and other relater situations require more tact and communication skills.
Like I said the hard part is over. The fact that you interviewed well may move you up more on the list.

[Storm]

I just spoke to my recruiter. They told me my background check is done! I should get a call for my medical soon! Only a couple of stages left. Needless to say I am a little excited.

[ace13]

Anyway, I finally got my RPAT mark, it took 5 months to finally get it and three attempts to have it sent out in the mail. I scored 3.90, which is not extremely high, but high enough to make the cutoff, ... well the cutoff for white females, anyhow!

Ace13