I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Signal (Moore, OK) in May 2022
Interview
You'll come in, meet with one of the owners of the department. You'll go over background information. Make sure you dont have any felonies or disqualifying wrongdoings. Ie. Crimes of moral turpitude (shoplifting ect), no violent charges, (assault ect) and then will go over pay scale and what and how it works. What jobs they have available. Your hours you want to work a week. When you can start. They'll ask about shirt size and pant size. Recommend getting a concealable vest as well as a duty belt to carrie important items. Tell you what you can and cant carry ect. Acceptable pants to wear. Chain of command. Will have you download some apps on your phone if the process moves to the hiring phase. Explain the apps and the function. Give you a training day and time to meet with your FTO. Get you scheduled for fingerprinting, the only thing you have to do is get your local background check. And your county background check. Costs maybe 5 bucks total. Super cheap and easy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Told me to tell a joke to see how I would react to an unexpected situation.
Very easy, applied online and was reached out to within a week, had an interview and was pretty much hired on the spot. Some additional steps to the onboarding process, prior to on the job training, overall a very easy experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a senario in which you used conflict resolution.
I applied online. I interviewed at Signal (Clearwater, FL) in Jun 2017
Interview
Was brought into the room by a shift supervisor who had no idea i was coming in for an interview spoke with him and the manager asked about my past experience ect then came time for describing what i would be doing " we are going to start you off as a gate guard and if patrol comes available you may get it was what i was told " i said that doesn't work for me your ad stated that the position was for patrol only he then proceeded to tell me im not giving you a 40 K vehicle to drive on your first day when the tampa branch of signal 88 had no problem giving me a patrol position had i took the job he then got cocky and said this interview is over and as i turned the corner into the hallway he started laughing hysterically as to mock me for asking to drive one of their precious vehicles this man was an ego maniac and a bully the position was clearly a BAIT AND SWITCH DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME'.
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Question 1
past qualifications drivers license ss card guard card pretty straightforward
Patrol Officer applicants have rated the interview process at Signal with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Patrol Officer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Signal overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Signal as a Patrol Officer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Other: 10%
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