This question is for anyone who has tried to get a job as Sheriff's deputy or knows someone that has?

Question

Ok, I know every county and state are different. My husband and I live in West Virginia. What does the hiring process consist of? For example I know you must pass a written,physical,background,a and pyschological test......is there any other test involved? What is the timeline for being hired,because so far for him it has already been one year. Is there any thing that could disqualify him from being hired? Thanks

Answer 1

OK, It was a long time ago. The Orange County Sheriffs Dept. in California. About 250 people applied and took the written part. of that only 50 people made it. Then it was off to the physical test. It was a cake walk. About 2 weeks later I had to show for a verbal interview. Before the interview they gave me a stack of paperwork to do. Lots of questions, Too many questions. Questions about drugs, date, time and place. Questions about sex. Date, time, place and who. questions about family and their friends.
After all that. It came down to the interview. A big cop told me in the interview, That my job history was too short and I didn't look like I wanted to be a peace officer by the fact I never was in the explorer scouts and never took any law classes. (nevermind I just got out of the Marine Corps) Needless to say, I didn't get the job. Now i live a life of crime. lol

Really.......good luck

Answer 2

Hiring is about 90 days after you are selected.

Normally they do a written test to see if you even qualify to go on. and normally the pyschological test is one of the last given.

Remember there are normally even in a small county at least 100 applications for any one job opening. So if a person wants to be in law enforcement they need to apply to 20 or 30 departments all over an area to have a better chance of being hired.

Answer 3

The process takes almost a year to complete. He should have gotten his test results and found out where he is on the list. If he is one of the top people then he should expect to get a call soon. Testing is very difficult and you should always test for more than 1 department.