Bluelight Police Recruitment and Career Development Podcast
Listen in to all the latest developments in the World of Police Recruitment, Police Promotion Boards, Specialist Interviews as well as commentary on current issues facing the Police Service. Your podcast host is Brendan O'Brien, who joined the Police Service in 1985. Since then he served in the Cheshire Constabulary, The Bermuda Police and Greater Manchester Police. Brendan still works in the police sector as an advisor and consultant. For the past 27 years Brendan has been coaching and supporting people in the recruitment, promotion and specialist interview process. In these podcasts Brendan will share with you some of the 'secrets' to success you will not find anywhere else!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
5 BIG Things you HAVE to start doing NOW to succeed in Police Recruitment / Promotion and Specialist Post Interviews
Over the past 25 years plus of coaching and supporting people to succeed in Promotion Boards, Specialist Interviews and the Police Recruitment Process, I’ve noticed how the same issues and problems c…
Police Recruitment Interviews - Forget STAR, here’s SAARLKU!
Are you confused about what structure you should use for Competency and Values type questions at your Police Recruitment Interviews?
Look up how to answer them online and every webpage out there will
t…
What happens in the Final / In-Force or Senior Interview?
With over 50 Police Forces in the U.K. all doing their own thing when it comes to interviews, trying to work out how to start with your preparation can be more than confusing.
Listen in to this chapt…
Confused about Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI)? Especially when it comes to Police Promotion Boards?
Is this the ‘Elephant in the Room’ when it comes to difficult conversations about people’s backgrounds?
Well, this podcast will help clear up any questions you might have.
It’s a recording of an ‘In C…
What happens after my Police Application Form?
Listen in to this chapter from my new book ‘How to become a Police Officer, even if you have no idea where to start with your preparation,’ where I explain the process that follows a successful polic…
10 Big Mistakes people make in their Police Application Forms
This week I have been marking several application forms for a number different police forces.
I’ve been doing this for over 10 years now and have noticed the same
mistakes being made over and over agai…
How to answer ‘Forward Facing’ Questions in your Police Promotion or Recruitment Interview
In today’s podcast there’s something in it for those in the Police Recruitment process and for Serving Police Officers.
More than several forces have recently started to ask interview
questions that be…
How to become a Police Officer - Even if you have no idea where to start with your preparation!
For several years so many of my 10,000 plus successful clients have been saying how I should write a book on how to join the police. I’d be an idiot to ignore so much good advice, so hear it is!
The I…
Are the police getting too ‘woke?' And should they expect to be arresting people?
In today’s podcast there’s something in it for those in the Police Recruitment process and for Serving Police Officers.
Has the new Chief Constable of GMP gone too far in his criticism of
‘woke' polici…
Floorboard Integrity and Gucci Public Service!
In today’s podcast there’s something in it for those in the Police Recruitment process and for Serving Police Officers.
Why a scratch in a floorboard presented a much better opportunity for scoring we…
'Help! My start date for joining the police is in 2023!!'
Quite a few of my clients who have been successful in what is often a 12 to 18 month recruitment process have just been given start dates in 2023!
Yes, 2023 - It’s now May 2021! That’s almost two year…
If you are a Serving Police Officer, are you confused about the PDR system, CVF and the ‘Wheel of Confusion?’
If you are a Serving Police Officer, are you confused about the PDR system, CVF and the ‘Wheel of Confusion?’
You are? Well, all is forgiven, the 36 Page guidance for PDR, with its flow charts and com…
Police Recruitment - Do I really need a Degree in Policing?
As a graduate - will I be up for the challenge of policing?
This week Chief Constable Nick Adderley has waded into the debate over graduates and whether they are ready for the role.
Nick - the proble…
How to retire or resign…with honour!
Following recent newspaper reports about police officers behaving in a manner that demonstrated racism, sexism and a total disregard for the feelings and wellbeing of others, I got thinking about how…
What’s the One BIG THING causing people like you, to fail at their police recruitment interviews?
What’s the One BIG THING that is causing people just like you to fail at their police recruitment interviews. If you are a serving police officer, the same one thing applies, whether you are going fo…
So, you want to be a Detective?
Several police forces have introduced Direct Entry Detective Recruitment, which, quite frankly, I can’t get my head round as being a detective was once the most sought after role in the police servic…
Do you know how to CUDSAR??
If you are in the Police already, or in the Police Recruitment Journey, and you have a role play, written exercise or a forward facing HR or integrity question ahead of you, then CUDSAR is a model yo…
The challenges facing the police service
If you are in the Police already, or in the Police Recruitment Journey, then you might want to give some thought to the challenges facing the police service as we start easing out of Lockdown and hop…
Help - It’s my first day on duty, what kit do I need? What advice can you give me?
Just over a month ago I formed a new Facebook Group just for Serving Regular Police Officers and already there are over 2300 members from a range of forces, experience levels, specialist posts and ra…
How to develop your policing career, once you have succeeded in the Police Recruitment process
In this week’s podcast Brendan provides some guidance on how to develop your policing career once you have succeeded in the Police Recruitment process.
This coincides with the launch of a new Facebook…