pre-hire hassle: is it worth it all?

[lorus]

Hello all.

Well I have passed the NYPD test and have already been to the initial orientation where candidates are explained all that they have to do and how much will it cost.

Let's start from the beginning:

Fingerprinting Fee - $75 (I think the criminals get it for free)
Photos - $5
Social Secururity Earning History for the last 10 years - $35
Official College Transcript - about $5
Notarizing some documents - about $5 (maybe more)

Additionally, some of the forms have to be typed on the type writers. NYPD suggests you rent a typewriter. Cost - about $35 day.

Plus, for those who are working 9 to 5, Social Security Office is only open 9 to 4 on weekdays. Good luck if the nearest one is not close to your work. Registrar's office in colleges is working similar hours. If your dedication stands in the way of missing a few days work - apparently NYPD is primarily interested in people who take their work lightly.

I am starting to get a feeling that NYPD, during the investigating process is trying to shift some of it's responsibilities on the recruits. Is it the same in other departments?

Thanks.

[acreature]

Not here. But I am sure that the NYPD has so many applicants for a limited number of slots, that they must pass along some costs. It's supply & demand (Basic Business)

And, IMO, it will weed out the ones who are not serious about being employed by the NYPD.

[doomtsu]

Most departments make you go through a similar process. So far i've had to pay $400 for a psych test, $250 for a stress test, $400 for academy equipment, lots of running around getting backround info for the department, Quitting my $16 an hour job with Full benefits and 401K to take a $7 an hour Class I job for the summer with no Benefits and no 401K. By May '05 I will have graduated the Academy and be on my way to what I think is the best job in the world. Not to steal from the commercial, but the end result is nothing but Priceless.

It all depends on how much you want the job.....it wasn't meant to be easy to obtain.....motivation is everything in life.

good luck to u..

[cecilVA]

Little tip, you can order your Social Security work history online at www.ssa.gov. The only drawback is it takes a while to get it back, I think it almost took close to two months to get mine.

[Mike Romeo]

Those costs are something else. The department I've applied for will never ask me for a cent and the only thing that they will actually pay for is my psych and medical exam and the academy. However, it's a department in the neighborhood of 600+/- officers, not quite the manpower NYPD has. And the state of VA and my city tax the living crap out of us, so it kind of makes sense that my department would be willing to float the bill for the hiring process. And what's up with the typewriter?

If you want it bad enough, I guess you're going to have to play ball like everyone else and pay up.

[dragonspider]

You could probably go to your local public library and use a typewriter.

[sbrad]

Hello all.

Well I have passed the NYPD test and have already been to the initial orientation where candidates are explained all that they have to do and how much will it cost.

Let's start from the beginning:

Fingerprinting Fee - $75 (I think the criminals get it for free)
Photos - $5
Social Secururity Earning History for the last 10 years - $35
Official College Transcript - about $5
Notarizing some documents - about $5 (maybe more)

Additionally, some of the forms have to be typed on the type writers. NYPD suggests you rent a typewriter. Cost - about $35 day.

Plus, for those who are working 9 to 5, Social Security Office is only open 9 to 4 on weekdays. Good luck if the nearest one is not close to your work. Registrar's office in colleges is working similar hours. If your dedication stands in the way of missing a few days work - apparently NYPD is primarily interested in people who take their work lightly.

I am starting to get a feeling that NYPD, during the investigating process is trying to shift some of it's responsibilities on the recruits. Is it the same in other departments?

Thanks.

I would quit the process now. God forbid if you DO get hired, read some of the threads about all of the equipment and uniforms you will have to purchase.

[wild800]

I guess it just depends on how badly you want the job. Good luck, which ever way you decide to go.

[MegaByte]

pre-hire hassle: is it worth it all?

When it is all said and done, aren’t you the only person who can really answer this question for yourself?

[Joeyd6]

Wait till you get in and need to come up with $2,500 to pay for basics!

[slim202cop]

Your hassles are small.

Forget about the pre-hire hassles. Let me tell you this...........

Our recruit class had to find OUR OWN graduation site.

[Chgojock007]

Hey,

If it's your dream career jump through whatever hoop nessasary to get it!

Side question...is the S.S. Earnings statement the same as the S.S. Employment history report?

Good luck & Thanks

[mcsap]

If you want the job bad enough , you will pay. If you don't, you won't.

[my58vw]

I am going throught he same thing but the department I am applying too is paying the whole thing. It is quite a hassle finding time for oral inteveiws, PATs, Written, Etc. and getting the time off to do them. I wish you the best and know that many of us are going through all of it right now...

[TXniteowl]

City paid for:

Academy (most places don't have one of their own, 'round here)
All tests (psych, can you read, hearing, vision, etc...)
Ammunition for firearms training
Tires for drivers' training
Prints
Vest
Duty belt
Regular uniform (shirt, pants, hat)

I paid for:

Academy shirts
Duty and Off-Duty weapons
ASP
Flashlight
Shotgun
Upgraded vest (II to IIIA)
Telling the PT instructor I needed a smoke break (I paid for it, trust me) (...and I quit smoking soon afterward)