A Juvenile Felony That Haunts Me

[Sgt. Slaughter]

Go get 'em!!

[jsc]

For the sake of not starting a new thread...

I just completed my oral boards a few days ago. This has been my fourth oral board interview and the first time with this specific agency. It was obviously the best performance I've done but I still don't think it will cut it.

Performance wise, I may have passed, but not enough. I arrived 30 minutes before my scheduled time and signed in. I went in smiling and greeted the officers and waited until I was told to be seated. I gave eye contact to all three officers, sat up straight, and did not tap my feet or move in any kind of nervous way. I spoke at moderate volume, thinking for 5-10 seconds before giving my answer after each question was asked. They did not follow up on anything after I gave any of my answers. They just wrote and during some of my answers, it appeared that they didn't write anything at all, although that may not be the case. In questions regarding preparation, I made sure to detail them with everything I've done to prep for a career in LE and I stated how it will specifically help in this agency.

Now, that may seem pretty good but as far as my speech, although I didn't stutter, I was at a loss for words many times. There weren't any long pauses in my answers but my performance departed from my preparation. I went in to the boards knowing what to say but once I sat down, it's like someone ran a huge eraser on my brain. On some questions, I may have answered it but then repeated the answer AGAIN, just with different wording. On top of that, there were a few things in my prep that I know I left out because they didn't pop into my mind until after I left the room.

Without posting the questions and my exact responses, I can say that I at least answered the ethical questions with honesty, without feeding them any bull like, "I'd report so and so immediately," and if possible, gave them an example from my work history that the same question may apply to.

I gave a closing statement, thanking them for the opportunity to take part in the interview and the hiring process and stated why I chose their department and gave them an example of something specific I liked about the agency. During this time, one of the officers wrote something down which may or may not have been good.

Upon leaving, I shook each officer's hand and thanked them once again for letting me participate. I'm still waiting on the results and I may be jumping to conclusions. I've read some other posts about people feeling unsure of themselves after an oral and they passed and people who felt great and failed. I may be jumping to conclusions and might have done better than I thought. I'll have to wait and see.