Failed polygraph: Will they tell you?

[tatersalad]

Hey all, I haven't been on here in a while, but I was wondering if someone could help me out. I'm thinking about testing again and am filling out an application and it asks about past polygraphs. I've taken 3 in the past, 1 I know I failed (they told me), and the other 2 they never told me the results, but the polygrapher said that everything "looked good" both times. The other 2 I took were with the same department, taken a couple of years apart during different testing cycles. Both times I got the rejection letter in the mail that stated that they had "more qualified applicants." I don't think I failed the other two, but on the application it asks for previous polygraphs and results. I don't want to list that I passed them if I'm not 100% sure. Would they have told me outright that I failed it?

[Citicop]

Not necessarily.

If you don't know, list the results as "Unknown." They will be able to contact the department and ask if they want.

-Citicop.

[GoDirectly2Jail]

Hey all, I haven't been on here in a while, but I was wondering if someone could help me out. I'm thinking about testing again and am filling out an application and it asks about past polygraphs. I've taken 3 in the past, 1 I know I failed (they told me), and the other 2 they never told me the results, but the polygrapher said that everything "looked good" both times. The other 2 I took were with the same department, taken a couple of years apart during different testing cycles. Both times I got the rejection letter in the mail that stated that they had "more qualified applicants." I don't think I failed the other two, but on the application it asks for previous polygraphs and results. I don't want to list that I passed them if I'm not 100% sure. Would they have told me outright that I failed it?

In Virginia, the Administrative Code governing polygraph examiners states that you are entitled to a copy of any of your pre-employment polygraph reports by requesting them in writing from the department to which you applied. Your state may have similar laws.