Studying For The Police Promotional Exam

By Eloise Hewitt


For any police officer who has been serving for several years, the next step will be looking to climb in his career. Mostly, the individual will be looking for a supervisory role in the various police departments. But before an officer can be promoted in any department, he or she ought to do a police promotional exam. It is only after passing the exam will a person be shortlisted on the eligibility list for placement.

Passing the promotional exam is never an easy thing for many officers. Failing this test means that the individual will not be eligible for a promotion in that year. While for those who pass it, they ought to get a good score. It is only a high mark that will put an officer ahead of others and hence increase his chances of getting the promotion.

Preparing well for this exam is crucial to ensuring a person gets a good score. One of the most important tips of studying for this test is starting early. A lot of people fail this test because of last minute rush, trying to cram all information just a few days to the exam. It is therefore important that an individual gets acquainted with the study materials early enough and then ensuring to study these materials often.

The police department of exam usually distributes to candidates a bibliography with information about the topics covered, some guide and revision questions. This bibliography is usually provided few months to the test. But an individual should not wait for this as the person can search for the publication of previous years and start studying it. This is because a few things change year to year and by studying previous bibliographies, a person will get an idea of materials to study.

After getting all necessary reading materials from libraries, online among other sources, an individual should read, read, and read again. An individual can decide to tackle a chapter every day after work or any other time. After finishing all the materials, the individual should then go through them a second time. This is so as to make note of important things to remember.

Practice questions should be done after a person completes reading every chapter. The person should also derive questions after every topic he finishes and then ensure to answer the questions as part of the notes. One should then go through the questions and answers and important notes to ensure that they stick in the brain. Also the questions that one fails to answer he should get his notes and read again on the topic.

Getting into a study group is also advisable when preparing for this test. Areas which one does not understand well on his own can be explained better in a group and this will be very beneficial. Also going through the topics together and also revision questions makes it easy for one to recall during the real exam.

Sticking through an effective study plan will give a person confidence during the test which is essential for passing. But throughout the preparation period a person must ensure to exercise and eat well, avoiding stressful conditions. During the test, the individual should avoid panicking and make sure to read and understand questions as well as choices well and picking the right answers.




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