Promotion Exams

-This assessment package focuses on leadership and other management skills necessary for success. Key areas include communication, decision-making, decisiveness, delegation, development of subordinates, energy, flexibility, initiative, interpersonal ability, team work vs. solo work tendencies, passivity vs. assertiveness, detail orientation, objectivity tendencies, subjectivity tendencies, pessimism, optimism, feeling vs. fact focused, creativity, desire fro power, desire to help others, judgment, leadership, management control, oral communication, organization, problem-solving, core values, self-objectivity, written communication, healthy lifestyle habits, willingness to learn etc.

-The assessment includes a written psychological battery, and extensive interview, and in-basket exercises to evaluate management skills. The examination's main focus is on leadership, core values, and the ability to be a role model. A comprehensive report is written on each candidate as well as a summary rating, including areas of strength and areas where growth is recommended.

-The Promotional assessment utilizes a multi-rater system of police psychology professionals to enhance overall reliability and accuracy.

-The assessment provides another useful camera angle when comparing a number of candidates for the same position.

-The tests are descriptive in nature and valuable in selecting people who do not have the profile necessary for additional leadership at this time.