Recommendation Report - Choosing an Aplicant for Police Recruitment

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Recommendation Report

Purpose of Recommendation Report:

This recommendation report has been internally constructed for the Queensland Police Recruitment Selection Panel. It has been developed to assist the panel with the selection of two possible candidates, based on suitability for the role, to receive job offers as a Queensland Police Recruit.

The report contains an applicant profile from both candidates stating gender, age, education details and work experience. Also outlined in each applicant profile are the results of a psychological personality test, comments from a panel interview and an integrity check previously retrieved by the Queensland Police Recruiting Panel.

The aim of this report is to determine whether the candidate/s are suitable for the role as a police recruit according to relevant literature. Focusing on the education status and results of the personality test, a literature review has been produced to determine whether the candidate/s are suitable or unsuitable as police recruits.

Candidate Profiles:

Profile 1

Profile 2

Gender: Female

Gender: Male

Age: 32

Age: 28

Education: Masters in Criminology

Education: Bachelor of Science

Work experience:

Administration Officer (3 years)

Home Duties (4 years)

Work experience:

Bar Attendant (3 years)

Retail Assisstant

Personality Profile:

Conscientiousness - Very High

Agreeableness - Average

Openness to Experience - Low

Extraversion - Average

Neuroticism - Average

Personality Profile:

Conscientiousness - High

Agreeableness - Average

Openness to Experience - High

Extraversion - High

Neuroticism - Average

Interviewer Comments:

Good communication skills

Excellent knowledge of criminology and policing

High motivation for police role

Interviewer Comments:

Excellent communication skills

Little knowledge of criminology and policing

High motivation for police role

Integrity check: Clear

Integrity check: Clear

Education: Review of Literature

When considering police recruits it is necessary that the candidates have undergone a college education. This is proven through studies from professionals and researchers stating police officers with...