In the past it was extremely difficult attracting qualified police applicants, however with the recent drop in the economy more and more people are realizing that the private sector is not as stable as they thought. And as a result, many people are now focusing on the security of government jobs. Because of this there has been an increase of people applying to become a police officer. It's not uncommon to see as much as a thousand applicants for a few openings. It's become extremely competitive here lately, and you must be prepared.
For the many people who hadn't considered a career in law enforcement up until the economy tanked, they have been finding themselves behind the curve ball, unfamiliar with the hiring process. Many of these police applicants are intelligent folks that can pass the police civil service exam and they're in decent enough shape to pass the agility test.
But the roadblock for a lot of these people seems to be the police oral board interview. This section of the hiring process seeks to assess the reasoning and judgment capabilities of the applicant through a series of tough, and straight forward scenario questions. The truth is, these police oral board interviews are responsible for eliminating more police officer applicants than all other portions of the hiring process combined