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Master the Interview: The Ultimate Guide to Law Enforcement Interviewing

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This book was not what I wanted. I was looking for a practical guide that gave examples of questions typically asked in a law enforcement interview and examples of good answers to those questions. This book is more of a workbook that makes the reader develop his own ideas for typical interview questions and answers. I could have done that on my own without paying over $30.

The book is also poorly written, which made me question the qualifications of the author. The author apparently has a Ph.D., but he has not mastered the use of punctuation. Here are a couple of examples from the book. On page 36, he writes, "Strategies that do not produce a desirable image of you, as being genuine, or showing you as being comfortable with what you are saying; will in the end come across as artificial and scheming." On the following page, he writes, "Why? Because: people with specialized training should not, be given any advantage over people, without such training." Because there were similar errors throughout the book, it was hard for me to take his advice seriously.

I completely agree with the previous reviewer. The book was not helpful at all. It is not practical. It does not even contain examples of questions that are commonly asked during interviews, such as 'Tell us a bit about yourself', or 'What makes you a good candidate?'.

After being frustrated with the book, I went to the local public libraray and checked out a few books on the subject of job interviewing and also a few books containing questions and answers to the most frequently asked questions during interviews. The only difference between a law enforcement and civilian job interview is the second portion of the interview and that is the questions to hypothetical situations that commonly arise on the job. For this part you need good, solid common sense and judgment. Again, go to your local public library. You'll be surprised of the wealth of helpful information that you'll find there.

Good luck to all!

I have been reading book after book for my upcoming police tests and this is by far the BEST book for interviews. The information I have learned from this book applies to almost ANY interview not just the police one. I found that I had already begun categorizing people so I knew how to communicate in their language in my interviews for my small business. I am excited to try these techniques in the police oral interview. I feel EXTREMELY prepared for the interview thanks to this book!