Police Oral Board Interview Questions: Why do you want to be a corporal?

To read an ANSWER TRANSCRIPT for Police Oral Board Interview Questions, including the oral board answer in this video, go to my Blog page on Finests.com. Interested in attending an ORAL BOARD SEMINAR? No need to wait. Check out my on-demand seminar at Finests.com Watch this video to see an oral board answer demonstration for this question: "Why do you want to be promoted to Corporal?" One of the key reasons to ask police oral board interview questions is to determine the readiness of the candidate to serve at the rank they are pursuing. Readiness is a multi-faceted concept; it goes beyond being able to deliver the correct answers to oral board knowledge and situational questions. While knowledge and decision making are certainly important, so are motivation and maturity. Maturity is maturity. What I mean is that maturity is not a concept that you can study for, you either have it or you do not. Maturity will come with experience, which is why many agencies require candidates to have a certain amount on time on the job before they can test for promotion. Motivation, is different. Motivation is seeking to uncover the genuine reason the person wants so leave their current position and move into a position of greater responsibility. Where too many candidates get tripped up - especially those testing for a first line supervisor position such as corporal or sergeant - is that they either do not have a clear answer on why they desire to get promoted, they have an answer but it is a canned answer and it comes off as disingenuous, or worse yet, they only state self-serving reasons for wanting the promotion. Now, I will be firm on this next point, your answers to all police oral board interview questions must be honest. So, your challenge is to develop an honest answer that is unique to you and focused on the benefit to your agency or your community. In my opinion, the best place to start is the job description for the position you are pursuing. If for some reason your agency does not have such a job description, do an internet search for the rank you are pursuing in an agency similar to yours. Then take note of the duties and responsibilities and highlight 3 to 5 where you believe you excel over your competition. Finally, formulate that into an answer that puts you in the best light. If you would like to view a police oral board interview questions written transcript for the answer I am about to give, go to my blog page on Finests.com. And, If you would like to share oral board questions for which you are seeking an answer, enter your question in the comments section here on YouTube.