Juvenile Correction Officer Mock Interview
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Our agency requires a pre-employment polygraph exam. Will you have an issue passing the polygraph?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewer advises you of their pre-employment polygraph exam and asks if you'll pass so they can decide if they want to continue with the hiring process. Institutions invest a lot of money hiring employees, and they want to avoid sending you for a polygraph exam if you will not pass.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
As with any interview question, be completely honest in your response. If you do not think you will pass the polygraph exam, you need to let the interviewer know that now. If passing the polygraph exam will not be an issue, ensure the interviewer that you will pass the test because you are honest and have nothing to hide. If you have passed a polygraph exam before, be sure to let the interviewer know of your experience taking the exam.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
If passing a polygraph exam will be an issue for you, it is best to wait to apply to a Juvenile Correction Officer position until you feel confident you will pass the exam. It is understandable to be nervous if you have never taken a polygraph exam, but if you are honest during the test, you should have nothing to worry about. Most institutions require a pre-employment background investigation, polygraph exam, and drug test, and you must pass all to work in this profession.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"No, I do not think there will be an issue passing the polygraph exam. I have never taken one before, but I am an honest person and have nothing to hide, so passing the exam should not be a problem."
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