After each call, how do you evaluate your performance?
"I believe that feedback from more experienced dispatchers is the key to ensuring strong performance every time. After each day for my first 30 days, I will request feedback. I want to learn all that I can to become the best Police Dispatcher that I can be."
As a Police Dispatcher, being able to look critically at your performance is a critical skill to have. How do you keep yourself in check for strong performance? Perhaps you are open to self-development and improvement, or maybe you ask for feedback from your leader regularly.
"I evaluate myself after every emergency call, especially after handling unique situations or high-stress calls. After hanging up, I will check with myself on how I feel about my performance. If there is a situation where I felt rusty or unsure, I will write it down and revisit it at the end of the day. Even after 12 years in this industry, I am open to feedback and will often ask other dispatchers how they would have handled a call differently. In unusual or high-stress calls, it is incredibly important to debrief very soon after the call. This debriefing helps keep me in check and absorb any methods for improvement."
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Anonymous Answer
I have yet to take a call as a dispatcher, but I always evaluate my performance after everything that I do. try to come up with ways to do it better the next time, or seek help or guidance from someone that has more experience than I do.
Cindy's Feedback
Great. You've managed to find a way to answer the question even though you don't have the specific experience. An example of self-reflection would help enrich your answer.
