Police Dispatcher Mock Interview
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Question 21 of 30
Can you stand above pressure and make calm, rational decisions in the wake of an emergency?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I can rise above intense pressure in the wake of stress or an emergency, and continue to make rational decisions. I have always been a level headed person, and I recently started to practice stoicism, an ancient philosophy based on facing hardship without altering behavior. While a full-time student, I also worked part-time and spent time volunteering. My workload was intense; however, I never allow myself to feel overwhelmed to the point of impacting others or the outcome of my goals."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
As a Police Dispatcher, many of the calls you take will be non-emergency situations, simply helping people in confusing but not life-threatening situations. When you do receive an emergency call, you must be ready to take action and dispatch the appropriate police teams quickly and without hesitation.
The hiring authority needs to know that you can stand up to the pressure, and make rational decisions for others when they are unable to do so for themselves. If you have an example of a time when you stood up to this type of pressure, be sure to tell the story.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"As a Police Dispatcher for the past eleven years, I have come across a significant variety of situations and people who handle stress differently. I have never lost my cool on a call and always remain the one in control. The more controlled I am, the more impact I can have on getting people through challenging situations as quickly as possible. I have complete confidence in my ability to make calm, rational decisions at all times."
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My mom always jokes about how I am the epitome of a "libra." I always like balance and calmness and channel it into everything that I do. In the wake of stress or an emergency, I always remain level-headed and work my way through the situation. I do this by breaking things up into smaller "tasks" that I need to complete in order to work through the situation/stress, as I said, being able to organize all aspects of my life allows me to remain calm in all situations.
Cindy's Feedback
Good. An example of your calm under an emergency situation would help make your answer persuasive.
Anonymous Answer
I do believe I am able to make calm, rational decisions in the wake of an emergency. I desire to learn and retain as much information as one can provide me with so that the decisions that I make will not only be made calmly and rationally, but quickly in the case of an emergency.
Marcie's Feedback
Great! Now back up your assertions with some proof. Use the STAR method (situation, task, actions, result) to describe a time when you made rational decisions during an emergency or high-pressure situation.
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