Police Officer applicants have rated the interview process at Metropolitan Police Service with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Police Officer roles take an average of 230 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Metropolitan Police Service overall takes an average of 128 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Metropolitan Police Service as a Police Officer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 21%
Drug test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Metropolitan Police Service (London, England)
Interview
Very long, lasted over a year. Had to keep waiting for a response, very nerv racking and lots to think about. In terms of health tests. Had to keep waiting for an update, sometimes not very clear is what was happening
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They willl ask you to brief a seniour officer on an explar incident. you have two hours to prepare
I interviewed at Metropolitan Police Service (London, England)
Interview
DC direct entry route
-1st stage - online test whereby they ask you about the competencies of the MET and you do recorded responses
2nd stage - verbal reasoning test online
3rd stage - 2 tests in person - one written task, one verbal task
4th stage - drugs test, fingerprints, fitness test (bleep test)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competencies of met police in video questions and how they linked to what you have done before
Assessment centre and second stage physical assessment including a bleep test run and medical where you need to give a hair sample and answer questions on medical fitness. There are also scenario questions.