In today’s podcast episode, listen to my recent ‘In Conversation With' interview with Chief Constable Andy Cooke QPM of Merseyside Police.

What an inspiration! 

Whether you are a potential recruit or serving police officer I can gaurantee there is a lot you will learn from what Andy has to say.

Join the Bluelight Facebook Community for potential recruits here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1647413885546871 

Join the Bluelight Facebook Community for Serving Police Officers here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/464361791404695

Talk soon

Brendan   

Join me in this very special episode as I interview one of the Metropolitan Police’s most respected leaders, Chief Superintendent Roy Smith. This was an awesome ‘In Conversation with…’ where we discussed Community Engagement, Problem Solving, Tackling the Scourge of Violent Crime, Police Recruitment and what it means to be a police officer. If that’s not enough to inspire you, make sure you listen all the way through - the last 5 minutes will get you!

Join almost 15,000 members of the Bluelight Community in our exclusive Police Recruitment and Career Development Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1647413885546871/

Talk soon and don’t forget to rate this podcast!

Brendan

In this episode Brendan discusses some of the challenges you will face once you have been awarded your police warrant card or badge. You are now a police officer, but now what? Where will you take your career? The police service is a truly amazing role where you will find careers within careers. However, you’ll need to understand the criteria you will be assessed against, and in England and Wales, the College of Policing do not make it easy for you! 

There’s also an invite to a special webinar for Bluelight Alumni to help you understand this process.

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Join Brendan from Bluelight in this special podcast as he predicts what is going to happen with Police Recruitment in 2021 (it’s not all good news!) and how you can take action NOW to ensure you are successful in what is looking like an increasingly competitive ‘Buyers Market.’

Join over 14,000 members of the Bluelight Facebook Group here:

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And it would be amazing if you could rate this podcast and leave some feedback in the comments box!

In this podcast Brendan describes how to manage ‘Strengths-Based' Interview Questions and how conducting your own skills, behaviour and values audit will assist you. 

Also, a Xmas message and my plans to help support you in kick starting the New Year.

In this episode Brendan discusses the skills you are expected to demonstrate at application form stage and in your final interview: what they are; how to describe them and how to future pace your answer by describing why they are important and how you will demonstrate those skills as a police officer. 

Join over 14,000 members of the Bluelight Community at the Police Recruitment Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1647413885546871

Talk soon

Brendan

‘A ‘poem' from the Frontline. Plus, how are you at change? What’s your understanding of Diversity, and how for some forces, this is what you are assessed against to get in. And, how Social Media could be your downfall even before you get into the police service. 

A lot of ground covered in this week’s podcast - I hope you get something useful from it.

And don’t forget to join the Bluelight Community if you haven’t already, search for Bluelight Police Recruitment in Facebook Groups to join over 14,000 like minded individuals.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1647413885546871

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In this week’s Podcast, listen to Brendan ‘In Conversation with’ recently retired Superintendent Kath Lowe from Thames Valley Police. During this interview Kath tells the story of three generations of police officers in her family amounting to 94 years of continuous service.

Also - up to a few weeks ago Kath was Head of People Services for Thames Valley Police, which meant she was in charge of recruitment! Pin your ears back for some tips and guidance for the Police Recruitment process you won’t find anywhere else!

Brendan

In this podcast Brendan reflects on recent interactive webinars where his clients practised providing answers to common interview questions followed by a debrief. 

The learning Brendan shares will help you to improve your interview technique, whether you're applying for a role as a police officer, or any other career (the questions and ways of answering them are pretty much the same no matter what role you are going for).

This week the Metropolitan Police introduced a target for police recruitment in the future where 40% of all recruits will come from a Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic background. In addition, they will have to be residents of London.

In this week’s podcast, Brendan discusses how that announcement went down on Social Media, the response, or lack of response from senior officers, and how to achieve this target the police will need to re-imagine recruitment.