Tips On Studying For The Police Promotional Exam

By Eloise Hewitt


After serving in the police force for a couple of years, a police officer can be able to seek a promotion for his career advancement. Most of the time, officers seek a supervisory role in any of the department they are in. However, a promotion is not just issued like that. An office has to sit for the police promotional exam after which the individual can be shortlisted for placement.

A lot of people who have sat for this exam can attest to the fact that it is not easy. Persons who do not prepare well for the test end up failing and this means that they have to wait for another year to sit for the test again. For those who pass, their score will determine how far to a promotion on the eligibility list they will be. Therefore persons ought o get great scores to place them in a good position on the list.

Only persons who set aside time and ensure to follow a good study plan can pass this test. The most important thing that one can ensure is studying early and often for this exam. This means that persons should shun last minute cramming and trying to understand all materials at once as this is a recipe for failing.

Individuals planning to sit for this exam are usually given a bibliography of what they will be expected to tackle as well as practice questions few months to the exam date. But a smart person should not wait until they are given this publication to start reading. The individual can as well get previous publications and start studying them to get a rough idea of topics that are tackled and how the questions look like.

To get other learning materials, a person can go to the local libraries or search in various online sites. After which the person should ensure to always read. Time should be set aside daily to tackle a topic, a chapter or chapters. As the individual will be reading the chapters, he should ensure to make short notes so that when reading the second time he will not have to go to the original text but study his notes.

Once reading is done, an individual ought to do practice questions. It is also advisable that one devises his or her own questions and then answering them. Going through practice questions and answering them ensures that one has a firm grasp of the things he has read. The practice questions will also guide one as to which areas need further effort.

Getting into a study group is also advisable when preparing for this test. Areas which one does not understand well on his own can be explained better in a group and this will be very beneficial. Also going through the topics together and also revision questions makes it easy for one to recall during the real exam.

Therefore starting preparation early and ensuring to adhere to an effective study plan will ensure that people perform well in this exam. However other things should be ensured when preparing for the test such as eating well, exercising and avoiding stress. These are also precursors to passing this exam.




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