Pre-Employment Surveys

A Pre-Employment Survey is given to job applicants to gather information about their skills and history. The questions are designed to assess the applicant’s suitability for the position.

What Is A Pre-Employment Survey?

A pre-employment survey is a tool police departments can use to gather information about an applicant’s qualifications, work history, and job-related preferences. The survey can be sent to the applicant and usually takes 10-15 minutes to complete. The questions on the survey should be designed to assess whether the applicant would be a good fit for the position and if they would fit in with the agency’s culture. Pre-employment surveys help police departments make more informed hiring decisions.

Pre-employment surveys can help police departments attract the right applicants for the job and make better hires. A pre-employment survey can help you reduce bias by measuring applicants’ characteristics with standardized, validated measures. It can also increase diversity by casting a wider net, reducing the time to hire, eliminating scheduling obstacles, keeping candidates engaged in the process, and reducing turnover.

Why Should It Be Done?

Conducting pre-employment surveys is an important step in the hiring process. Pre-employment surveys allow employers to gain a better understanding of candidates’ qualifications, while also identifying any potential red flags. These surveys can help employers ensure they are hiring the best possible candidates.

Here are a few reasons why a pre-employment survey can be valuable:

To ensure that the agency is a good fit for the job seeker.
To help the job seeker identify their career goals.
To assess the job seeker's qualifications.
To identify the job seeker's work ethic.
To determine the applicant's expectations.
To identify the applicant's motivation for seeking a new job.
To assess the applicant's knowledge of the agency.
To identify the applicant's knowledge of policing.
To assess the applicant's communication skills.
To identify the applicant's ability to work in a team.

To identify the applicant's ability to work independently.
To assess the applicant's problem-solving skills.
To identify the applicant's level of stress tolerance.
To assess the applicant's time management skills.
To identify the applicant's ability to handle conflict.
To assess the applicant's organizational skills.
To identify the applicant's skill set.
To determine the applicant's schedule flexibility.
To identify the applicant's availability to work overtime.
To assess the applicant's ability to meet deadlines.

Benefits Of Pre-Employment Survey

Surveying job applicants before they are hired can be beneficial to an organization. Surveys allow employers to learn more about applicants and ensure that they are hiring the right people for the job. In addition, they will fit into the agency’s culture.

The following are benefits of a pre-employment survey:

Provide organizations with a wealth of information about potential new hires.
Help to understand work habits and personality traits.
Determine whether or not a candidate will be a good fit for the organization.
Reducing gut feelings or personal biases, agencies can be more informed.
Assists in decision making regarding the hiring of candidates.
Creates a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
Promotes a positive image of the organization to the public.
Provides valuable insights into the individual's qualifications.