Hiring Process

Hiring and Selection Process

Testing and selection of Police Officers and Corrections Officers is a multi-step process and ensures that we hire only those individuals who are the most qualified. Towards this effort, we insist upon impeccable moral character, uncompromising integrity, and the possession of certain attributes common to all successful applicants. The stages of our selection and hiring process are below.

Stages of Hiring and Selection Process

Application & Supplemental Questionnaire
Written Test
Physical Fitness Test
- Vertical Jump – Minimum of a 11.5 inch jump.
- Agility Run – Completed start to finish in 23.4 seconds or less.
- Sit-Ups – 24 correct repetitions in 1 minute.
- Push-Ups – 18 correct repetitions with no time limit.
- 300 Meter Run – Completed start to finish in 82 seconds or less.
- 1.5 Mile Run – Completed start to finish in 20 minutes and 20 seconds or less.
Polygraph Examination
Complete Personal History Questionnaire
Background Interview and Investigation
Oral Board Interview
Drug Screening
Psychological Examination
Medical/Physical Screening

Once an application has been submitted, it will be screened to ensure minimum standards are met. Applicants who meet the minimum standards will be invited to complete the written exam. The exam must be completed within 10 calendar days of receiving the invitation to test.

Initial Testing

The Recruitment & Backgrounds Unit coordinates initial testing consisting of a Physical Fitness Test and Oral Board Interview for batches of applicants who have passed the written test. Space in these testing dates is limited and applicants are invited to schedule in order based on their submitted application date. The Physical Fitness Test is conducted on a monthly basis.

Background Investigation Phase

Once applicants pass the Written Test, Physical Fitness test, and Oral Board Interview they are moved into the Background Investigation phase. Because HPD does on-going testing of smaller batches of applicants, Backgrounds takes much less time than in many other agencies and is commonly measured in weeks and not months.

Medical / Physical Screening

Upon completion of the Background Investigation phase, candidates will be scheduled for a Medical/Physical Screening & Psychological Examination.

Satisfactory results from these screenings will result in a final offer of employment with an academy start date.

Tattoos and Piercings

Henderson Police Officers and Corrections Officers are not permitted to have visible tattoos, brands, or piercings which cannot be covered by wearing a long-sleeved uniform shirt.

Piercings must be removed and cannot be covered with bandages or tape.

Exceptions

Exceptions to this include: earlobe earrings – small studs and one set only; tattooed wedding band on the ring finger, cosmetic tattoos such as eyeliner, eyebrows.