Specializing in
Police, Fire, Corrections & Federal promotional exams, since
1990
We help you prepare for the
JOB, not just the tests!
Public Safety Personnel:
Please take our on-line
survey to assess how departments actually help in
promotional preparation, developing supervisory or
management skills, or succession planning.
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assess"
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Assessment Centers Methods for
Supervisory and Management Development
In Public Safety
For Promotional Preparation or Leadership
Development
First Day: Overview of Assessment Centers and
Scenarios
Interviews & Oral Presentations
Second Day: In-baskets, Subordinate Counseling,
Leaderless Groups
Las Vegas Course Pending
Refresher Policy:
Anyone who has been to a prior
workshop and who has not yet been promoted is
entitled to join a new class for $100 due to course
expenses, which includes a working lunch and course
materials. Our only caveat is that we must have a
minimum of 10 students who have registered for the
course. We will take a minimum of 3 "refresher" students
per class
For Public Safety Assessment Centers:
Anyone who has to
promote using an assessment center including:
State Police,
Highway Patrol and Public Safety Agencies
Firefighters,
Engineers, EMS, Para-Medics, Fire Captains,
Battalion Chief's, Division Chiefs, Assistant
Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs and Chiefs.
HR and Training
Units
Corrections,
Detentions and Courts
Those who wish to
build Supervisory and
Management Skills (Workforce Development)
Those who wish to
create a succession planning for Public Safety
organizations:
Law Enforcement, Federal,
State and Local Public Safety agencies
Why should I attend?
Our workshops are
designed to help you focus on skill building and
development to prepare for the JOB, ... not just the
tests!
By using assessment
center methods, we help you identify key job
dimensions in public safety leadership positions
through situational exercises, feedback and
development.
Common Exercises
include:
In-Basket
Subordinate
Counseling Session
Leaderless Group -
Meeting Management
Written projects -
Analytical Reports
Situational
Judgment Tests (SJT's)
Video Assessments
Oral presentation;
Training, briefings, staff meetings, community
groups, etc.
Oral Panel
Interviews
Accomplishment
Surveys
Typical Agendas:
The first day of class
includes: Oral or Panel Interviews, Oral
Presentations and Written Exercises.
The second day includes:
In-Basket, Employee-Subordinate Counseling,
Citizen Complaints, and Leaderless
Group/Meeting Management exercises.
The classes include
actual sample assessment center exercises,
complete with feedback on helping you
improve your performance.
You'll discover what raters
are really looking for and be able to demonstrate
key KSA's based on your own previous experiences.
How do I sign up?
Simply go to the highlighted portion of the class
listing and it will take you to the course site and
the PayPal Registration link.
Find out what over a thousand of your peers
have found out about assessment centers by attending
our courses! Most of our students will come out very
high on their promotional lists, but more
importantly, are more prepared for the job itself.
Here are what some of our
recent students said:
July 9, 2010
Hello Rick and Amy,
I wanted to thank both of
you for teaching me the
skills needed to maneuver
through the Assessment
Test...
Your class coupled with studying was
paramount to my success and ultimate
promotion. I really appreciated you and
Amy for being candid, tough, truthful,
and experts in the field. I still
cannot believe how Amy can write so fast
and come up with quick answers for
everything. I want to grow up to be
like Amy. Much congratulations to Amy
for getting the job she wanted. I am
sure she will be very successful. (HR
Director for Classified Staff) I will
wear my Lieutenant's bars you gave me
with pride. I named each bar Rick and
Amy. (We had given each candidate a set
of Lt's bars when we completed the
class)
Respectfully,
Christine Harvel (SDSO)
You and Amy were great and the class helped me
through the assessment center process for Lt. Thanks
to you and Amy, both Christine (Harvel) and myself
were promoted this week to Lt! Thanks so much,
Rose Karupas, SDSO July 8 Phone call
Rick and Amy! I just wanted you to know while I
took your class well ahead of time, in order to gain
those skills, I came out number 1 for Sergeant, and
am the first female supervisor in the history of the
department. Thanks for all your help and support.
Melissa Demaris, Palm Springs PD Phone call 7/7/10
Monday, June 14, 2010
3:18 PM
Hey Rick, Put another notch in your belt of
successes!! Following your Assessment
Center seminar, which I attended at the
Columbus, OH location in April, I took the
AC exam for Lieutenant for the Galion (Ohio)
Police Department on May 22. After
waiting for the scores to be posted and
allowing time for any of the other
candidates to contest the exam, I
scored #1 out of a total of five candidates.
I
have just completed my first week in my new
position as Lt. and just wanted to take the
time to thank you and Tom Conlin. (Tom
is a Retired Lt. from Las Vegas Metro)
The two of you put such a personal touch to
the training seminar and really broke things
down to give us the edge. It was
really neat to see how the training started
to kick in during the actual AC exam.
I think the tip on (slight) humor also paid
off, as I had the panel laughing at one
point during the leaderless group exercise.I will definitely
tell others of your seminar, and I also plan
on recommending it to my subordinates as
part of their professional development
training.
Thanks again,Lt. Marc Rodriguez
To:
Rick (And all potential supervisors and
mangers!)
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: Thanks for the great class!
Hello Rick,
They just announced the results of the
assessment center this morning.
I came out #1 out of 10! I could not
have done that w/o you and Amy's help. Your
class was just what I needed to put me over
the top. Thanks again and I will tell
everyone I know that is testing in the
future to take your workshop if they want to
succeed. I have my chief's interview this
afternoon but wanted to drop you a note and
let you know the results. Thanks again, Dave
Lundgren, Hayward PD
Find out what really
works in preparing for a promotional exam using
Assessment Centers or virtually ANY form of
interviews/panel interviews/presentations/role play,
etc.! After all, it's your
career. Join our list of proven successes since 1990!
and we will add your name to our success stories!
