Synopsis
Topics: Prepares applicants to be ready to successfully participate in background
interviews and polygraph exams by displaying proper behavioral cues and competencies,
emphasis is placed upon eliminating costly mistakes that end in rejection. This guide provides valuable insights into background checks and interviews,
as seen through the eyes of investigators. You will complete our 3-step process
of filling out an Application, Pre-Screening Form & Questionnaire and respond
to Background Interview questions. Emphasis is placed upon eliminating costly
mistakes that end in rejection. Statements and information that you are likely
to provide on forms, and during interviews, often leading to elimination are
closely examined. The Book also prepares applicants to be ready to successfully
participate in background interviews and polygraph exams by displaying proper
behavioral cues and competencies. Deceit, inconsistencies with other responses
made on forms, lying, or falsely representing personal information are discussed.
Details Guidebook to Background Checks and Interviews
This book: 1) provides applicants with a clear message and means to organize
personal information that is needed to complete an application, pre-screening
form & questionnaire and 2) prepares applicants to be ready to successfully
participate in background interviews and polygraph exams by displaying proper
behavioral cues and competencies
Investigators and polygraph examiners look for inconsistencies, contradictions,
changes in answers or misrepresentations between the Application and Pre-Screening
Form & Questionnaire. The background interview and polygraph test provide
an opportunity for an investigator to engage in face-to-face contact with an
applicant. Although the process may at times appear to resemble an interrogation,
it is not intended to place you in a disadvantageous position. People who are
well prepared and ready to discuss their personal history with an interviewer
are those who do well.
Prepare for a background check, interview or polygraph test by filling out
forms and answering questions that have actually been used by investigators.
This guide provides valuable insights into background checks and interviews,
as seen through the eyes of investigators. You will complete our 3-step process
of filling out an Application, Pre-Screening Form & Questionnaire and respond
to Background Interview questions. Emphasis is placed upon eliminating costly
mistakes that end in rejection. Statements and information that you are likely
to provide on forms, and during interviews, often leading to elimination are
closely examined. Deceit, inconsistencies with other responses made on forms,
lying, or falsely representing personal information are discussed.
Learn how to analyze your own written and oral responses and answers to questions,
by referring to numerous helpful hints that are included in the guidebook. Arrive
at a finished product that is an accurate assessment of your character and background
that you can defend. See how the Application, Pre-Screening Form & Questionnaire,
Background Interview and Polygraph Test are interrelated and lead to “red
flags” when inconsistencies in responses and statements arise.
This guide introduces the practice of “threshold of tolerance,”
which explains how departments deal with distinguishing between acceptable and
unacceptable types of behavior, such as with cases of reported drug usage. Learn
about the “drug criteria” used by federal agencies that is in practice
today and is being adopted by local and state law enforcement agencies.
Includes sample questions commonly used by investigators who conduct background
interviews with applicants, and focus upon the following areas:
(number of questions in parenthesis)
Employment History (15), Military History (7), Criminal History (30) {including
drug use and Threshold Tolerance Practice} (14), Educational History (5), Membership
in Organizations (4), Financial History (10), Weapon Permit History (4), Motor
Vehicle History (8), Application Process History (3).
Using this guide, you will arrive at a final result that you can use to prepare
future applications, background checks, interviews and polygraph tests.
Table of Contents
1. Preface
2. Introduction
a. Threshold of Tolerance Practice
b. The 3-Step Process of A Background Check
3. Objectives of Guidebook
4. Frequently Asked Questions About Backgrounds with Answers
5. Step 1: The Application – Commentary
a. Sample Application
i. Release Form
6. Step 2: Pre-Screening Form & Questionnaire - Commentary
a. Sample Pre-Screening Form & Questionnaire
7. Step 3: The Background Investigator’s Interview and Questions - Commentary
a. Questions and Explanations
i. Employment History (15)
ii. Military History (7)
iii. Criminal History (30) {including drug use and Threshold Tolerance Practice}
(14)
iv. Educational History (5)
v. Membership in Organizations (4)
vi. Financial History (10)
vii. Weapon Permit History (4)
viii. Motor Vehicle History (8)
ix. Application Process History (3)
8. Designing Your Own Plan For Improvement
9. The Polygraph Test: Introduction
10. The Johari Window – How Others See What You Are Hiding
11. The Polygraph Test
12. Objectives of Polygraph Testing
13. Some Common Characteristics of Polygraph Tests
14. A Basic Technique Use By Polygraphists - General Questions & the Peak
of Tension Test
15. Helpful Hints To Answering Polygraph Questions
16. Psychological Screening - Getting at the Root Cause of a Problem
17. Conclusions
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