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mikol427
08-02-2008, 12:34 AM
I see that Akron is giving their test soon. Any one know any thing about what their hiring process is like?
Snake Eye
08-02-2008, 12:26 PM
I got a friend who went through last years process, shoot me a pm
andy black
08-09-2008, 09:15 PM
My best friend is a Sgt. in recruiting. What specific info are you looking for. They are pretty thorough on backgrounds and testing. Show up in shape for the PT portion.
mikol427
08-09-2008, 10:23 PM
My best friend is a Sgt. in recruiting. What specific info are you looking for. They are pretty thorough on backgrounds and testing. Show up in shape for the PT portion.

I heard that they give their test a little bit diff than some places do. I was told it's given in 3 diff sections with a brake in between each section.

The PT test didn't look to bad. The have a diagram of it on the web site. I was trying to find out how many officers they are looking to hire.
andy black
08-10-2008, 07:17 PM
I'll call tonight and post an update for you by tuesday afternoon. Last time we talked (a week ago) I know he said they had a bunch of spots open.
Snake Eye
08-11-2008, 10:21 PM
keep in mind that last year they wanted to hire around 40 applicants and had around 3,000 show up to test
mikol427
08-12-2008, 04:46 AM
keep in mind that last year they wanted to hire around 40 applicants and had around 3,000 show up to test


3,000 people and only looking to hire 40! Dose not seem like verry good odds.
bill198483
08-12-2008, 07:44 AM
While the odds aren'ts good, remember that forty people are going to beat those odds, so strive to be one of the those forty people!
Law enforcement is not like Walmart where they will just hire anyone that walks through the door. If you talk to many officers, they may have tried for years to get hired
andy black
08-14-2008, 11:25 AM
They currently have 13 slots to fill and will have openings for however many retire after the first of the year.
mikol427
08-30-2008, 04:25 PM
Has any one that has signed up for the Akron PD test received any kind of notice in the mail as to what day you will be taking the test? Because I have yet to get any thing from them.
ess286
09-03-2008, 09:06 PM
I am currently at a sniper schol with about 10 guys from APD. They are saying that they are gonna hire a lot of guys. They say that they have a lot retiring plus a large amount of guys are bailing to other departments. hen I asked why they say because plans are in the works to combine APD and the Summit County SO. I guess many of the guys don't want that.
Dr.Norton
09-04-2008, 06:20 PM
Mikol: I haven't heard anything yet.

As far as combining the APD and the SO, I've heard that too, but if they try there's going to be one hell of an uproar. I can see that being attempted by the Mayor but with the way crime is in Akron (completely out of control), I think it would be extremely stupid.
Dr.Norton
12-18-2008, 04:47 PM
Did anybody get their results back from the APD test back in September? I got mine. I'm happy with my score but not too happy about my rank. There is no information on there about when the PAT is.
mikol427
12-18-2008, 07:25 PM
Did anybody get their results back from the APD test back in September? I got mine. I'm happy with my score but not too happy about my rank. There is no information on there about when the PAT is.

I got mine today. Same here, Im happy with my score but not with my rank. Keep in mind they were giving Akron residents %15 extra, in which i'm not. My guess is that if we scored high enough to be considered they would of sent us the info about the PAT along with our test results. I think they're only looking to hire like 40-50 people.
Dr.Norton
12-18-2008, 08:45 PM
I got mine today. Same here, Im happy with my score but not with my rank. Keep in mind they were giving Akron residents %15 extra, in which i'm not. My guess is that if we scored high enough to be considered they would of sent us the info about the PAT along with our test results. I think they're only looking to hire like 40-50 people.

Well, if that's the case then I'm not too far down the list. A lot of people are going to be eliminated in the PAT. A lot are going to be eliminated in the background check. So, they'll need to process a good deal of people. And, I didn't qualify for the 15 % extra credit for residency, either. I've only technically lived in the corporate limits of Akron for 9 months. I'm not even sure I got any extra credit for my degree.
mikol427
12-18-2008, 10:34 PM
Well, if that's the case then I'm not too far down the list. A lot of people are going to be eliminated in the PAT. A lot are going to be eliminated in the background check. So, they'll need to process a good deal of people. And, I didn't qualify for the 15 % extra credit for residency, either. I've only technically lived in the corporate limits of Akron for 9 months. I'm not even sure I got any extra credit for my degree.

Ya i'm hoping a lot will get eliminated in the PAT and the background checks to. I'm not sure if they gave me any extra for my degree either. I dont know why they didn't have it listed on the slip they sent out.
Dr.Norton
12-19-2008, 03:31 PM
I dont know why they didn't have it listed on the slip they sent out.

Yeah, that was very confusing.
ess286
12-20-2008, 11:57 AM
Keep in mind guys that Akron has city residency and all of their guys hate it
Dr.Norton
12-20-2008, 12:41 PM
Keep in mind guys that Akron has city residency and all of their guys hate it

Yeah, that's definately a con.
mikol427
12-20-2008, 02:15 PM
Keep in mind guys that Akron has city residency and all of their guys hate it

I don't see why they hate it so much. I don't think it's all that bad in Akron. It's kind of nice off the rt8 area.
ess286
12-20-2008, 06:06 PM
They hate it because policing where you live sucks butt. We had residency when I got hired in Canton 13 yrs ago. We have since got rid of it and I moved 30 minutes away which was a great decision