...are Personal History Statements getting ridiculous these days? I have seen several in the past few weeks just from browsing places I wouldn't mind working that are 50-70 pages in length.
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"To hell with a supervisor, men follow a leader" -Texas Ranger Captain Allee
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
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I do understand being thorough, and don't mind doing paperwork since I do plenty of it at my department now. I don't understand why the department needs to know all my neighbors, their dates of birth, work address, how long they have been there and what type of cars they drive. I also understand why departments want to know how much my wife and I make and how much our bills are but I don't understand why they want to know my checking account number, address to my bank, name, address and account number to everyone I make payments to monthly, every credit card I have ever applied for, every credit reference I have EVER had, if I have ever applied for in-store credit at a department store, etc... If they pull a credit report they will see all that information and see that I pay my bills, or that I don't pay my bills. I understand wanting to know where I have been the last 10 years and what I have been doing but I don't see the point of knowing that information (10 year residence history, last 5 years of employment) for my brother and sister who live on the complete opposite border than I do and has no bearing on who I am or what I've done.
Again like I said, I understand being thorough but it's getting to the point where it is not just a background investigation on me anymore."To hell with a supervisor, men follow a leader" -Texas Ranger Captain Allee
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
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I do understand being thorough, and don't mind doing paperwork since I do plenty of it at my department now. I don't understand why the department needs to know all my neighbors, their dates of birth, work address, how long they have been there and what type of cars they drive. I also understand why departments want to know how much my wife and I make and how much our bills are but I don't understand why they want to know my checking account number, address to my bank, name, address and account number to everyone I make payments to monthly, every credit card I have ever applied for, every credit reference I have EVER had, if I have ever applied for in-store credit at a department store, etc... If they pull a credit report they will see all that information and see that I pay my bills, or that I don't pay my bills. I understand wanting to know where I have been the last 10 years and what I have been doing but I don't see the point of knowing that information (10 year residence history, last 5 years of employment) for my brother and sister who live on the complete opposite border than I do and has no bearing on who I am or what I've done.
Again like I said, I understand being thorough but it's getting to the point where it is not just a background investigation on me anymore.
But to be honest---------------no agency wants to be "the one" that hires the next
Drew Peterson and most chief's want a thorough background done. Some places get obsessive about it. I guess I wouldn't be applying to those agencies.
The "paperwork" problem is undoubtedly one of the reasons some people drop out of the process after taking out applications. They realize how much info is wanted and decide they aren't interestedI DON'T ALWAYS LIKE BEING A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER .......Oh who the hell am I kiddingI LOVE IT. Stay safe my friendsComment
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I do understand being thorough, and don't mind doing paperwork since I do plenty of it at my department now. I don't understand why the department needs to know all my neighbors, their dates of birth, work address, how long they have been there and what type of cars they drive. I also understand why departments want to know how much my wife and I make and how much our bills are but I don't understand why they want to know my checking account number, address to my bank, name, address and account number to everyone I make payments to monthly, every credit card I have ever applied for, every credit reference I have EVER had, if I have ever applied for in-store credit at a department store, etc... If they pull a credit report they will see all that information and see that I pay my bills, or that I don't pay my bills. I understand wanting to know where I have been the last 10 years and what I have been doing but I don't see the point of knowing that information (10 year residence history, last 5 years of employment) for my brother and sister who live on the complete opposite border than I do and has no bearing on who I am or what I've done.
Again like I said, I understand being thorough but it's getting to the point where it is not just a background investigation on me anymore.
If my neighbor asked me for personal info like that I would tell him to get bent.Comment
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List neighbors that live on both sides of your current residence and previous or permanent
residence. If you don't know your neighbors, meet them. If a house or apartment is empty, make a notation. This section must be complete."To hell with a supervisor, men follow a leader" -Texas Ranger Captain Allee
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
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They can be as ridiculous as that PD chooses. They are the ones offering employment.
My only wish is that more applications could be online or computer friendly. Especially some of the longer ones.This show is awesome, wrapped in supercool and smothered in bitchin. The only way it could be cooler is if he was riding a unicorn or something.
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Just looked at another PHS from another PD and it wants to know what magazines I read, my favorite book, favorite movie, and a list of shows on my DVR. Won't be applying there either."To hell with a supervisor, men follow a leader" -Texas Ranger Captain Allee
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
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Ever notice how when a serial killer is captured, the media always interviews the neighbors of the killer. How are the neighbors alive when they lived next to a serial killer for five years? It's because they minded their own business and didn't bug the serial killer. Leave your neighbors alone. If you hear a chainsaw at 2am, keep it to yourself. If you hear a woman screaming, maybe she just discovered she won the lottery. Don't bug your serial killer neighbor.
Besides, there's no reason to knock on your neighbor's door to "meet them". They already know a lot about you, and you know a lot about them. You live next to each other. You watch each other cut the grass. You watch each other walk down the end of the driveway to the mailbox. You watch other walk the dog.
Last edited by Jacob2899; 08-09-2013, 12:07 AM."In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, JrComment
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I just saw this exact quote on a PHS for... well... Texas (I'm sure you know where )
I've always heard good things about that particular city, don't know if this is enough of a reason to pass them up so easily.Comment
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Besides, there's no reason to knock on your neighbor's door to "meet them". They already know a lot about you, and you know a lot about them. You live next to each other. You watch each other cut the grass. You watch each other walk down the end of the driveway to the mailbox. You watch other walk the dog.I DON'T ALWAYS LIKE BEING A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER .......Oh who the hell am I kiddingI LOVE IT. Stay safe my friendsComment
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