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Mass. HRD (Civil Service) Entrance
Examination Information
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
The Massachusetts Human Resources Division (Mass. HRD)
administers the entrance examination for the positions
of Municipal & MBTA Police Officer, Correction Officer,
and Firefighter. You may
apply on-line for these
and other Mass. civil service exams.
THE WRITTEN POLICE OFFICER
EXAMINATION
The
written examination consists of the following 3 components:
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The
Written Ability Test (WAT)
The WAT is administered to measure cognitive abilities that
have been identified as essential to performing the duties
of a Police Officer. The WAT includes areas of verbal
expression, verbal comprehension, problem sensitivity,
deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, and information
ordering.
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The
Work Styles Questionnaire (WSQ).
The WSQ is designed to assess certain motivational,
value-related and attitudinal characteristics that are of
potential relevance to successful performance of entry-level
police officers
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The
Life Experience Survey (LES)
The LES consists of a series of multiple-choice questions
related to candidates' past history and experience of
potential relevance to successful performance of entry-level
police officers.
Mass. HRD (the Human Resources Division) will score all
three components (WAT, WSQ, & LES) and your scores from will
be combined to determine your continued eligibility in the
selection process. The components are administered in the
order in which they appear above.
Candidates should Download the 2007 Police Officer Assessment Preparation Guide to prepare for the exam. Also,
candidates would be well advised to take a police officer
entrance examination preparation course, such as the one
offered by Attorney Patrick M. Rogers of Commonwealth Police Service, Inc. This seminar will help
with your preparation in becoming a successful candidate for
the position of civil service municipal police officer
within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Becoming a
successful candidate is based solely on your examination
score. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to be a high
ranking applicant in order to be considered for selection.
This seminar will help you obtain the competitive edge.
If you take
a Civil Service Entrance Examination and you are bypassed
for appointment, you have the right to appeal to the Civil
Service Commission. Your appeal must be filed within 60 days
of receiving the bypass notice. You may also appeal Mass.
HRD's determination regarding such issues as residency,
examination eligibility, and training & experience credit.
The Law office of Brian E. Simoneau represents litigants at all stages of civil service proceedings. Attorney Simoneau and his associates handle appeals before the Human Resources Division, the Civil Service Commission, and Superior Court.
Candidates who have been bypassed for appointment or promotion, or are otherwise in need of legal intervention, are urged to contact Attorney Simoneau as soon as possible.
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