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Assessment Centers

for Police, Fire, Corrections

& Federal Agents

• Leadership Development

• Supervisory Development

• Management Development

• Succession Planning

Click on specific class to register:  (Open to all agencies/ranks)

May 5-6 Las Vegas Core group: LVMPD - Correctional Sergeant Candidates

May 5-6 class registration extended until Thursday, 5/3/12 at 2400 hrs.

Location: Embassy Suites – Convention Center 

3600 Paradise Road  Las Vegas, NV Tel: 1-702-893-8000

• June 2-3 Las Vegas Core group: Henderson - Lieutenant Candidates, Embassy Suites, Convention Cener

• July 21-23 Las Vegas  Core group: LVMPD - LE Sergeants ) Courtyard by Marriott on Dean Martin Rd.

READ THIS FIRST:

How NOT to get Promoted with an Assessment Center Process!  *

• Listen to everyone who tells you "don't worry about the Assessment Center. Just "be yourself!"" 

• Find someone who will tell you exactly what the last assessment scenarios were, since they always do same ones.

• Don't read anything on assessment centers, but read all you can about leadership.

• Study for hours and hours for months ahead of your assessment center by reading your departmental manuals and policies

• Don't read your job description for the new rank - just sell yourself as how good you are at what you do now.

• Don't practice strengthening your core supervisory and management skills

• If your department won't pay for you to go to any training prior to your promotion, such as a supervisory/management course or a course like ours that focus on assessment centers, do not pay for a course yourself.

• Do NOT attend ANY course that isn't POST or "Certified" by your state certification agency. They know what courses are best for you so stick to their menu courses.

• Do NOT read any professional journals or magazines that would have articles on supervision or management in public safety.

• Only attend conferences that are exciting, and involve either firing weapons, looking at cool stuff, or hearing lectures about safety/survival and advanced technical skills

• Don't take any supervisory or management skill-building courses - stick with what's worked for you so far.

• Wait until the last minute just before the assessment center dates are announced and quickly watch a video on assessment centers

• Ignore your departments annual reports, long range plans, budgets, and future needs - you won't need to know about them anyway

• Do not memorize your departments mission, values, goals and objectives.  Those are just trick questions.

• Don't worry about about the challenges the department will be in 3-5 years; you'll still be where you are now most likely.

• Wait until after you are promoted to go to Supervisory or Mid-Management training

• Pass the class information on to your competition, as you'll be working for them soon enough!

• *I hope you realize this was a "tongue in cheek" list.

However, if you are a more "serious" candidate, you may want to dig a little deeper into what assessment centers are and why they are used for public safety promotionals.  The most obvious difference with assessment centers is that they measure core skills by what you say, do or write during simulated scenarios, not by what you've memorized or read for studying for a more traditional pencil and paper test.  It's up to you ultimately. After all, it's YOUR career.

Sample of comments from recent course graduates:

4/29/12

Rick,

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner, but I wanted to let you know that I came out #1 (of 12) on the Hayward PD Lieutenants exam last month. The guy who took your classes with me came out #4 (out of 23 or so) on the sergeants list. ...

I believe I have put myself in a good position to be promoted sometime soon. I give a lot of credit to your classes and personal advice for helping me achieve that goal. Thanks again!
-Jeff S.

3/12/12
Rick and Amy,
Yesenia ( Lt. candidate) and I both learned so much in your class this weekend. Thank you for your generosity in offering the class to both of us. I have thanked Commander Kennedy and shared with her what a great class this is. I hope we are able to host this class again soon. I will let you know when we are preparing for another promotional exam. You most certainly will see us again for the refresher and I'll be spreading the word about your class and your book.

Thank you,
Cheri Nobriga
Sergeant, #1355
Alameda County Sheriff's Office
Santa Rita Jail
 

3-23-12

Rick,

Thanks again for going ahead with the class in Oakland. Your program is superior to any that I have participated in before. I am passing on these leadership skills to my crew. Could you send me any exercises that are "fire specific"? I want to get in as much practice as I can.
I want to thank you and Amy for your efforts to improve leadership in the emergency services.
 T. H. Rice
 Lieutenant/Paramedic
Engine 82-A
 Collierville Fire & Rescue (Tenn)

3-7-12

Hey Rick,
I attended your training in Las Vegas in February last year. I Just wanted to touch base with you and let you know the results of promotional testing I went through in July. On the assessment portion I scored 82.52 percent. Overall, out of 30 people testing, I ranked 2nd and I was promoted to Sergeant in November.
Thanks for the class. I'm sure that what I learned helped.

Sgt. Erik VanHorn
Broken Arrow Police Department (OK.)

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