
Public safety is a vital societal need. While there’s a narrative that police departments are hiring “everyone,” the truth is that high standards remain. You need to present the most proficient and optimal version of yourself to meet and surpass expectations. Be yourself—but your best version.
The quality of law enforcement is foundational to public trust and community safety. As law enforcement officers, we don’t just respond to emergencies— we set the standard for professionalism, accountability, and integrity. Each interaction, decision, and action reflects not only on you as an individual but also on the agency and the badge you wear… ultimately the entire policing profession as a whole.
Exceptional law enforcement requires a commitment to continuous improvement, humility to learn from mistakes, and the grit to rise to the demands of a challenging profession. It’s about being the person you’d trust to help your own family in a moment of crisis—calm, prepared, and resolute.
Strive to embody the core values of serving the need, building your ownership and team, and giving your all.
This profession demands nothing less than your best, and when you give it, you make a lasting impact on the people and the communities you serve. Always remember your “why.” That’s how you honor the trust placed in you as an officer, and that starts with how you show up as an applicant, a candidate, and a recruit.
THANK YOU for stepping up for this crucial role, and THANK YOU for demonstrating a desire to be your best: for yourself, your team, your family and your community.
How do you give it your best? How do you build a rock-solid mindset, plan your course and actions, and show up your best way possible? (Not just in the testing process, but in the career itself?)
It takes a roadmap, and you can find it here, through the Blue Grit Police Testing and Hiring Guide. I break down everything you need to know about each stage of the hiring process, how to strategize and prep, and set yourself up for success to save time, stress, money and heartache. We need you in the ranks- so do it right the first time!
A couple anecodotes:
"This is a great guide and not only covers the basics but gives some insight into the process. I know that you covered things to put any applicant in a great position to do well in the entire process. The little things that trip people up are covered by you. With the guidance of your guide, I could see more quality people shining in the beginning of the process and this could limit the shotgun approach that causes people to lateral early and often."
Commander Cristian Adams, WA State
"Just finished reading the guide and will keep going back to it again and again. It's so very well designed with details on each and every step... It answered so many of my questions and took away the exam anxiety a little bit."
P.K. (police applicant)
Stay hungry, humble, and of course… stay gritty!
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