Bluelight Police Recruitment and Career Development Podcast
By Brendan O'Brien
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Listen in to all the latest developments in the World of Police Recruitment, Police Promotion Boards, Specialist Interviews as well as commentary on current issues facing the Police Service. Your podcast host is Brendan O'Brien, who joined the Police Service in 1985. Since then he served in the Cheshire Constabulary, The Bermuda Police and Greater Manchester Police. Brendan still works in the police sector as an advisor and consultant. For the past 27 years Brendan has been coaching and supporting people in the recruitment, promotion and specialist interview process. In these podcasts Brendan will share with you some of the 'secrets' to success you will not find anywhere else!
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Join the Police - Three Essential Behaviours & Values The Police Are Looking For In New Recruits
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Join the Police - Role Plays as part of your recruitment process - they’re not meant to be easy!
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Police Specialist Post Interviews - 10 Tips from a recent 1-2-1 coaching session
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Join the Police - The Online Assessment Centre - Back to Basics advice!!
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Join the Police - 7 NEW Tips to help you get over 90% at your Stage 2 Online Assessment Centre Interview
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Join the Police / Police Promotion Boards: Are you, ‘Ruthless in tackling Racism and Misogyny?’
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Join the Police: Are the Police Recruitment Numbers about to fall off a Cliff Edge?
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Join the Police or Get Promoted: The Toughest Forward Facing Question!
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Join the Police or Get Promoted: Forward Facing Questions - what are they? PLUS 20 examples for you to practice
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Join the Police / Get Promoted - How to structure your Police Interview answers
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Join the Police or Get Promoted: Why You? Why Now?
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Join the Police: How will being a police officer impact on your personal life?
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Join the Police: Why you need to avoid using Buzzwords at your interview!
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Join the Police: are you ready for these tough interview questions?!?
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Join the Police: How to manage the NEW National Sift from the College of Policing - SJT and BSQ
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Success in the Northumbria Police Interview (also applies to other forces!)
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Police Promotion Boards - Forward Facing Questions - Ensuring the Well-being of your team!
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Has the British Transport Police (BTP) In-Force Interview changed?
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Police Promotion Boards - how to ensure you demonstrate the 5 P’s which are necessary for a pass!
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Join the Police - how to prepare for role plays as part of your assessment
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Police Promotion - 15 Top Tips for your Interview
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May 20, 2022 |
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Police Promotion - how to prepare for forward facing and challenge / priority questions
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May 17, 2022 |
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Join the Police - how to prepare for and PASS the Police Online Assessment Centre (Part 2)
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Join the Police - how to prepare for and PASS the Police Online Assessment Centre
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Direct Entry Detective Recruitment Questions and Answers
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Understanding The Police Code of Ethics
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Miss the last Bluelight ‘Weekly Police Recruitment Workshop?’
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Managing Situational Interview Questions
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Interview Guidance - DO NOT 'Know your competencies!'
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Join the Police - 15 Questions you DO NOT want to be asked at your Final Interview!
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Join the Police - Police Recruitment is BROKEN and how to take advantage of this situation!
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Join the Police - ALL of the Police Final Interview Questions!
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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My 2022 ‘Join the Police’ Predictions
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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How to get the highest score at your Police Recruitment Interview
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Police Recruitment: Top 10 Direct Entry Detective Skills to adopt NOW even if you have no experience
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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7 Things you MUST do to pass the NEW Online Assessment Centre Stage 3 Briefing!
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Police Recruitment - ‘Boom or Bust!'
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Police Recruitment Guidance - 5 Things you need to mention in your Stage 3 Online Assessment Centre (OAC)
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Here’s the NEW Police Competency And Values Framework!!
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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What type of questions will I be asked at my Final / In-Force or Interview? Or my Promotion Board / Specialist Post Interview
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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5 BIG Things you HAVE to start doing NOW to succeed in Police Recruitment / Promotion and Specialist Post Interviews
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Police Recruitment Interviews - Forget STAR, here’s SAARLKU!
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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What happens in the Final / In-Force or Senior Interview?
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Confused about Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI)? Especially when it comes to Police Promotion Boards?
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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What happens after my Police Application Form?
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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10 Big Mistakes people make in their Police Application Forms
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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How to answer ‘Forward Facing’ Questions in your Police Promotion or Recruitment Interview
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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How to become a Police Officer - Even if you have no idea where to start with your preparation!
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Are the police getting too ‘woke?' And should they expect to be arresting people?
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Floorboard Integrity and Gucci Public Service!
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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'Help! My start date for joining the police is in 2023!!'
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May 27, 2021 |
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If you are a Serving Police Officer, are you confused about the PDR system, CVF and the ‘Wheel of Confusion?’
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May 21, 2021 |
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Police Recruitment - Do I really need a Degree in Policing?
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May 20, 2021 |
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How to retire or resign…with honour!
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May 10, 2021 |
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What’s the One BIG THING causing people like you, to fail at their police recruitment interviews?
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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So, you want to be a Detective?
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Do you know how to CUDSAR??
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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The challenges facing the police service
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Help - It’s my first day on duty, what kit do I need? What advice can you give me?
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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How to develop your policing career, once you have succeeded in the Police Recruitment process
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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In Conversation With - interview with Chief Constable Andy Cooke QPM of Merseyside Police
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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In Conversation With Chief Superintendent Roy Smith
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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This makes no sense!
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Police Recruitment 2021
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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‘Strengths-Based' Interview Questions
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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What skills will you need to demonstrate at application form and interview as part of your Police Recruitment process
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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‘A ‘poem' from the Frontline. Plus, how are you at change?
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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94 Years of Police Service and Insider Guidance for anyone hoping to join the Police Service
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Why there is no ‘We’ in your Police Recruitment Interview, how you should avoid ‘Gucci’ examples and why you should invest in Post it Notes!
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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40% of all future Police Recruits will be from a Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic background!
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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In Conversation with retired Metropolitan Police Superintendent Shabnam Chaudri
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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A Common Police Recruitment Interview Question, ‘What are the current challenges for the Police Service?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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The Wisdom of Serving Police Officers - What I wish I could tell my younger self
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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How 'acting naturally' and ‘just being yourself' will not help you to succeed at ANY job interview.
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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The 6 BIG Mistakes YOU might be making NOW in the Police Recruitment Process
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Can you speak ‘Police?’
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Brendan appears on Jorvik Radio
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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How would you like to know what the questions will be in your Police Recruitment Interview?
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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7 BIG problems with the Police Recruitment Process
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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I Failed an Interview
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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10 Top Tips for your success in the Police Recruitment Process
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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How to structure your interview answers for ANY recruitment process (not just for police recruitment).
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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What you should be doing now to become ‘Application Form’ ready in the police Recruitment Process?
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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More than 70,000 people apply to join the police service over a 6 month period
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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How to pass the police recruitment, actually, ANY recruitment process!
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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50 Plus ways to join the police in one United Kingdom!
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep19
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep18
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep17
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep16
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep15
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May 27, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep14
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May 19, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep13
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May 12, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep12
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May 04, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep11
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep10
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep09
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep08
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep07
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep06
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep05
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep04
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep03
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep02
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Bluelight Police Recruitment Training Ep01
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Feb 17, 2020 |