| Public Safety Dispatcher Hiring Process
The process of applying, testing and screening a public safety dispatcher has many steps. Most of them are designed to determine if the candidate can perform the specific required tasks. Once those steps are finished, a candidate is typically given a "conditional job offer." Then another series of tests and exams occurs to determine if the candidate is qualified as a government employee. That is, the second round of tests/exams are given to all the employees of the city, county or state. Here are the typical steps in the employment process. Note that not all agencies use all of the steps. In particular, not every agency gives a polygraph exam.
Note: Federal labor law requires that a medical, psych or polygraph exam |
