Just a quick question?

AndywK

I filled out my application on sunday and I am just wondering what is the usual callback/notification time? 2 weeks? A month?
Also are you ment to get confirmation e-mails as I didn't recieve any after I completed the form.
As you can see I'm dying to know what excatly the story is as I really want to join the PSNI
Thanks for reading,
Andrew

AndywK

Oh and also do tattos on the arm/forearm forbid you from joining?
Sorry if thats a stupid question

Delancey

Tatoos may disqualify you if they are thought to be oversize , obscene, sectarian or likely to cause offence - the website has a whole subsection devoted to the policy on tatoos so check it out. That said if it's something bland like '' I Love Mum '' then you'd probably be fine.

Again the website states that confirmation e-mails are not sent. You should have received a confirmation message that it had sent.

AndywK

Ah right. I may be in trouble then
But if I was to get accepted into the training I would get it removed.
Its a band tattoo which is big enough on me forearm, also its a heavy metal band.

Thanks for the reply

seanybiker

AndywK wrote: »

Ah right. I may be in trouble then
But if I was to get accepted into the training I would get it removed.
Its a band tattoo which is big enough on me forearm, also its a heavy metal band.

Thanks for the reply

heavy metal band tattoo should be fine. Depending on their name though. Motorhead be grand where anal **** wont be.

AndywK

The name isn't offensive, just a bit of a morbid name. But it's not an offensive word

unistudent2009

Your tattoo will be considered individually. If you get to vetting you will have to provide photographs of it and they will decide if it is acceptable!

wannabe2010

I was given my IST date exactly one week after I applied...

0607

unistudent2009 wrote: »

Your tattoo will be considered individually. If you get to vetting you will have to provide photographs of it and they will decide if it is acceptable!

Why, is that what you had to do?

tubes46

delancey42 wrote: »

Tatoos may disqualify you if they are thought to be oversize , obscene, sectarian or likely to cause offence - the website has a whole subsection devoted to the policy on tatoos so check it out. That said if it's something bland like '' I Love Mum '' then you'd probably be fine.

Again the website states that confirmation e-mails are not sent. You should have received a confirmation message that it had sent.

hi delancey42 can you recomend any material to help with the study for the initial selection test cheers.

AndywK

wannabe2010 wrote: »

I was given my IST date exactly one week after I applied...

Ok cool, I guess I am just over anxious in getting the reply since I have always wanted to join the force

Delancey

tubes46 wrote: »

hi delancey42 can you recomend any material to help with the study for the initial selection test cheers.

Unfortunately I don't know of any specific books or websites to check out.I do recommend you do a Google search for '' Verbal Reasoning Tests '' and for '' Numerical Reasoning Tests '' - that will pull up quite a few sites with sample questions - many of them are harder than the sample questions on the P.S.N.I. website and thus closer to the actual IST questions !
Be wary of sites / books that claim to be preparation for the Police Entrance Exam - this refers to British Police Forces only , remember the P.S.N.I. test is apparently quite different.

unistudent2009

0607 wrote: »

Why, is that what you had to do?

No I have no tattoos but I There wa a section on the vetting forms where you had to declare tattoo's and send photographic evidence!

0607

unistudent2009 wrote: »

No I have no tattoos but I There wa a section on the vetting forms where you had to declare tattoo's and send photographic evidence!

Well, I do have tattoos, and I didnt send any photographs. I did have to give a description, but nothing else ever came of it

tubes46

delancey42 wrote: »

Unfortunately I don't know of any specific books or websites to check out.I do recommend you do a Google search for '' Verbal Reasoning Tests '' and for '' Numerical Reasoning Tests '' - that will pull up quite a few sites with sample questions - many of them are harder than the sample questions on the P.S.N.I. website and thus closer to the actual IST questions !
Be wary of sites / books that claim to be preparation for the Police Entrance Exam - this refers to British Police Forces only , remember the P.S.N.I. test is apparently quite different.

cheers i'l head straight google.

AndywK

Thanks for the advice guys it's appreciated