| Police oral board members have about 30 minutes | | | | on the sides or past the shirt collar in back. |
| to determine if you will have a career in law | | | | Sideburns should not extend farther than the |
| enforcement. A person's appearance is the single | | | | middle of the earlobe. Women's hair is best in a |
| most common weapon employers use to reduce | | | | short, neat style and at the longest should be no |
| the number of prospects under consideration. | | | | more than shoulder length. Facial Hair - Men, if you |
| Ideally, your qualifications and character should be | | | | have a beard, shave it off. Cologne and Perfume |
| the ultimate criteria on how you are judged. In | | | | - Don't wear it, period. Earrings - Men should never |
| reality, surface impressions play a significant role. | | | | wear an earring to the interview. Women should |
| Leave nothing to chance. Remember, police oral | | | | wear earrings that are small and appropriate for |
| board members will consciously or subconsciously | | | | work. Long dangling earrings call undue attention |
| judge you on your appearance. And this decision | | | | to themselves. Fingernails - Fingernails should be |
| may affect whether you become a police officer. | | | | trimmed and clean. Women should avoid long nails |
| Recommendations for proper interview attire and | | | | and bright colored polish. Clean nails with a clear |
| appearance: Business Attire - Dress | | | | gloss or no polish at all would be the best. Gold or |
| conservatively for the oral board interview. Men | | | | Silver Chains - Men should not wear them to the |
| should wear a gray or dark blue suit. Women | | | | interview. Women should limit the wearing of a |
| should wear a conservatively styled and colored | | | | chain to one, and it should be understated. |
| business suit. Suits should be fresh from the | | | | Make-Up - The majority of female police officers |
| cleaners and free of lint, front and back. Men's | | | | wear little or no make-up at all. Keep make-up to |
| trousers should be sharply creased and properly | | | | a minimum. Rings - If you have a military or |
| fitted at the shoe line. Keep things such as keys, | | | | college ring, by all means wear it. If you're |
| change and wallet out of your pockets. You don't | | | | married, wear your wedding band, but only your |
| want buldges that will take away from a | | | | wedding band. Limit wearing rings to one on each |
| streamlined appearance, or worse, you don't want | | | | hand. Pinky rings are not appropriate. To be a top |
| to jingle when you enter the interview room. | | | | performer in interviewing you must be a good |
| Women should not carry a purse. Men's shoes, | | | | sales person and sell yourself to the interviewers. |
| socks, belt and ties should match their suits. The | | | | The bottom line is, if you are able to sell the |
| tie must be wrinkle free and neatly knotted. Don't | | | | product -- yourself -- to the customer -- the |
| wear a tie clasp. A starched, white, long-sleeved | | | | employer -- you will get the job. And never |
| shirt should be worn regardless of the time of | | | | forget, your appearance says more about you |
| year. Men and women's shoes should be spotless | | | | than you can say about yourself. |
| and highly shined. Women should wear low shoes. | | | | Hundreds of applicants fail the police oral board |
| Hair - Men should get a haircut two or three days | | | | each week. Can you afford to be one of them? |
| prior to the oral board. Men should wear their hair | | | | To learn how to get a thumbs up on the police |
| short. The hair should not extend over the ears | | | | oral board visit... |