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