Please ensure all entries are true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge.
Please refer any questions regarding the submission of an employment application and associated documents to UVA Senior Academic Recruiter, Ms. Rhiannon O’Coin. [email protected] or (434) 243-4075.
Step 2 – Telephone Interview
Selected candidates will receive a phone call from the UVA Police Department’s Professional Standards Unit to complete a telephone interview.
During this interview, you will be provided with a brief summary of the sworn recruitment process, review of the agency’s automatic disqualifier list, and will have time to ask questions about the agency, position responsibilities, etc.
You should be prepared to answer questions regarding information provided or associated with the submitted employment application, cover letter, and/or resume.
At the conclusion of this interview, successful candidates will be scheduled for a pre-employment testing session and will be provided with several documents for completion.
Step 3 – Complete PHQ
The acronym PHQ stands for Personal History Questionnaire.
You will be provided unique access credentials to access a secure, web-based platform to submit the requested information.
Please ensure all entries are true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge.
Step 4 – Written Exams
Candidates will arrive at a pre-determined location at the University of Virginia to participate in a pre-employment testing date. This session includes a written Wonderlic Assessment (WPT), an Educational Skills Inventory (ESI) exam, and a California Psychological Inventory (CPI) Assessment.
All testing materials will be provided.
Step 5 – Panel Interview
Successful candidates will be contacted by the UVA Police Department’s Professional Standards Unit to schedule a virtual panel interview.
This interview panel will typically consist of interviewers from the UVA Police Department, UVA Human Resources, and the UVA Department of Safety and Security.
Step 6 – Background Investigation
Successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive background investigation which may take several weeks to complete.
You will be contacted by a UVA Police background investigator who will request additional information and will conduct additional interviews with you during this investigation.
Please ensure you are prepared with requested and supporting documents regarding information you have provided in the employment application, cover letter, resume, PHQ, Confidential Questionnaire “CQ” and/or verbal statements made during interviews. (Such as certificates, certifications, academic transcripts, creditable and available references, etc..)
Step 7 – Drug Screening
Successful candidates will receive a conditional offer of employment prior to any drug screening or medical exams.
Upon receipt of the conditional offer, candidates must schedule a drug screening with UVA WorkMed as soon as possible.
Step 8 – Medical Exam
Successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive medical exam by UVA WorkMed to meet basic law academy requirements and to ensure fitness for duty.
Step 9 – Psychological Assessment
Upon a conditional offer, a psychological assessment will be administered by a licensed clinical psychologist.
