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Should the hiring process take this long??

I (21f) applied for a public safety dispatch position in my city (its not quite a 911 operator, but same vain) Since its a high stakes job theres some testing you have to do prior to consideration, I figured one or two tests wouldn’t hurt me Well, turns out its two tests this week, a behavior test the next, and then 2 weeks of interviews if you score high enough. They only have 1st and 3rd shifts open and only 2 positions available, so I don’t even know if this is worth it. Also, as an aside the first test I took was the exact same format as the ISAT which was just a weird standardized test they made us take every year in elementary in Illinois. Like, identical. If you have any advice I’d love to hear it, I’m very anti work but also going absolutely stir crazy and…


I (21f) applied for a public safety dispatch position in my city (its not quite a 911 operator, but same vain)

Since its a high stakes job theres some testing you have to do prior to consideration, I figured one or two tests wouldn’t hurt me

Well, turns out its two tests this week, a behavior test the next, and then 2 weeks of interviews if you score high enough. They only have 1st and 3rd shifts open and only 2 positions available, so I don’t even know if this is worth it.

Also, as an aside the first test I took was the exact same format as the ISAT which was just a weird standardized test they made us take every year in elementary in Illinois. Like, identical.

If you have any advice I’d love to hear it, I’m very anti work but also going absolutely stir crazy and I have to pay my bills eventually

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