HPD Interview Prep Exam Questions
and Answers8
What are your strengths? - ANSWERS -- Detail-oriented (helps stay organized, gives details in
every story)
- Inquisitive (always asking questions/desire 2 learn)
- Reliable (conscious of others/loyal/punctual)
- Ambitious (persistent/uses resources 2 get what I want)
What are your weaknesses? - ANSWERS -- High expectations (disappointed in self when don't
get outcome I want/^ expectations of others)
- Wanting 2 do everything myself (want 2 have control/difficult 2 trust other's skills/reliability)
- Public speaking (have the voice, not the nerves)
- Self-critic (I want 2B the best so I'm critical/I beat myself up a lot over mistakes)
Why do you want to be a police officer? - ANSWERS -- Be a part of the reduction in crime
- Deal w/ violent criminals & take them off the streets
- Be the voice for those who can't find theirs; the 1 little girls look up to
- Change the way women are viewed in a male-dominated field
- I have the personality 2B an officer
- To keep the area secure & make sacrifices 4 others
- This job offers variety & I have a desire to widen my sense of community & culture
- Want 2 see different sides of Houston & better them
- This job will give me the opportunity 2 build steps 4 others
- Want 2 feel the sense of unity amongst the brother&sisterhood of policing
, Where do you see yourself in a few years? - ANSWERS -- Graduated college
- Graduated the HPD police academy
- Have a few yrs of policing under my belt
- Plan 2 focus on my career w/ HPD
- Ready 2 build a career & acquire necessary skills w/ this PD
Why should I hire you? - ANSWERS -- I find integrity, loyalty, & honesty 2B the most important
qualities in the workplace & I can bring that 2 this PD
- I want 2 put my own spin on the traditions w/in policing 2 help improve the public's recent
negative perception of POs
- You should hire me bc I can offer the PD diversity, positive change, determination, & passion
Why do you want to leave your current job? - ANSWERS -- Looking 2 get my career started
- Current job is simply just a part time job that I had over summer & during my internship
- Ready 4 bigger things & more opportunities
When was HPD formed? - ANSWERS -1841
When was the first HPD car and motorcycle created? - ANSWERS -- Car - 1910
- Motorcycle - 1909
When did the first female police officer enter HPD? - ANSWERS -1918
What are HPD's key elements for change? - ANSWERS -- Customer service
- Training
- Discipline
and Answers8
What are your strengths? - ANSWERS -- Detail-oriented (helps stay organized, gives details in
every story)
- Inquisitive (always asking questions/desire 2 learn)
- Reliable (conscious of others/loyal/punctual)
- Ambitious (persistent/uses resources 2 get what I want)
What are your weaknesses? - ANSWERS -- High expectations (disappointed in self when don't
get outcome I want/^ expectations of others)
- Wanting 2 do everything myself (want 2 have control/difficult 2 trust other's skills/reliability)
- Public speaking (have the voice, not the nerves)
- Self-critic (I want 2B the best so I'm critical/I beat myself up a lot over mistakes)
Why do you want to be a police officer? - ANSWERS -- Be a part of the reduction in crime
- Deal w/ violent criminals & take them off the streets
- Be the voice for those who can't find theirs; the 1 little girls look up to
- Change the way women are viewed in a male-dominated field
- I have the personality 2B an officer
- To keep the area secure & make sacrifices 4 others
- This job offers variety & I have a desire to widen my sense of community & culture
- Want 2 see different sides of Houston & better them
- This job will give me the opportunity 2 build steps 4 others
- Want 2 feel the sense of unity amongst the brother&sisterhood of policing
, Where do you see yourself in a few years? - ANSWERS -- Graduated college
- Graduated the HPD police academy
- Have a few yrs of policing under my belt
- Plan 2 focus on my career w/ HPD
- Ready 2 build a career & acquire necessary skills w/ this PD
Why should I hire you? - ANSWERS -- I find integrity, loyalty, & honesty 2B the most important
qualities in the workplace & I can bring that 2 this PD
- I want 2 put my own spin on the traditions w/in policing 2 help improve the public's recent
negative perception of POs
- You should hire me bc I can offer the PD diversity, positive change, determination, & passion
Why do you want to leave your current job? - ANSWERS -- Looking 2 get my career started
- Current job is simply just a part time job that I had over summer & during my internship
- Ready 4 bigger things & more opportunities
When was HPD formed? - ANSWERS -1841
When was the first HPD car and motorcycle created? - ANSWERS -- Car - 1910
- Motorcycle - 1909
When did the first female police officer enter HPD? - ANSWERS -1918
What are HPD's key elements for change? - ANSWERS -- Customer service
- Training
- Discipline
