Originally Posted by Macop

Every municipality is different, I don't see how there is a way to measure it. I just got hired off of the last test, and there are plenty of other people that will be hired before the next list comes out. There are way to many factors to dictate what a particular municipality will do. How many CS P.DS are there? 188 or so, so you have 188 chiefs doing things 188 different ways for 188 various reasons, just know that it will not be quick easy process so try to land ANY Police job till the CS train comes along my friend, good luck!!

Originally Posted by sdb29

In some cases it depends on:

1)How far down the current list they've gone in the past- If they're down into the lower marks they may decide to wait and see if the new list has higher marks, which they equate with a more intelligent candidate (No offense meant)

2)or in smaller towns is there someone on the old list who has been to the academy, so they won't have to sponsor a newbie through the academy and can put them to work right away.

In my experience and years (25 of them- how'd that happen so fast?)of observing city/town politics 94c is correct. Once the exam is given, unless there's someone on the old list they want to get to they're going to wait and see who is on the new list and what their standing is.