Originally Posted by 209

12.50 an hour.....1200 per month for studio apartment....pay check goes from crap to negative crap .....ummm i think i'll pass

Originally Posted by Killjoy

I took the NYCPD back in 1999, and was very impressed with the quality of the written test (some of the test I've taken look like they were written by a middle-schooler) and the speed of the application process. I received a call within a couple of weeks telling me my raw score (in the 90's, I can't remember exactly), and that I could begin the application process even without my veterans points. I did all the legwork, and went through the varying stages of the process, background, PT test, etc. They assigned a plainclothes officer as a sort of "mentor" to walk me through the application process. By January, I was all set to go to a March academy (I took the written exam in October), when I received a call from a Mass department and decided to go with them. Even when I told them, the NYCPD was understanding and said they would hold my score for a couple years.

Bottom line, I was willing to go anywhere to be a police officer, and didn't care much about pay or location. I found the NYCPD to have one of the most painless and rapid application processes I've ever witnessed. Every one I dealt with was nice and consumate professional. I'm not sure if I would of stuck with them, maybe I would left to go some other department. But having a few years with the NYCPD would have looked good on any resume.