Adam, Just to let you know that UMass Memorial in Worcester Ma is hiring 1 Sgt. and 2 Police Officer's.
The Boston Police academy has recruits in now and NONE have been "Pink slipped" You may be thinking of Worcester PD which just did that to their academy class upon graduation about two weeks ago.
Yes I do have veterans preference for being active duty coast guard, which along with residency counts for a lot, but due the fiscal situation in the state its looking pretty grim. I have residency in boston and vet preference and I'm thinking I would wait at least another two years before I get on the job. I'm looking into DC metropolitan police and baltimore PD which both are hiring like crazy and some of these departments else where actually have sign on bonuses. If you don't have your heart set on a department here I would go else where and mabye later can come back. And the other comment about the BPD pink slipping their academy class you are right I was misinformed they have not been pink slipped but there is a lot of talk in the media about the possibility of those cadets being pink slipped.
Where have you seen signing bonuses? The only one from recent memory is Dallas PD, but recently Houston got rid of theirs. Quite a contrast from the hiring situation in this state.
I believe we still have ours for out of state applicants only... but I don't know how long that will last.
To the poster = We here at BIDMC just had a police officer leave our ranks to join a federal agency. Keep an eye on the website for the job to pop up, I know they're going to fill it. We have public safety officers and police officers here.
