Ontario Police Interviews

Are you considering a policing career in Ontario? Passing your Ontario police interviews is a crucial step in the selection process for police candidates. Police interviews are quite different from regular job interviews. Please don't underestimate the process. At Cognitive Results, we guide you through the preparation journey, ensuring you have the knowledge and support you need to succeed. Read on to learn about different Ontario police interview components, including the ECI, LFI, PBQ, and more with Cognitive Results.

Ontario Police Interviews

The Ontario Police interview process includes the following types:

  • Essential Competency Interview (ECI): A structured interview assessing analytical thinking, self-confidence, communication, flexibility, relationship building, and valuing diversity.
  • Blended Interview: An interview which is unique to the police service that incorporates the ECI and LFI, as well as values-based behavioural and situational questions. This may replace the ECI and LFI, or the LFI may be held separately.
  • Local Focus Interview (LFI): Focuses on the candidate’s knowledge of and connection to the community they wish to serve. It includes questions about community involvement, understanding local issues, and commitment to the community.
  • Panel or Chief's Interview: Focuses on the candidate’s knowledge of and connection to the community they wish to serve. It includes questions about community involvement, understanding local issues, and commitment to the community.It also includes any of the question types from the ECI or LFI, as well as situational tests.
  • Psychologist Interview: Focuses on the candidate’s psychological fitness to serve as a police officer. This interview is often underestimated and failed. It involves any of the question types in previous interviews, along with quick-response questions designed to test your resilience.
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Distinguishing Factors: Ontario Police Interviews

Understanding the distinctions between these interview processes can help candidates better prepare:

Ontario Police Interview Type Key Features
Essential Competency Interview (ECI)
  • Behavioural interview focusing on a specific range of police essential competencies
  • Behavioural interviews are rarely used by themselves; instead they are included in Blended interviews.
  • Behavioural interviews are often failed because candidates think the questions are straightforward, and they are not. This is an interview like no other job.
Blended Interview
  • Blended interview includes behavioural questions focused on a broad range of competencies.
  • Blended interview includes situational interview questions
Local Focus Interview (LFI)
  • LFI questions focus on your knowledge of the police service.
  • LFI questions dig deep into your character and motivation.
Panel or Chief's Interview
  • Panel interview provides diverse perspectives.
  • Panel interview includes all of the above types of interview questions.
  • Panel interview is designed to test your quick thinking.
  • Panel interview includes questions about community involvement, understanding local issues, and commitment to the community.
Psychologist Interview
  • Psych interviews are dreaded because they can make or break your police career.
  • We coach on all interview types, but this one is often underestimated.
  • Psych interviews are designed to test your quick thinking and motivations for wanting to be a police officer.

For personalized coaching and preparation for these interviews, Cognitive Results has been helping candidates since 2005. We provide comprehensive support to ensure you are fully prepared for each step of the interview process. It is not enough to know what to expect - you have to know what the service is really looking for in your answers. Hack the interview and bypass months of attempts with expert help from Cognitive Results.

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