Civil Svc/ Statboard - Typical Timeline for making a Hiring Decision

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can a junior officer starts with enforcement/ plain clothes posting first?
How do they determine the postings?
Shift pattern, training and duration of training?

Thank you!

Junior officers are mostly posted to enforcement/frontline branches as they have the most positions, hence the chance of you starting with either an enforcement or frontline (ie checkpoints) posting is quite high. The shift pattern depends on where you are posted to. For instance, frontline postings mostly have a cyclic shift pattern (3 x 7/8 hour shifts - morning/afternoon/night) whereas enforcement branches may differ from each other in terms of shift due to the difference in work eg morning/afternoon shift and then the usual morning/afternoon/night shifts). Training also differs from branch to branch, mostly are OJT although enforcement branches provide additional defensive training in order to restrain/defend yourself from aggressive offenders.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Junior officers are mostly posted to enforcement/frontline branches as they have the most positions, hence the chance of you starting with either an enforcement or frontline (ie checkpoints) posting is quite high. The shift pattern depends on where you are posted to. For instance, frontline postings mostly have a cyclic shift pattern (3 x 7/8 hour shifts - morning/afternoon/night) whereas enforcement branches may differ from each other in terms of shift due to the difference in work eg morning/afternoon shift and then the usual morning/afternoon/night shifts). Training also differs from branch to branch, mostly are OJT although enforcement branches provide additional defensive training in order to restrain/defend yourself from aggressive offenders.

Thank you for the useful info. During my interview, they did asked me if i can run and if i can handle difficult situations. Coming from enforcement background of almost 7 years, i answered them yes i can.

Are we allowed to express interest in enforcement posting first? Like those hardcore unit i read about doing raids in geylang area? Hahaha.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Junior officers are mostly posted to enforcement/frontline branches as they have the most positions, hence the chance of you starting with either an enforcement or frontline (ie checkpoints) posting is quite high. The shift pattern depends on where you are posted to. For instance, frontline postings mostly have a cyclic shift pattern (3 x 7/8 hour shifts - morning/afternoon/night) whereas enforcement branches may differ from each other in terms of shift due to the difference in work eg morning/afternoon shift and then the usual morning/afternoon/night shifts). Training also differs from branch to branch, mostly are OJT although enforcement branches provide additional defensive training in order to restrain/defend yourself from aggressive offenders.

Oooh nice! Thank you for sharing…really appreciate it. Are we allowed to express interest in the enforcement posting first?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Junior officers are mostly posted to enforcement/frontline branches as they have the most positions, hence the chance of you starting with either an enforcement or frontline (ie checkpoints) posting is quite high. The shift pattern depends on where you are posted to. For instance, frontline postings mostly have a cyclic shift pattern (3 x 7/8 hour shifts - morning/afternoon/night) whereas enforcement branches may differ from each other in terms of shift due to the difference in work eg morning/afternoon shift and then the usual morning/afternoon/night shifts). Training also differs from branch to branch, mostly are OJT although enforcement branches provide additional defensive training in order to restrain/defend yourself from aggressive offenders.

How about senior officers? What’s the first posting like?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Oooh nice! Thank you for sharing…really appreciate it. Are we allowed to express interest in the enforcement posting first?

You may, but it does not really play a role in your eventual posting.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How about senior officers? What’s the first posting like?

More senior officers also start with an enforcement/frontline posting as these divisions usually have the most vacancies too, but nowadays it is not a given as they can send you to any branch with vacancies ie non-enforcement/frontline posting.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

More senior officers also start with an enforcement/frontline posting as these divisions usually have the most vacancies too, but nowadays it is not a given as they can send you to any branch with vacancies ie non-enforcement/frontline posting.

I see. Can you provide more info regarding training and equipment?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You may, but it does not really play a role in your eventual posting.

Nice… do they ask or give us a choice ? Can we choose where we want to be posted to for the subsequent posting?
And are frontline/ enforcement branch entitled to extra allowance like risk/ shift?

Hi, HR called me that they are keen to process my application further but subject to approvals. Wonder how the procedure is like, if its scenario 1 or 2?

Scenario 1:
- Reference check
- Verbal offer
- Clearance

Scenario 2:
- Verbal offer
- Reference check
- Clearance

Appreciate if anyone can share their experience.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi, HR called me that they are keen to process my application further but subject to approvals. Wonder how the procedure is like, if its scenario 1 or 2?

Scenario 1:
- Reference check
- Verbal offer
- Clearance

Scenario 2:
- Verbal offer
- Reference check
- Clearance

Appreciate if anyone can share their experience.

-panel
-security clearance
-reference check
-finalised application
- higher up approval
-verbal /email offer
-vital email LOA