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Federal Law Enforcement

Testing for most civil service jobs happens only periodically and sometimes as little as once every two years.  An exam may consist of one test or a number of different tests.  Note that once you pass the test and you're on a civil service list, you'll be interviewed to determine if you receive a job offer.  Make the most of your opportunity with the resources below.

• Practice Interviews

• Assessment Center

• Forensics

• Test Guides  

• Management/Supervision Positions

PRACTICE INTERVIEWS

• Interview Tips, Strategies and Sample Questions from job-interview.net

1. Police Oral Board Interview

2. Police Exam Guide - How to Pass the Police Test

ASSESSMENT CENTER

Guides with reader recommendations are in bold.

1. A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method, Tina Louise Rowe, 2013 - RECOMMENDED

2. How to Be Successful on "Oral" Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion, Donald Shroeder, 2005

3. The Police Assessment Center: Important Keys for Success: What You Need to Know and May Not Have Been Told, Barry Malkin, 2009

FORENSICS

1. Forensic Scientist I (Toxicology), Jack Rudman, 1987

2. Forensic Scientist II (Toxicology), Jack Rudman, 2009

3. Forensic Scientist Trainee, Jack Rudman, 2004

TEST GUIDES

The most often requested study guides are listed below.  If you don't see the guide that you're looking for, enter the title of the job in the search box below.

Need help for a specific subject such as word problems and math?  Click here for guides and free help for the most difficult test areas.

Guides with reader recommendations are in bold.

• California Highway Patrol study guide with valuable background info, sample scored essay and written test.

• Customs and Border Patrol Entrance Examination Preparation Manual.  

• New York State Civil Service Study Guides for law enforcement jobs.

• Sample civil service written questions from the State of Louisiana for "LEAPS" -- Law Enforcement & Protective Services test -- entry level jobs and "LEAPS" SUPERVISOR - Law Enforcement and Protective Services Supervisor test - supervisory level jobs.  Click on "Sample Test Questions" on the left and you'll find sample questions by job and by subject.

• State of Delaware - Sample questions for Alcoholic Beverage Control and Enforcement Agent I, Capitol Police positions, Correctional positions, DNREC Enforcement Trainee, and Probation and Parole Officer I. 

ATF

• Sample ATF exam questions

1. Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) Inspector, National Learning Corporation, 2007

Customs and Border Patrol

• Study guides with sample questions and analysis

1. Border Patrol Exam, (3rd Ed.) Learning Express, 2009

2. Immigration Enforcement Agent, Jack Rudman, 2009

3. Introduction to Homeland Security, Jane Bullock, 2012

4. Master the Border Patrol Exam, Petersons, 2010

DEA

1. Special Agent DEA (Career Examination Series), Jack Rudman, 1999

FBI

1. FBI Careers: The Ultimate Guide to Landing a Job As One of Americas Finest, Thomas Ackerman, 2009

2. Special Agent FBI, Jack Rudman, 2010

3. The FBI Career Guide: Inside Information on Getting Chosen for and Succeeding in One of the Toughest, Most Prestigious Jobs in the World, Joseph W. Koletar, 2006

General

1. Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, George Thompson, 2013

2. What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed Reading People, Joe Navarro, 2008

IRS

1. Internal Revenue Agent, Jack Rudman, 2002

Treasury

1. Master the Treasury Enforcement Agent Exam, ARCO, 2009

2. TEA Exam Flashcard Study System: TEA Test Practice Questions & Review for the Treasury Enforcement Agent Exam, TEA Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2013

3. TEA Exam Secrets Study Guide, TEA Exam Secrets Test Prep Team, 2013

4. Treasury Enforcement Agent Exam, Learning Express, 2009

Secret Service

1. To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent, Henry Holden, 2006

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION POSITIONS

• The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results, George Bradt, 2011

• The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Michael Watkins 2013 

• Skills for New Managers, Morey Stettner, 2013

• 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager's Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges,

• Complete Interview Guide with Supervision Guide
  From job-interview.net, 200+ possible interview questions on supervision including behavioral/situational questions. Plus, answers to the toughest supervision interview questions.

1. Barron's Police Sergeant Exam, Barron's, 2010

2. How to Be Successful on "Oral" Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion, Donald Schroeder, 2005

3. How to Be Successful on Written Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion, Donald Schroeder, 2005

4. How to Prepare for the Police Sergeant Examination, Barrons, 2010

5. Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement (with InfoTrac), Wayne W. Bennett, 2011

6. Police Lieutenant, Jack Rudman, 2013

7. Police Management Examinations Preparation Guide, Larry F. Jetmore, 2003

8. Police Sergeant Exam, Learning Express, 2009

9. Police Supervision and Management: In An Era of Community Policing, Second Edition, Kenneth J. Peak, 2003

10. Promotional Handbook Guide for Police / Law Enforcement - Oral Boards and Scenarios, Michael A. Wood Jr., 2012

11. Supervision of Police Personnel (8th Ed), Marvin Iannone, 2013