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The path to the way | |
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First Steps | |
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Before the Test Announcement | |
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What's on The Test | |
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Generic and Procedural Questions | |
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The Test Announcement | |
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Eligibility Criteria | |
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Duties and Responsibilities | |
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Example of Duties | |
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities | |
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Methods of Selection | |
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Submitting Applications | |
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Resumes | |
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Footprints along the path | |
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Written Tests | |
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Appealing Written Tests | |
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Constructing Written Tests | |
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Test Validity and Reliability | |
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Advantages of Multiple-Choice Tests | |
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Predicting Future Competence | |
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Motivation | |
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Studying | |
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Arranging Study Material | |
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Highlighting Material | |
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Repeating the Process | |
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Other Important Tips | |
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Reading Comprehension | |
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Practicing Test-Taking | |
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Taking the Multiple-Choice Test | |
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Your Physical Condition | |
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The Directions | |
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Time | |
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The Test Booklet and Answer Sheet | |
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Understanding Questions and Answers | |
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Marking Questions and Answers | |
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Returning to Unanswered Questions | |
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Changing Answers | |
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Language along the path | |
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Oral Tests | |
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Understanding the Process | |
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The Difference Between Oral and Written Tests | |
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The Oral Board | |
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Other Types of Oral Examinations | |
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More About Your Panelists | |
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The Dimensions of the Job | |
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Conducting the Traditional Oral | |
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Conducting the Technical Oral | |
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Conducting Oral Exams That Include Mini In-Basket Scenarios, Video Presentations, or Situational Exercises | |
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Preparing for Your Oral Test | |
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Posdcorb | |
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Answering Questions | |
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Creating Your Own Mock Oral Board | |
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Achieving High Scores on Oral Exams that Include Mini In-Basket Scenarios, Video Presentations, or Situational Exercises | |
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Other Significant Factors in Your Test Score | |
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Tips | |
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Checklists | |
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Appearing Before the Oral Board | |
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Resumes | |
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First Impression/Last Impression | |
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The Panelists' Viewpoint | |
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A Flash to the Future | |
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Back to the Present | |
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Questions Frequently Asked on Oral Boards | |
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Crosswords along the path | |
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The Assessment Center | |
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Understanding the Process | |
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History of Assessment Centers | |
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How Situational Exercises Are Developed | |
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How Assessment Centers Work | |
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Preparing for the Assessment Center | |
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The In-Basket Exercise | |
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The Supervisor/Subordinate Exercise | |
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The Leaderless Discussion Group Exercise | |
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The Community Meeting Exercise | |
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The Physical Examination | |
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Understanding the Process | |
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Important Elements in the Physical Examination | |
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Height and Weight Tables | |
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Certifying the Promotion List (Rules of Three and Five) | |
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Theory and concept study guide | |
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Study Guide | |
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Leading | |
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Leadership Styles | |
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Motivating | |
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Motivational Theories | |
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Disciplining | |
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Types of Discipline | |
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Communicating | |
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What Is Communication? | |
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The Sergeant's Role in the Communication Process | |
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Effective Communication | |
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Delegating | |
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Roadblocks to Delegation | |
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How to Delegate | |
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Controlling | |
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Supervising | |
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What the Department Expects from Its Sergeants | |
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Evaluating | |
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Formal Evaluation Systems | |
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Informal Evaluation Systems | |
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Multiple-choice practice tests | |
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Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Practice Test 1 | |
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Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Practice Test 2 | |
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Multiple-Choice Practice Test 1 | |
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Scoring Multiple-Choice Practice Test 1 | |
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Self-Evaluation Topic Chart | |
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Answers and Analysis for Multiple-Choice Practice Test 1 | |
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Multiple-Choice Practice Test 2 | |
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Scoring Multiple-Choice Practice Test 2 | |
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Self-Evaluation Topic Chart | |
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Answers and Analysis for Multiple-Choice Practice Test 2 | |
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Oral practice test | |
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Oral Board Questions and Analysis | |
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Assessment center practice test | |
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How to Take the In-Basket Practice Test | |
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In-Basket Exercise | |
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Informational Items | |
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In-Basket Items | |
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Phone Calls | |
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Index of In-Basket Exercise Items | |
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Analysis and Discussion of In-Basket Exercise | |
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Prioritized Items, Phone Calls, and Model Responses | |
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Glossary of key terms | |
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Glossary | |