Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
3.27 Selection: Oral Interviews
3.27.1 Oral Interviews (Revised: 8/1/14)
A. The Police Department will conduct oral interviews of candidates who have been
previously screened or selected for interview in other steps, including, but not limited to:
1. Minimum and desired qualifications derived from the applicant’s job application
and resume, if included
2. Validated, written testing instruments
3. Practical testing as appropriate to the position.
B. First step oral interview panels will be comprised of a minimum of two interviewers from
within the Police Department. Members on the oral interview panel may include Police
Department personnel, supervisors and managers, participants from other University
departments and other police agencies or community m embers as appropriate to the
particular selection process and position.
C. Oral interview panels will use standardized questions and assessment instruments for all
applicants for the particular position and recruitment. Answers to additional questions
that provide clarification of answers to standardized questions may be sought by any
interviewer. Questions will be reviewed by the appropriate Division Manager prior to the
interview process to ensure the questions are appropriate and useful for the selectio n
process and non -discriminatory in nature.