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Recruitment Process

Recruitment Process

The Recruitment Process is an ongoing, statewide process. The Illinois State Police coordinator travels to college career conferences to discuss employment opportunities as a State Trooper and provide detailed information about the Recruitment Process and subsequent Selection Process. Any person interested in becoming a State Trooper may apply by submitting a Pre-Employment Inquiry Application to the Merit Board. A Pre-Employment Inquiry Application may be requested by calling the Merit Board at (217) 786-6240 or may be completed on-line by clicking here. The Recruitment Process consists of the following steps:

  1. Orientation Session – The orientation session consists of a review of the  Recruitment and Selection Processes, a review of fitness standards and a question and answer period.
  2. Fitness Test  – All applicants, who attend the Orientation Session, are invited to the four-item, pass or fail, fitness test. All applicants, who successfully complete this test, are invited to a mandatory written Suitability Test.
  3. Written Suitability Testing – This testing is usually held immediately after successful completion of the Fitness Test.  Suitability testing consists of a battery of written tests and a compilation of background information that requires several hours to complete.  Results of the battery are used to group applicants in the eligibility pool.
  4. Eligibility Pool – Applicants, who pass the Fitness Test and participate in the written Suitability Test, are placed in the Eligibility Pool where they remain for a period of approximately one year from the time of their Orientation, or until a cadet class is scheduled and the Selection Process is initiated, whichever comes first.  Applicants are encouraged to submit another Pre-Employment Inquiry Application if they have not been chosen to enter the Selection Process after nine months of being placed in the eligibility pool.
All steps in this process are mandatory and cannot be rescheduled for any reason. Applicants are given as much advance notice as possible for upcoming events.

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