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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.