Uniformed services

Police officer CV: example and template

This example is for police officers who, after or during their service, are looking for civilian work in security, guarding, health and safety, compliance, insurance and administration, and for people moving to other services.

A civilian employer wants to know what you do in the service, what experience you have with people and documents, which training and qualifications you hold and how this translates to the new job. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: police officer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Artur Nowakowski

Police officer, security specialist

Lodz +48 123 456 789 artur.nowakowski@example.com

Professional profile

Police officer with 16 years of service, most recently a neighbourhood officer and before that an officer in the investigations department. I run pre-trial proceedings, talk to residents, work with schools and companies, and prepare documentation and threat analyses. After my service ends I am looking for work as a security specialist at a company.

Work experience

Neighbourhood police officer

03.2019 - present

Police station, Lodz

  • An area with about 14,000 residents, a priority action plan.
  • Working with schools, housing cooperatives and companies on safety.
  • Interventions, petty offence cases and service documentation.
  • Threat analysis in the area and preventive action.
  • Safety meetings and training for residents and company staff.

Investigations officer

09.2010 - 02.2019

City Police Headquarters, Lodz

  • Pre-trial proceedings in property crime cases.
  • Interviews and procedural documentation.
  • Work with the prosecutor's office.

Education

Bachelor's degree, internal security

2013 - 2016

University of Lodz

Basic professional training

2008 - 2009

Police School in Pila

Skills

  • Threat analysis and prevention
  • Running proceedings and documentation
  • Conversations and interviews
  • Interventions and crisis management
  • Work with institutions
  • Safety training

Training

  • Qualified first aid course, 2023
  • Specialist training for neighbourhood officers, 2019
  • Specialist course in pre-trial proceedings, 2012

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • Firearms licence

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a police officer CV

Professional summary

Write how long you have served, in which roles and what from this work will be useful in the new job. Translate service language into terms a company understands, for example threat analysis instead of department names. The employer is looking for a responsible, composed and organised person.

Officer with 10 years of service in patrol and investigations. I run proceedings, documentation and conversations with people in difficult situations. I am looking for work as a security or guarding specialist at a company.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe your roles, area, cases, documentation, work with institutions and training. Show scale in numbers. Do not give case details or service information. Say which skills you will use in the new job.

Weaker: Neighbourhood officer duties.

Better: An area with about 14,000 residents, a priority action plan.

Weaker: Cooperation.

Better: Working with schools, housing cooperatives and companies on safety.

Weaker: Proceedings.

Better: Pre-trial proceedings in property crime cases.

Skills worth listing

List threat analysis, documentation, conversations, interventions, cooperation and training. In your soft skills show composure, decisiveness and responsibility.

Professional skills

  • Threat analysis
  • Documentation
  • Conversations and interviews
  • Crisis situations
  • Work with institutions
  • Training

Personal skills

  • Composure
  • Decisiveness
  • Responsibility
  • Discretion
  • Communication

Training

List police training, a first aid course and licences, for example for firearms. If you are moving into security, check whether you need an entry on the list of licensed security officers.

How to move from the police to a civilian job

Choose 2 or 3 areas where your service experience is most useful, for example security, guarding, health and safety or claims handling.

You do not apply to the Polish police with a CV alone, but through a qualification procedure with documents. This template is mainly useful for civilian jobs.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A security firm looks for managing people and interventions, an insurer for investigating claims and documentation, and a large company for site security and procedures. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a police officer CV

Questions and answers

What should a police officer put on a CV?

Length of service, roles, type of work, scale, cooperation, training, licences and skills useful in the new job.

Do you apply to the Polish police with a CV?

No, recruitment is through a qualification procedure with an application and a questionnaire. A CV is useful for civilian jobs.

Which jobs suit former officers?

Often security and guarding, health and safety, claims handling, compliance and training.

Should I give my rank?

You can, but what you do and what you are responsible for matters more.

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