May-June of 2008 - Background Investigation

The background investigation phase took approximately 6 weeks.

I waited without word for nearly the whole time. One day, I received a few phone calls from my references telling me that they had been contacted by someone from the agency. This told me that progress was being made.

Finally, I got a phone call from a Sergeant that told me that my background had just landed on his desk and that there are no issues with it (woo hoo!).

About 3-5 weeks later, I received a call from the city's human resource department. They offered me the job (conditional offer)!

The conditions were that I pass a polygraph exam, a psychological evaluation, a physical, and a stress-test (running on a treadmill).

I received a letter with all the information I needed.... and I began a 6-week wait...