DNR Enforcement Officer... Interview

[USPENAMC]

Well here I go my dream has been to become a law enforcement officer of some sort, so when I realized there were going to be 26 positions opening up for CO I applied. Approximately 810 people took part in the initial testing of that I dont know how many were eliminated but I received a confirmation email to show up for an oral interview on Monday Nov 14. It would be such a great job to be out and about enforcing laws and regulations to provide a better tommorrow for ourselves, our kids and grand kids. I just hope to do well and let the chips fall where they may.

I just wanted to share this because I am very excited for the opportunity.

[Finlander]

Good Luck!

[Sifty]

Best of luck.

Sifty

[SkunkedAgain]

Good luck, and remember that you only saw me fishing with one line!

[TooTallTom]

Good luck Pena. I hope to see you out in the woods.

[Dave S]

My nephew was called back also for the interview. Good luck to you both.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

Glad to see they are filling positions finally.

[schmoe147]

Good Luck, I have a cousin that is also going for one of these positions. Best of Luck to all of you.

[mrklean]

good luck

[SCCO9803]

I applied 10 years ago and had a similar scenario. 600+ applicants for 12 positions. I too, passed the written exam and showed up for the first interview. If it was like when I did it, I interviewed with a panel of 3 DNR staff. One CO and some administrative people made up the panel. Prior to the interview they had me complete a questionaire while I waited for the interview to begin. It would have been nice to know this before hand. The one thing I didn't care for was the complete lack of preperatory info available prior to the interview. Good Luck!

[Musky Buck]

Wish you get it and hope you become my neighbor, had 2 separate poaching situations last night I was dealing with. 1 a guy at 6:00PM used his truck lights and then fired at a deer and the 2nd was a couple of guys sitting in a car with a spotlight and every 15 minutes or so the edge of my neighbors woods would light up and then off, finally I drove down the road curious and this car starts up and barrels out of my neighbors land and he was doing 100mph + I had 0 chance to confirm a license plate on the gravel, lots of deerless people around and they know how nocturnal they are so guess what, gotta get a deer heck with the law, have never had or known to have issues in our section, but don't doubt these same guys have tried a time or two before.

[Dag_1979]

I just talked to my cousin up in MN last night, and he too is going in for an interview. Good luck to you all. I think the job would be sweet!

[Musky Buck]

We need more CO's in this state, I don't go looking for trouble, but trouble seems to be finding me at an alarming rate, good luck guys and we need you !

[LightningBG]

Musky, maybe your hunting prowess has led those around you to start bending/breaking the rules, so they have a chance.

[lispeej]

goodluck to all.

[Jarrid Houston]

good luck! I wish WI would do half as good of work of that of MN CO's I know that may spark opinions, but the management system of areas I am familiar with in MN are thriving! Good luck

[Archerysniper]

Good Luck and I wish they could double the officers in the state they are spread too thin.

[pascooter94]

best of luck.

[chanfish]

what are the qualifications required for a co? always wondered..

[Powerstroke]

Congrats David. I also was there for the test. I know 3 other people who were invited for interviews. I clearly gave a few answers that didn't jive because I didn't not get an invite which really surprises me.

Good luck and let me know how it turns out. I have a second interview with Woodbury on thursday so that's what I'm focusing on right now.

[HunterLee]

i also took the test, but didn't get an interview, two years ago or the last time they hired i made it to the final 56, so not sure what I did wrong this time, oh well. good luck

[nonteepical]

Curious to what kind of questions are asked during an interview for a CO opposed to like a sheriff deputy position? I've always heard it was tough to get in, maybe It's the number of applicants.

[USPENAMC]

Hey guys,

Well the Interview I think went great for me it was a panel of 2 officers and 1 civilian. I got asked 6 questions after that was a wildlife recognition exam and then a weapons recognition and safety exam. Here are the stats.

850 applied

250 got called in for the Interview this whole week until friday

from there they will background 3 people for each position offered so

26 x 3 =78

out of those 78 26 will be given a conditional job offer pending the psych, medical evaluations. 8 will go to training the end of march and 16 will go to training in October located in Camp Ripley.

The requirements are that you are POST certified or eligible to be POST certified and licensed at the time of conditional job offer so in March or by October. knowledge of wildliife is very helpful and knowledge of firearms.