You are expected to play an active role during the entire hiring process, this includes assisting your Background Investigator in getting any additional information that they need. You will be responsible for assisting your Background Investigator to have your references respond back in a timely manner. Failure to have references respond back may result in Disqualification.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING YOUR BACKGROUND HISTORY STATEMENT.

These instructions are provided as a guide to assist you in properly completing your Background History Statement. It is essential that the information be accurate and current in all respects. It will be used as the basis for your background investigation and any further job interviews with this department.

1. Avoid errors by reading the directions for each question carefully before making any entries on the form. Be sure everything is correct and in proper sequence before entering the information. It is recommended that you make copies of this statement to use as a rough draft. Before turning in the final draft, make a copy to keep for your records.
2. The Background History Statement must be PRINTED LEGIBLY IN BLACK INK BY THE APPLICANT. No photocopies will be accepted.
3. If the question in not applicable to you, enter “NA” in the space provided.
4. You are responsible for obtaining correct addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. If you are not sure of an address, check it. Your local library may have a directory service or copies of phone directories. All addresses must have zip codes. You can also use the internet as a useful source of information.
5. If there is insufficient space on the form to include all the information required, attach extra sheets to the application. Be sure to reference the relevant section and question number before continuing your answer. Be sure in your work history that if you are military and changed your duty station for longer than 90 days you must list it as a separate employment.
6. Answering all questions accurately will help expedite our investigation of you. Failure to respond to the question or failure to provide the information requested will result in disqualification.
7. After the Background History Statement has been submitted, you are responsible for notifying the Recruiting Office of any changes in the information provided. Residence and job information frequently change after you have sent in the application. You must notify the Recruiting Office within ten (10) days of any change. The easiest way to notify our office is to email APD Recruiting, be sure to list your name and date of birth, or you can call the numbers listed below.
8. Background History Statement with any blanks will not be accepted.
9. The references that you list in your Background History Statement must be first and last name with phone number, address and email address, if for any reason you exhaust all search possibilities and are unable to get this information you must in a supplemental page documenting the efforts that you went to in order to try and get the information in detail.
10. If you have prior law enforcement experience you will attempt to get a copy of your personnel file and any internal affairs investigations you have been involved in and turn it in with the packet. If for any reason there is a delay, a detailed explanation must be written out along with the expected date that you will furnish the information. This should be as soon as possible as it could delay your Background Investigation.
11. Sections asking about traffic citations and collisions refer to your entire driving time from when you first got behind the wheel until today. Be sure when you list a department you list the state that it was in. Do not rely on state DMV records being accurate frequently they are not. You can check local municipal courts for additional information.
12. In reference to Police Departments that you have applied to be sure to detail where you are in each process or the outcome and remember to update us with the information as it changes.
13. Family and personal references should all contain contact numbers and e-mail addresses, again if you are unable to get the information required you must explain what methods you took in trying to attain the information on a supplemental page. You must not duplicate your personal references in your work references section. Any reference can only be listed one time in your application. Be sure when listing family members to include step brothers, sisters, children and all siblings.
14. If you have any questions, please contact us at (512) 974-4211 or (800) 832-5264 ext. 2

All responses to questions in this application must be those of the person making the application. Read all questions carefully and respond as completely as possible. Failure to respond to all the questions, or failure to provide accurate information, will result in DISQUALIFICATION.