Can anyone tell me why I was not accepted?

Sacramento PD I passed written exam,passed interview, passed essay and questionnaire only to be rejected for my background. I have no felonies I only have minor traffic violations. They wont tell me why.

Can anyone tell me why I was not accepted?
I would guess that either your personal or employment references had something unflattering to say about you.
Reply:You probably looked to nice. Did they ask you if you liked to beat the hell out of people?
Reply:Where you verbally abusive when you received your traffic violation? The police report will show what the arresting office wrote. Moreso, background checks plays a great part of the hiring process. Get an attorney and expunge your minor traffic violation off your records. The Governor's Criminal Justice Data Center can establish a expungment order to clear your records. Cost me only $15.00 in Hawaii, and make sure they process the expunged order to all criminal data center state and federal. Your pass next time for sure...Good Luck!
Reply:Maybe you have to know someone on the Sacramento PD.
Reply:when you were rejected they should have told you why you did not make it,i went through the samething here in lafayette,la.i passed my civil service test and went through the whole prosses,when it was my time to become what i wanted to i got the shock of my life,i got rejected because i was in the wrong place at the wrong time.when i called the recruiting officer to find out what was taking so long he told me that i wasent in because of what happened a year earlier.i don't know what you did in your past but they should have told you that you wernt in.thats wrong,if you need some answers, my e-mail is beautifulsemien@yahoo.com.i don't feel comfi about dicussing this in the open.hit me up maybe i can help you.
Reply:You'll just have to accept it, they don't have to tell you anything.
Reply:hopefully you didn't lie during your polygraph.
Reply:There are a number of possibilities.





It depends on how far along you were, because all major departments issue the following tests:





MMPI-2: a psychological evaluation to determine how aggressive or passive you are... also determines if you have any psychological issues





Some form of lie detector: either polygraph or voice stress. A single lie, no matter how minute, will automatically be reason for not offering employment.





Drug test: self explanatory.





If you did not have to take any of these tests, then they probably spoke to previous employers. Assuming you had a resume' then they also spoke with your references. Some departments will canvas your neighborhood or past neighborhoods and talk to people who have lived by you.





Background checks can be even more extensive than this.





For Sacramento, it is possible that a traffic violation (or even more than one) is grounds for passing on employment. They may have had accidents that have reflected poorly upon the department and made it a point not to hire anyone with a tainted driving record.





Whatever the cause, don't sweat it and hang in there. Re-applying the next time around might catch their attention. Also, there are plenty of other departments out there. Even if you have to settle for a different one, you can re-apply down the line. Nothing looks better for a candidate than work experience as an officer.





Good luck and I hope I helped.
Reply:Yup, what DH said. Someone (or more) had some bad things to say about you. Sacramento PD is just covering themselves by not telling you why. Realistically, no employer is required to tell you why they don't want to higher you.
Reply:Did you have any assault charges? If not, thats probably the reason.
Reply:you were not fit for the job
Reply:they are required to tell you why.it may have been something in your background or just how you presented yourself
Reply:In addition to Cruiser's comments (listed above) there could be others like a poor credit rating. Past complaints of domestic abuse, shady friends, etc.


Any number of thing can keep you from getting in.