Across the country, there are many career opportunities in corrections. Qualifying tests are part of the application process for most positions. Make sure you’re prepared with a step-by-step Corrections Officer Test study guide. You’ll get familiar with the types of questions you’ll encounter and discover what you still need to study.
Corrections Officer Study Guide
The Correction Officer Exam is your gateway to a career maintaining security and safety in correctional camps and state facilities. Test topics include observation and memory, decision-making, spatial orientation, and English usage.
How To Prepare For Test
Prepare yourself by informing yourself. Arm yourself with hard facts about the correctional officer exam, which are yours for the asking from the recruiter, the department’s HR section, or the department website.
Identify your weakest areas on the test and reinforce your abilities in that area. Review spelling rules. Pick up, “The Elements of Style” by Strunk & White, and a high school level math book while you’re at it. Then find a quiet spot with no distractions — like the library, and study.
The corrections officer examination consists of several sections… Here’s just four of them:
- OBSERVATION AND RECALL: Measures your ability to make detailed observations on the basis of written, oral and visual data and recall the data clearly and accurately.
- COGNITIVE ABILITIES: Measures your ability to think toward a good conclusion.
- PERSONAL MATURITY AND INTEGRITY: Measures your ability to handle situations requiring strong personal ethics as well as the ability to make mature calm decisions in difficult situations.
- WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION: Measures your ability to use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation in preparing written documents. It also measures your ability to read text books, statutes and procedural orders commonly found in the job setting.
If you are weak in any of the sections above, I suggest investing in a study guide if possible. You can get a resourceful book at your local book store or download one here.
Here are some benefits of a correctional officer study guide:
- Access to Practice Exams – It is time to stop guessing and find out what questions are on the exam.
- Exact topics on the exam and Their Purpose – Getting the right answer is easier when you know what they want to hear
- How to Answer Trap Questions – Every exam will throw in questions to destroy momentum and disqualify you. Learn how to identify them and answer them.
- In Depth Analysis of the Toughest Questions – Instead of just getting an answer key, you’re going to get a full analysis.
- And Much, Much, More
I hope this article has helped in some way.
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