Action Statement Exercise

POLICE PREP.
Articulate (describe) 3 separate and different competency examples from the list,
As you experienced them in your real life.
Write and explain them as done in class.
The competencies and action verbs are listed below:
Total of 30 marks.
Marked rubric:
✓ Uses an Action verb.
➢ 6 marks
✓ Must write out the competency you are using and its definition as in Police Prep.
➢ 6 marks
✓ Is from your personal life history. (Does not have to be police or work related).
➢ 6 marks
✓ The statement is short approx… 2 – 5 sentences.
➢ 6 marks
✓ Grammar, spelling and readability. The statement must explain what happened,
what you did and what the positive outcome was.
➢ 6 marks
Use only one competency for each example.
To be submitted using Assessment / Assignment folder ONLY.
Analytical Thinking The ability to analyze situations and events in a logical way, and to organize the parts of a
problem systematically.
Self – Confidence A belief in your capabilities and recognition of personal limitations.
Communication You must have the skills to effectively communicate using listening skills and verbal and
written communications skills.
Flexibility / Valuing
Diversity
As a police officer, you will have to work with a wide cross-section of the community that
includes diverse backgrounds, cultures and socio-economic circumstances. You must have
the ability to adapt your approach to each situation.
Self – Control Policing can be extremely stressful. You must establish that you can control your emotions
actions when provoked.
Relationship
Building
Developing contacts and relationships both within and outside the police service is
extremely valuable.
Achievement
Orientation
You must demonstrate a desire for continuous improvement in service and
accomplishments.
Information Seeking The ability to seek out and analyze information from various sources before making
decisions.
Concern for Safety The ability to exercise caution in hazardous situations in order to ensure safety to self and
others.
Assertiveness The capacity to use authority confidently and to set and enforce rules appropriately.
Initiative Demonstrated proficiency to be self-motivated and self-directed in identifying and
addressing important issues.
Cooperation
Willing to act with others by seeking their input, encouraging their participation and
sharing information.
Negotiation /
Facilitation
The ability to influence and persuade others by anticipating and addressing their interests
and perspectives.
Work Organization The ability to develop and maintain systems for organizing information and activities.
Community Service
Orientation
Proven commitment to helping or serving others.
Commitment to
Learning
Demonstrated pattern of activities that contribute to personal and professional growth.
Organization
Awareness
A capacity for understanding the dynamics of organizations, including the formal and
informal cultures and decision-making processes.
Developing Others Commitment to helping others improve their skills.
Action Verbs to be used for your Accomplishment Statements
Accelerated, Accumulated, Accomplished, Acquired, Analyzed, Applied,
Arranged, Assessed, Authorized, Approved
Began, Bought, Budgeted, Coached, Collected, Combined, Communicated,
Conducted, Convinced, Coordinated
Developed, Directed, Discovered, Documented, Effected, Enforced,
Engineered, Evaluated, Facilitated, Filed, Financed, Founded
Generated, Hired, Identified, Launched, Learned, Led, Made, Maintained,
Managed, Marketed, Minimized, Monitored
Negotiated, Observed, Ordered, Performed, Perpetuated, Planned, Prepared,
Prescribed, Presented, Processed, Produced, Promoted, Provided
Questioned, Raised, Read, Realized, Reorganized, Repaired, Researched,
Revised, Risked, Saved, Scheduled, Selected, Separated, Served, Set
Shared, Showed, Solved, Strengthened, Succeeded, Supplied, Taught, Team
Built, Trained, Translated, Tutored, Uncovered, Unified, Utilized, Won, Wrote