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Finest’s Professional Development coaching and training programs are designed to condition a long-term behavioral change, not just address a short term need.

Finests’s Professional Development

Finest’s Professional Development coaching and training programs are designed to condition a long-term behavioral change, not just address a short term need.

Here is a Police Leadership presentation that I was honored to be asked to deliver at the police WINx conference.

Here is a Police Leadership presentation that I was honored to be asked to deliver at the police WINx conference.

Oral Boards Made Easy for Police Promotion was born of frustration.

I did not perform nearly as well as I wanted to at my police hiring oral board; fortunately, I still got the job.

When it came time to prepare for my first promotion oral board I committed to be as well-prepared as possible. As many promotion candidates know well, the amount of material that I needed to read, absorb, and recall was overwhelming.

While I was preparing for that sergeant oral board I found myself looking for shortcuts. One such shortcut that I found was the pattern that exists in critical incident questions. I converted that pattern to an acronym, committed it to memory, and achieved the top oral board score as well as the #1 placement on the sergeant promotion list.

A Confident Competitor

As more promotion oral assessments came my way, I continued to expand and refine my acronym process. Ultimately, in addition to achieving the

#1 position on my sergeant list after competing against 200+ co-workers, I also achieved the

#1 placement on the promotion list for lieutenant (40 competitors),

#1 placement on the promotion list for captain (18 competitors), and

#1 placement on the promotion list for assistant chief (12 competitors).

A feat not accomplished before or since in my agency of 400+ sworn.

As I earned these promotions, I also received opportunities to serve as a member of promotion oral panels and assessment centers; experiencing first hand what makes the difference between a top scorer and the rest of the pack.

My success tactics and promotion assessor experiences, mixed with my past service as a POST certified leadership instructor and Police Academy commander, are incorporated into my Oral Boards Made Easy™ for Police Promotion method.

And now this method is available to you as an on-demand seminar that you can engage in repeatedly, 24/7, without the stress of taking time off work or affecting your family schedule.

If your promotion is as important to you as mine was to me, invest in yourself with the Oral Boards Made Easy for Police Promotion On-Demand Seminar and let me teach you how I earned the #1 PROMOTION POSITION 4 out of 4 times.

Bill Reilly
Founder, Finest’s Professional Development, LLC
Assistant Chief of Police (Ret.)
FBINA 213th Session
386-287-1837

“If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse” -Unknown

My Affiliations:

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)

Oral Boards Made Easy for Police Promotion was born of frustration.

I did not perform nearly as well as I wanted to at my police hiring oral board; fortunately, I still got the job.

When it came time to prepare for my first promotion oral board I committed to be as well-prepared as possible. As many promotion candidates know well, the amount of material that I needed to read, absorb, and recall was overwhelming.

While I was preparing for that sergeant oral board I found myself looking for shortcuts. One such shortcut that I found was the pattern that exists in critical incident questions. I converted that pattern to an acronym, committed it to memory, and achieved the top oral board score as well as the #1 placement on the sergeant promotion list.

A Confident Competitor

As more promotion oral assessments came my way, I continued to expand and refine my acronym process. Ultimately, in addition to achieving the

#1 position on my sergeant list after competing against 200+ co-workers, I also achieved the

#1 placement on the promotion list for lieutenant (40 competitors),

#1 placement on the promotion list for captain (18 competitors), and

#1 placement on the promotion list for assistant chief (12 competitors).

A feat not accomplished before or since in my agency of 400+ sworn.

As I earned these promotions, I also received opportunities to serve as a member of promotion oral panels and assessment centers; experiencing first hand what makes the difference between a top scorer and the rest of the pack.

My success tactics and promotion assessor experiences, mixed with my past service as a POST certified leadership instructor and Police Academy commander, are incorporated into my Oral Boards Made Easy™ for Police Promotion method.

And now this method is available to you as an on-demand seminar that you can engage in repeatedly, 24/7, without the stress of taking time off work or affecting your family schedule.

If your promotion is as important to you as mine was to me, invest in yourself with the Oral Boards Made Easy for Police Promotion On-Demand Seminar and let me teach you how I earned the #1 PROMOTION POSITION 4 out of 4 times.

Bill Reilly
Founder, Finest’s Professional Development, LLC
Assistant Chief of Police (Ret.)
FBINA 213th Session
386-287-1837

“If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse” -Unknown

My Affiliations:

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)

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“Just wanted to pass on…that I’m getting promoted to Sergeant in the fall. I credit you and your online program for helping me get there. I’ve passed your site and contact information to others who will be preparing for next year’s testing process.”

–Promoted to Sergeant in Illinois

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“I’m taking a moment to update you on my Sergeant’s oral exam that I took last year in April. I’m happy to report that I made the top 10 candidates and I got promoted to Sergeant in August. I truly believe your program helped me to excel and stand out during the interview.”

-Promoted to Sergeant in California

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