How to Apply


APPLICATION PROCESS   FORMS
     All candidates for the position of Police Officer with the Town of Vienna must first successfully pass the written exam. All individuals who take the written examination and score a minimum of 70% on the exam will then be placed on the Town´s eligibility list and ranked according to their scores. All position vacancies will then be filled from this list.

     Upon passing the examination, candidates are then required to complete and submit a personal history statement. This document will then be used as the basis for performing all portions of the applicant's background investigations. Failure to return the personal history statement as directed can result in the withdrawal by the Town of the applicant from the eligibility list.

     This eligibility list will generally be in force for a period of one year. However, this time frame may expand or contract, depending upon the speed in which the list is exhausted. Any applicant's name remaining on the list after it expires will be so notified and provided with information concerning the date, time and location of the next examination.

     The Town of Vienna reserves the right to remove from the list any applicant who fails to meet any of the standards of the job.

Employment Application

Personal History Statement Form
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SELECTION PROCESS
     The selection process consists of two phases encompassing seven steps. An applicant can be removed from further consideration after any one of these steps. Applicants may disqualify themselves at any stage if they cancel appointments or do not appear at the examination site(s) at the appointed time.

  1. Pre-Employment Stage
    1. Successful completion of the written examination
    2. Successful completion of the physical agility examination
    3. Successful completion of the background investigation
  2. If the results in steps A are all positive, a conditional offer of employment may then be tendered the candidate. This offer is contingent upon the successful completion of the standards outlined in the post offer review.
  3. Post Offer Stage
    1. Successful completion of polygraph examination
    2. Successful completion of a physical examination
    3. Successful completion of a psychological examination
    4. Interview with the Chief of Police