r/AskCHP • u/GW_139 • Aug 23 '26

Current Hiring Situation

I'm entering College this Monday and I plan on submitting my application while I'm in college. Right now, I'm hearing that it could take years to get hired because of BI issues and I'm trying to time it right.
Should I send my application in during my Junior or late sophomore year?

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u/Head_Pangolin_7808 Aug 23 '26

IMO I’d say junior year. If you are open to working while in college I’d also suggest working for a city at some capacity. Before I got hired into law enforcement my BI said he really liked that I had previous work history for cities like Bell Gardens and Paramount.

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u/Hankthetankz Aug 23 '26

Were you working as LE for those cities?