Police officers are many a children's dream jobs and childhood heroes. They got to keep up their names in the society and behave exemplarily. Everything starts with getting a job in the police department and for that you can provide an assistant police chief cover letter. The letter helps in getting the required attention towards your candidature. Let us have a look at the job description of police chief first followed by a sample cover letter.
Assistant Police Chief Job Description
The duties of an assistant police chief are given in the official government websites of the states. You need to understand the gravity of the work depending on the state you apply in. There are various factors that decide your job, like the population, rate of crime, the local customs and culture, etc. But the common ones are mentioned in the following:
To perform these duties well, the police chief needs to be in good rapport with his team members and the influential people too. Building up contacts with informers and keeping them confidential for their security is also one of their tasks. Actually there is more to what meets the eye than these duties of an assistant police chief mentioned here because the area of work expands beyond the four walls of office. In most of the times during emergencies and in absence of their immediate seniors they have to take over their responsibility.
The following is a sample assistant police chief cover letter by a candidate who has always dreamt of being in this job since childhood and who had derived motivation for being physically fit after facing hardships and coming from a small place.
11/29/2011
To
Daniel Peters
Human Resources Officer
Recruiting Department
Fayetteville Police Department
Fayetteville, North Carolina 2830
Dear Mr. Peters,
I am responding to the advertisement of vacant positions of Assistant Police Officer. The advertisement published in the official employment news website dated 11/28/2011. I will be honored to have chance for serving in the Fayetteville Police Department. I have prepared myself well to meet the selection criteria. I write to you to inform you that I have derived inspiration and motivated many to apply for being in the police department. I started my career with security services and then interned with the state crime investigation department. I am aware of the job profile and am confident of making a mark for myself.
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincere regards,
(signature)
Aston Martin
Enclosures:
The most important in an assistant police chief cover letter is the way you convince the employer into considering you as a serious contender for the job position. Although the criteria for getting selected are fixed, a cover letter can do what it takes for being a police officer. So we wish you all the very best for a bright future!