Hudson Massachusetts Police Department

      The Hudson Massachusetts Police Department operates under the “Civil Service” system.  That means certain criteria must be satisfied before a person can be employed as a police officer in this community.  The process starts with a test that is administered by the Human Resource Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  This test is offered every two years and information on who is eligible to take the test, testing costs, test locations and test dates is available online at the Human Resource Website at:

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=hrdtopic&L=2&sid=Ehrd&L0=Home&L1=Civil+Service

    
        Once a person takes and passes the municipal police officer test and the test results are certified by the Human Resources Division, a candidate’s name may appear on lists when a police department requests a list for new hires.  In Hudson, the process begins when the Town calls for a list to fill vacant reserve police officer position¹.  When a list of eligible candidates is sent to the town from the Human Resources Division, a card is also sent to the person seeking employment advising him/her to report to the potential employer to sign a list.  The candidate generally has about ten (10) days to do this.   Once candidates sign that they are willing to accept a position, and before they are appointed as a Reserve Officer, the potential hire will be subjected to an exhaustive and detailed background investigation, a comprehensive interview process, a medical examination, a psychological evaluation and a physical aptitude test.  Only the best candidates will be recommended for appointment and that appointment must then further be approved by the Hudson Board of Selectmen and the Human Resource Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.