Public Safety, Finance, and
Strategic Support Committee
San José Police Department
Recruitment and Hiring Activity
Annual Report
September 21, 2023
Item (d)3
Presenter: Lieutenant Mike Bui
2 3
Fewer Applicants
Retirement
Eligibility
Outside Opportunities
Social &
Political
Sentiment
4 Recruiting Efforts
Career and Job
Fairs
College and
University
Presentations
Community
Events
Military Events
Unaffiliated
Academy
Presentations
Online
Presence
Text
Messaging
Application
5 Target Audiences
- Career Path
- Personal Alignment with Our Core Values
- Diversity
- Women
- Athletes
- College Students and Graduates
- Military Personnel
Recruitment Advertising Platforms
• Civilian, Inc.
→ Facebook
→ Google
→ Indeed
→ Twitter
• WWW.SJPDyou.com
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Indeed
• LinkedIn
• POST Employment Website
• Next Door – San Jose specific
• Government Jobs
• Various websites in coordination with recruiting events • Interview Now
6 7
Social Media
Marketing
8 #SJPDFitness
9 SJPD
Recruiting
Unit
10 Recruiting Diversity
11 Recruiting at Schools
with Diverse Student
Population
• CSU Bakersfield
• CSU Chico
• CSU East Bay
• CSU Fresno
• CSU Monterey Bay
• CSU Stanislaus
• Boise State
• De Anza College
• Evergreen Valley College
• Foothill College
• UC Merced
• Saint Mary’s College
• San Diego State
• UC San Francisco
• San Jose City College
• San Jose State University
• University of Nevada Las
Vegas
• University of Nevada Reno
12 San Jose Police Academy
17 Academy 47 Reported Ethnicities
Asian 35%
Black or African
American 4%
Hispanic or Latino 38%
White 23%
SJ-47
18 Demographics of San José Residents
19 Asian
37%
Black or African
American
Hispanic or Latino 3%
31%
White
24%
Other or Not
Specified
5%
US Census 7/2022
20 Male 87%
Female 13%
Gender
Department Overall
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native Under
1%
Asian 13%
Black or
African
American 3%
Hispanic or
Latino 22%
Native
Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
Under 1%
White 35%
Other or Not
Specified
27%
Ethnicity
As of 05/2023
25 1333
2033
1384
1662
614
862
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FY 17-18 FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21 FY 21-22 FY 22-23
Communications Applications
26 Communications
Personnel
Recruiting Efforts
• Communications Recruiter
• Criticall Workshops
• Oral Board Workshops
• Information Sessions with Q&A
• Outreach before Job Posting
• Provide Communications job information to applicants in other job classifications
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