{"id":6166,"date":"2016-11-05T13:03:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=6166"},"modified":"2016-11-05T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T20:03:55","slug":"plan-career-policing-5-things-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"policing\"This is for cops who want a second career. After 26 years of police work<\/a>, 11 years in a second career, and five years of retirement, I get the opportunity to look back and see what worked . . . and what didn\u2019t. My life and careers had the usual ups and downs, all valuable experience.\u00a0 Along the way, I learned some things about moving on to a second career.<\/p>\n

There are many opportunities out there, but it takes some planning. Five things you can do during your police career to get ready:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Think ahead.<\/u> Don\u2019t leave it to the end to start planning. What are your possibilities? Identify three careers you\u2019d be interested in and start watching for information about them. Are they trending up or down? In other words, is there a future in the jobs you think you\u2019d like? Look for second careers where there will be ample opportunities for employment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \n
    1. Create a resum\u00e9 and keep it up to date<\/u>. Make sure you have a record of all your police courses, seminars, assignments, promotions and commendations. Ask your Human Relations Section for a copy if you can\u2019t remember everything. Use that material to build your resum\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        \n
      1. Take care of your personal life.<\/u> Police work can be challenging and we\u2019ve all seen difficult circumstances that result from it. Don\u2019t get so wrapped up in the job that you forget what life is like outside your police organization. If you get to the end of your police career and your personal life is a train wreck, it\u2019s going to be tougher to sort out what to do next. Stay as healthy and fit as you can and find a balance in life. Friends outside of policing can help remind you there\u2019s more to life than policing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          \n
        1. Network.<\/u> By the time you get to the end of your police career you will have met a lot of people. This is your network. Many of your police colleagues have gone on to other careers. They\u2019ll know a lot about what jobs are out there, good and bad places to work, people to call, recommendations, and where you will find a friendly reception. Just remember, networking is a two-way street. They help you and you help them. Don\u2019t wait till the end of your career to help others in your network.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \n
          1. The money.<\/u> As you approach retirement from policing, you will have decisions to make. Where to live, whether to get another job, and ongoing family responsibilities are all typical issues. There are more, depending on your personal situation. Money plays a part in a lot of these decisions. Don\u2019t let financial chaos ruin this next stage of life. Manage your finances well along the way and get professional help when you need it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            John Eldridge,\u00a0Author of Second Careers for Street Cops<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            This is for cops who want a second career. After 26 years of police work, 11 years in a second career, and five years of retirement, I get the opportunity to look back and see what worked . . . and what didn\u2019t. My life and careers had the usual ups and downs, all valuable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3062,"featured_media":6167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[41,44],"class_list":["post-6166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-the-job","tag-career-advice-2","tag-public-safety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPlan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do - Careers in Government<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do - Careers in Government\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is for cops who want a second career. After 26 years of police work, 11 years in a second career, and five years of retirement, I get the opportunity to look back and see what worked . . . and what didn\u2019t. My life and careers had the usual ups and downs, all valuable […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Careers in Government\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareersInGovernment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-05T20:03:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"332\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Eldridge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CopSecondCareer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@careersingov\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Eldridge\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Eldridge\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/171a682535656a7b182c338d255d491d\"},\"headline\":\"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-05T20:03:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":488,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/police.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"career advice\",\"public safety\"],\"articleSection\":[\"on the job\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/\",\"name\":\"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do - Careers in Government\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/police.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-05T20:03:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/police.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/police.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":332,\"caption\":\"policing\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Tools\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Government Talk\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/newdesign\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Career Advice\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/newdesign\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"on the job\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/newdesign\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/career-advice\\\/on-the-job\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/\",\"name\":\"Careers in Government\",\"description\":\"Oldest and largest, award-winning site for finding jobs in government, education and other public sector agencies. Valuable tools for job seekers and employers.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Careers in Government\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png\",\"width\":\"708\",\"height\":\"480\",\"caption\":\"Careers in Government\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CareersInGovernment\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/careersingov\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/careersingov\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/171a682535656a7b182c338d255d491d\",\"name\":\"John Eldridge\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/28686afd9d58dfc2754efa5db1d4f9301b182283c01916d46e84655aa566994f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/28686afd9d58dfc2754efa5db1d4f9301b182283c01916d46e84655aa566994f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/28686afd9d58dfc2754efa5db1d4f9301b182283c01916d46e84655aa566994f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"John Eldridge\"},\"description\":\"John Eldridge was a member of the Vancouver Police Department for twenty-six years. He followed that with an eleven-year second career at WorkSafeBC (the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia) where he led a team investigating fatal accidents in the workplace.\u00a0 He wrote Second Careers for Street Cops as a guide for law enforcement officers looking for a second career. Through his job search and transition into a career after policing, John realized the lack of second career information available specifically for police officers. Second Careers for Street Cops is his down-to-earth, practical advice for street cops who want to move on to a new work life after their law enforcement careers. John lives in Vancouver and can be contacted through his website, http:\\\/\\\/secondcareersforstreetcops.com\\\/ or follow him on Twitter @copsecondcareer.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/secondcareersforstreetcops.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/CopSecondCareer\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/author\\\/johne\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do - Careers in Government","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do - Careers in Government","og_description":"This is for cops who want a second career. After 26 years of police work, 11 years in a second career, and five years of retirement, I get the opportunity to look back and see what worked . . . and what didn\u2019t. My life and careers had the usual ups and downs, all valuable […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/","og_site_name":"Careers in Government","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareersInGovernment","article_published_time":"2016-11-05T20:03:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":332,"url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Eldridge","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CopSecondCareer","twitter_site":"@careersingov","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Eldridge","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/"},"author":{"name":"John Eldridge","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/person\/171a682535656a7b182c338d255d491d"},"headline":"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do","datePublished":"2016-11-05T20:03:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/"},"wordCount":488,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police.jpg","keywords":["career advice","public safety"],"articleSection":["on the job"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/","name":"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do - Careers in Government","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police.jpg","datePublished":"2016-11-05T20:03:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police.jpg","width":500,"height":332,"caption":"policing"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/plan-career-policing-5-things-can\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tools","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Government Talk","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/newdesign\/tools\/gov-talk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Career Advice","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/newdesign\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"on the job","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/newdesign\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Plan for a Career After Policing \u2013 5 Things You Can Do"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/","name":"Careers in Government","description":"Oldest and largest, award-winning site for finding jobs in government, education and other public sector agencies. Valuable tools for job seekers and employers.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#organization","name":"Careers in Government","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png","width":"708","height":"480","caption":"Careers in Government"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareersInGovernment","https:\/\/x.com\/careersingov","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/careersingov\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/person\/171a682535656a7b182c338d255d491d","name":"John Eldridge","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28686afd9d58dfc2754efa5db1d4f9301b182283c01916d46e84655aa566994f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28686afd9d58dfc2754efa5db1d4f9301b182283c01916d46e84655aa566994f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28686afd9d58dfc2754efa5db1d4f9301b182283c01916d46e84655aa566994f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"John Eldridge"},"description":"John Eldridge was a member of the Vancouver Police Department for twenty-six years. He followed that with an eleven-year second career at WorkSafeBC (the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia) where he led a team investigating fatal accidents in the workplace.\u00a0 He wrote Second Careers for Street Cops as a guide for law enforcement officers looking for a second career. Through his job search and transition into a career after policing, John realized the lack of second career information available specifically for police officers. Second Careers for Street Cops is his down-to-earth, practical advice for street cops who want to move on to a new work life after their law enforcement careers. John lives in Vancouver and can be contacted through his website, http:\/\/secondcareersforstreetcops.com\/ or follow him on Twitter @copsecondcareer.","sameAs":["http:\/\/secondcareersforstreetcops.com\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CopSecondCareer"],"url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/author\/johne\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3062"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6168,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166\/revisions\/6168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}