Career Opportunities in New York State Law Enforcement Examination

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Online Minimum Qualifications Evaluator (MQE) Process

• What can I do to make the MQE online questionnaire process go as smoothly as possible?
• What if I have a question about how to respond to specific questions on the online MQE?

Completing the Online Minimum Qualifications Evaluator (MQE)

• Do I need to complete the online MQE in one session?
• When I went to enter information on my online MQE, I discovered that some of the information was already there. How did that happen?
• I started to complete the online MQE, but I left my computer and when I came back, I was signed out. None of the information I completed appeared when I signed back in. What happened?
• I hit the back button to return to another part of the online MQE, and now I can't continue. What happened?
• I completed the online MQE and signed out, but when I returned none of my information was saved. What happened?

Submitting the Online Minimum Qualifications Evaluator (MQE)

• How do I know if my online MQE was submitted correctly?






Online Minimum Qualifications Evaluator (MQE) Process

Q. What can I do to make the online MQE process go as smoothly as possible?

A. We recommend that you review the online MQE in its entirety and collect all the information you will need to complete the online MQE (e.g. documents related to your education, licenses, certifications, etc.). Then, set aside a block of time that is free of interruptions while you work on the online MQE. Answer all questions that apply to your education, certification, and work experience as completely and accurately as possible. Save the information that you enter on each page by clicking on the "Save" button which is located at the end of each section. Review and print all saved information before you submit your online MQE.

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Q. What if I have a question about how to respond to specific questions on the online MQE?

A. The online MQE includes complete instructions for reporting your education, certification, or experience. To be fair to all candidates, staff cannot provide individual assistance or directions as to how you should respond to specific questions. You should review the instructions carefully and answer as best you can

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Completing the Online Minimum Qualifications Evaluator (MQE)

Q. Do I need to complete the online MQE in one session?

A. No. You may enter and save your responses to one or more sections, log out, and then return to complete other sections later. Be sure to save all your entries and print a copy of your work before logging out and before you submit your completed online MQE.

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Q. When I went to enter information on my online MQE, I discovered that some of the information was already there. How did that happen?

A. Generally, online applications will pre-populate with the information you submitted for previous examination(s). This feature is provided as a convenience to candidates. You can change, delete, or modify the information on the online MQE before you submit it for a new examination; however this will not change your previous submission. Each examination is scored based on your submission for that examination number.

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Q. I started to complete the online MQE, but I left my computer and when I came back, I was signed out. None of the information I completed appeared when I signed back in. What happened?

A. Your log-in session will remain active as long as you save information or refresh any page within 30 minutes. After 30 minutes of inactivity, you will be required to log-in again. If you were in the process of filling out a form but did not save the information, any information on that page will be lost. Only the information on that one page will be lost; information saved previously will remain.

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Q.I hit the back button to return to another part of the online MQE, and now I can't continue. What happened?

A. This application is not designed to handle use of the back button. Please use the navigation provided on each page.

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Q. I completed the online MQE and signed out, but when I returned none of my information was saved. What happened?

A. As you completed each page, you needed to "Save" before you continued. If you did not save at the end of each page, you will need to re-enter the information.

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Submitting the Online Minimum Qualifications Evaluator (MQE)

Q. How do I know if my online MQE was submitted correctly?

Before you submit your online MQE(s), you will be prompted to review your entries. We recommend you print a copy of your responses to keep for your own records because this will enable you to check the information before you make your final submission. When you submit your online MQE(s), you will receive a confirmation stating that your online MQE has been successfully submitted.

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