What is the Personal History Statement (PHS), and do I have to fill one out?

The Personal History Statement (PHS) is designed to assist public safety agencies in the background investigations of candidates. 

The PHS is one of the most important, if not the most important document you will complete as a public safety candidate. It is critical that you are entirely truthful and thorough when you complete the PHS. Many candidates are disqualified for untruthfulness, inaccuracies, or omissions in their PHS. Candidates will need to update their PHS following each test and if you have changes to personal information such as employment, address, marital status, etc.

Many of the agencies we work with require the candidate to complete the PHS within seven (7) days of passing the written exam. However, not all agencies will require PST's personal history statement. Check out the qualifications requirements on each agency profile to determine if the agency you are applying to requires the PHS. 

Please note that even if the PS PHS is not required, you will likely be required to fill out something similar for each agency.