The Blue Light Transition

The Blue Light Transition: career transition for police officers

The Blue Light Transition is a career advisory initiative aimed at police officers leaving the force and looking for their first job outside the service. Its approach is built around a six-step programme designed to guide officers from leaving the police to starting a new role with confidence.

Origins and founding team

The company was founded by Janet Barr, a retired Detective Inspector from the Metropolitan Police and current Senior Safeguarding Manager at QPR, alongside Tommy Jones, a recruitment expert with previous experience at The Financial Times. Together, their backgrounds bring a dual perspective: that of frontline policing and that of the corporate and recruitment world.

The six-step programme and the support method

The service is based on a job search system designed specifically for those leaving the police, with the stated aim of removing guesswork from the process. The support includes specialist coaching and behind-the-scenes market insight to identify opportunities, as well as access to a network of former officers who have already been through the same transition.

In addition, the company sends candidates' profiles directly to hiring managers using recruitment software, and provides dedicated support until the person is hired.

Timescales and approach

The firm states that it guides officers leaving the service into a new role in 90 days or less, and maintains that its method takes people from confusion to hired in three months or less. The company says it has applied this process countless times and has built a proven blueprint.

First contact

The website offers a free, no-strings-attached clarity call, in which the person interested is helped to define their next steps after policing and insights are shared to make the transition smoother.