I took a CVSA for Law enforcement employment. The exam is a trip. It is very accurate - to the point where it "failed" me on a few questions erronously. If I had any doubt at all it picked it up. This required rewording many of the questions to be very narrow in scope. I "passed" the exam but I am a bit less convinced of their accuracy. It is clear it is use as a means to get a would-be employee to come clean - which is a good use of this tool. If you are going to have a CVSA in the future be honest.
Took the CVSA test this week for a LEO position. I too had to have some of the questions re-worded. It showed deception on a couple of the drug questions. I admittted to prev. marijuana use as a teenager, but the test showed cocaine use. I have never done anything but marijuana when I was younger. I work a dope dog so I asked to have the question reworded as this is one of the drugs he is trained in. The tester would not tell me if I passed with the rewording of the questions. I have to wait a couple of weeks to get the results. I was totally honest in all of my answers. It was explained to me that no background info. is sent out to the person who reads the charts/test and determines if you pass or fail. I was hoping they would know I work a dope dog so that this is why some deception may be coming up. I was also told they only mark the questions that they want you to be deceptive on so they have a base line. Your questions are not sent with your graph/chart. Just the chart goes, nothing else. Hoping you don't have to have a perfect score to pass. Has anyone else had this experience?