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* Firefighter Job Openings Sec. 2
* Firefighter Job Openings Sec. 3
* Firefighter & EMS Outside USA
* Chief & Management Positions
* EMT & Paramedic Positions
| LEARN HOW TO MASTER THE FIRE SERVICE HIRING GAME To successfully become a firefighter, it is paramount that you learn to master the game. If you can master the game, you are going to get hired. This is where most candidates fail; they do not learn how to master the game. They do not take the game seriously and they do not do everything in their power to be the best they can be at the firefighter hiring process. Let's take a look at some ways candidates can master the fire service hiring game: Know as much as you can about the department you are applying for. Research is paramount when you are applying for a job, and can be done via the internet (city website, fire department website, International Association of Fire Fighters Union Local website for that department, via search engines, etc.) and in person by doing station visits. How do you expect to do well and get the job if you have not taken the time to research what you are hoping to get into? Know as much as you can about all of the phases of the firefighter hiring process. It amazes me how many candidates don't know what each phase consists of or expects of them. It is usually specifically stated on the job flyer what the different phases entail; if it is not, you can typically find that information out by visiting a fire station, visiting the fire department headquarters, or contacting the personnel/human resources department. How do you expect to be successful at the process if you do not know what the different phases consist of? Be able to successfully pass all of the phases of the firefighter hiring process. Besides knowing as much as you can about the phases, you also have to be able to successfully pass all of the phases. I know many candidates that cannot even pass the written test. In most departments, the written test is usually one of the first phases of the hiring process. If you can't pass that, how are you going to get all the way to the final list? Treat everyone you encounter in the hiring process with utmost respect and courtesy. Besides this being the way you should be treating everyone anyway, and being the right thing to do, you never know when and where you will meet up with these folks again. Trust me, it is a small, small world out there. I used to love a sign I saw some years ago "be careful of the toes you step on today - they may be connected to the butt you have to kiss tomorrow." So true, so true. (Continued - To Read More Click Here) |
* Firefighter Min. Qualifications
* Firefighter Selection Process
* What to Look for in a Job Posting
* Firefighter Testing Process
* Firefighter Physical Ability Test
* Firefighter Written Exam
* Tips on Improving Reading Comp.
* Test Taking Stratigies / Help
* Need to Know to Move on
* Attitude vs Aptitude
* Age & the Fire Service / EMS Ind.
* Pre-Existing Problems / Records
* First Impressions
* Addressing an Interview Panel
* Handouts, Resumes & Talking
* Firefighter Oral Board Questions
* Loaded Interview Questions
* Firefighter / EMT Success Guide
* Education & Staying Current
* Success in the Fire Service / EMS
* Master the Fire Service Hiring Proc.
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