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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Service Training OR Recruitment => Topic started by: Guest on May 16, 2004, 09:57:46 PM

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on May 16, 2004, 09:57:46 PM

any one got any advice on interviews

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on May 30, 2004, 01:06:03 AM

turn up

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on June 03, 2004, 11:02:20 PM

check spelling mistakes

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on June 04, 2004, 07:24:17 PM

Use capital letters at the start of sentences.  Use question marks where appropriate. :lol:

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on June 07, 2004, 01:59:40 PM

Ped,

I bet you are glad that you asked!

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on June 08, 2004, 12:13:39 AM

:D

 cheers for that guest

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on July 30, 2004, 11:33:49 PM

dont worry i passed it and im in fulltime now cheers for the help lol ??????????????????

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on July 31, 2004, 01:10:27 AM

Clearly our suggestions about grammar and spelling were neither a barrier to entry or something you decided to consider before your last post.

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on July 31, 2004, 01:12:54 AM

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dont worry i passed it and im in fulltime now cheers for the help lol ??????????????????

Ought to have read:

Don't worry I passed and I'm in fulltime now.  Cheers for the help.

Just in case basic English is ever required.

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on August 19, 2004, 06:19:32 PM

Ahem ..... Wholetime not Fulltime

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on August 20, 2004, 10:45:26 AM

You bunch or sacrastic so and so's!!!!  :P

By the way ped im a full time firefighter not a wholetime - take no notice lad and welcome to the flock.  :D

Just incase anyone else wants guidance on interview techniques:-

- Tell them you want to be a firefighter to save life and protect property because in your mind thats the most wonderful thing you can do for someone else - say it is not a matter of posing around in a uniform but that you want to feel you doing something for your community

- Tell them you like something that involves hands on work, say you that you love working in a team, you like commeradary, love a challenge and doing something different every day.

- Quote a few facts and figures they always love that such as how many people are employed by the briagde you are going for...how many stations it has how may are wholetime( keep you lot happy) or retained etc etc how may fire appliances are on the run - to find that out contact  your local fire station for help !

- Speak to other firefighters ask how they passed their interviews

All the above courtesy from your highly imformative full time Station Officer

And if you sarcy buggers were on my watch Id have you cleaning the appliances with a tooth brush until you were very sorry indeed.

Failing that strung over the drill tower (yes we still have one of those) by your shoe laces

I mean..come one lads ribbing a probationer is just unheard of in the brigade ...how could you!!!

Good luck Ped!

Stn O Barry Jeffries - TWFRS

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on August 20, 2004, 07:07:35 PM

It seems that you don't have to be able to spell, punctuate or have any knowledge of grammar to be a Station Officer either.

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on August 21, 2004, 09:14:41 AM

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And if you sarcy buggers were on my watch Id have you cleaning the appliances with a tooth brush until you were very sorry indeed.

And if you were my boss, I'd quit! (then sue for constructive dismissal!) :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

P.S. I would also have used your toothbrush!

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Post by: Guest on August 23, 2004, 12:56:04 PM

Hee hee  :D

Aw Im not that bad am I?

My crew look forward to scrubbing fire engines. Its their little treat, especially after 3 hours of drilling, cleaning the toilets with toothbrushes, being mamed by their Sub O. (Sorry should I say Watch Commander) and general beastings. Mind you being ex forces perhaps Im a little too harsh.

But if its good enough for the marines its good enough for you lot too.


And regarding punctuation fellas when word processing you don't include full punctuation like the good old days. You just ask any secretary! They will tell you - its the correct use of gramar in todays modern world SO neeeeerrrrr!

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on August 24, 2004, 11:41:44 AM

Thanks for your support, i start my training in September im looking forward to it.  :D

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Post by: Guest on August 24, 2004, 11:53:10 AM

Your joking, right?   "Gramar" please tell me this is a joke.

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on September 07, 2004, 04:44:03 PM

hello you

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on September 07, 2004, 04:55:54 PM

per mera per terrem, bet there's one bloke out there who can tell me what that means. an ex bootneck, i just left a few months back and now going through the process of trying to join the fire service. i've completed the 1st application, exams and as of yesterday the fitness test.  now, i have been presented with a more detailed application form, any tips?

Title: interwiews
Post by: Guest on September 08, 2004, 10:34:01 AM

Wotcha 'Clubber'

A bootneck eh? hmmm very intresting..anyway...

Second application form

Same points really that I advised Ped about earlier in this discussion (see first page).

Put down plenty about the fact you do physical fitness and sport (even if you don't) that you enjoy teamwork, want to protect life and serve your community etc etc.

To make your application stand out also put on the fact that you are aware of the current modernisation of the brigade and that you feel it will be an exciting organisation to work for.

Best of luck ! :lol:

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Post by: woody on June 21, 2005, 03:42:19 PM

hi, just wondering if anyone has any advice or tips about passing the written exams, i've got mine tomorow and am keen to do well! cheers