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[Jay Remmy]

My interview for the vollie station I am applying to is set up for Thursday night!

I just wanted to share my excitement.

[tfpd109]

Good luck!

[JayDudley]

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Good Luck and remember to think first before you engage you mouth and you'll do fine.

[Jay Remmy]

Good Luck and remember to think first before you engage you mouth and you'll do fine.

Thanks

Oh believe me, I'll arrive with open ears, not mouth

[JayDudley]

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Then you'll do fine. Keep us up to date on how well you do.

[Jay Remmy]

Sounds good, can do

[JT_Fire_2000]

Good luck, tell us how you did =)

[Jay Remmy]

I think I did really well. I listened intently and asked questions when appropriate. All I have to do now is take my drug test and they vote to see if I get in on Monday, so I will find out Monday night if I get in. The suspense is KILLING ME.

[JayDudley]

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Good Luck and it sounds like you did well.

[Jay Remmy]

Well, only time will tell...

[Jay Remmy]

So they had told me I would hear back Monday night. It is now Wednesday night. Anticipation is killing me. Aparently, he over exaggerated and it will take a week or so for everything to go through and for me to hear back.

[yjbrody]

So they had told me I would hear back Monday night. It is now Wednesday night. Anticipation is killing me. Apparently, he over exaggerated and it will take a week or so for everything to go through and for me to hear back.

Welcome to the firefighter application process. A mysterious land of limbo where time creeps by for those waiting to hear something and whatever time frame they give you should be doubled.

Best of luck! Stay safe.

[ffbam24]

So they had told me I would hear back Monday night. It is now Wednesday night. Anticipation is killing me. Aparently, he over exaggerated and it will take a week or so for everything to go through and for me to hear back.

"Over-exaggerated"? Interesting choice of words for someone who is looking to come in as a fresh young face who is not hearing back as soon as they were hoping. It's a process, get used to it. Careful with how you represent yourself on here. Those that control the process are quite often watching here.

[tree68]

Time from turning an application to final approval by our commissioners is at least 5 weeks in my department, and that's if you turn in your application on our meeting night. If you turn it in the day after our meeting, add a month to that.

Patience.

[Jay Remmy]

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing at all against the guy. In fact, I think he is one of the nicest, "chillest" guys ever. I know it takes a while and he's just doing his job going through the process. I just didn't know it would take so long. I am basically watching my phone hoping it rings and always keep my email open just to see. I guess I'm just a little too excited to start. I do have to gain some patience.

But after reading a lot of the threads on here, I'm trying to strive for some things:
* Listening carefully and attentively
* Ask questions and for explanations, especially when I don't know or don't understand something
* Acting professionally and presenting myself as such
* Dressing professionally
* Not to seem like I know about things and that I'm an expert just because I read something about it on the internet
* Being reliable with everything I need to do in the application process

Anything else I should keep in mind?