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Last night we were watching American Idol at the station. Like most people, we were laughing and wondering where do these people come from and what were they even thinking when trying out?
It was clear these people did little to no prep. work. They lacked in vocal skills, eye contact, didnt know their lines, lacked knowledge about the show and couldnt even dress for the part. As Captain Bob says- "They could not build a bridge between the Candidate and oral board."
Those exact same qualities next to exist when applying for a fire service job and advancing on to the oral boards. You need to dress and look for the part, know your lines, know your background, the agencies background and have an understanding for the part. Know your resume, background and show you have the talent and background need for the job. If not, youre only wasting your time and theirs.
And at the end, only 17 people advanced out of over 10,000. Those numbers are real and can paint a picture on how the masses fair in some major fire department's testing process.
Hope this helps some. Looking back on my testing days and sometimes sitting on an oral board, I can tell you, its obvious who does their homework and simply "rolls the dice".
It was clear these people did little to no prep. work. They lacked in vocal skills, eye contact, didnt know their lines, lacked knowledge about the show and couldnt even dress for the part. As Captain Bob says- "They could not build a bridge between the Candidate and oral board."
Those exact same qualities next to exist when applying for a fire service job and advancing on to the oral boards. You need to dress and look for the part, know your lines, know your background, the agencies background and have an understanding for the part. Know your resume, background and show you have the talent and background need for the job. If not, youre only wasting your time and theirs.
And at the end, only 17 people advanced out of over 10,000. Those numbers are real and can paint a picture on how the masses fair in some major fire department's testing process.
Hope this helps some. Looking back on my testing days and sometimes sitting on an oral board, I can tell you, its obvious who does their homework and simply "rolls the dice".
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