Study Guide For The Firefighter Interview
The goal of this insightful book is to prepare aspiring and current firefighters for effective and professional fire department entrance interviews. Practical topics such as recommended attire, language choice, and appropriate responses prepare you for presenting in an interview, while topics such as formulating an answer, developing alternatives and options, and avoiding common interview errors help you face the challenges of the question and answer session. The book describes the importance of interview preparation and outlines several areas that require background knowledge and research. It also provides a framework to structure your overall preparation in order to avoid canned answers and emphasize your unique qualifications, leading to success in acquiring the job.
Features:
- Ten Step Process provides you with an easy-to-follow roadmap to success with the fire department entrance interview
- Insight is provided on the interview panel, how the interview is set up, what the panel is seeking, and why certain questions are asked to help you prepare a professional presentation
- Worksheets and exercises within the book help develop your skills in answering even the most challenging interview questions
- Coaches you on what will be expected and how to avoid the mistakes of others
- A mock interview exercise helps build interviewing confidence
Table of Contents
- Introduction
Chapter One –Understanding the Fire Department Interview The Steps to Success: Understanding the Hiring Process.
- Interview Trends and Practices
- Expectations of the Panel
- Types of Interview Questions
- Analyzing the Four Types of Interview Questions
Chapter Two – Preparing for the Interview Preparing for the 4 Types of Interview Questions
- Know Your Fire Department and City
- Projecting a Professional Image
- Guidance to Answering an Assortment of Interview Questions
- Avoiding Interview Pitfalls
- Ten Steps of Interview Preparation
- Mock Interview
Chapter Three –Work Exercises Desirable Firefighter Character Traits. Demonstration of Firefighter Character Traits
- Competency Category Questions
- Developing the Situational Question
- Know the Fire Department
- Work Sheet
- Know the City Work Sheet
- 100 Interview Questions
- Mock Interview – Work Sheet
Appendix A – Interview Question Worksheets
Appendix B – Post Interview Notes
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Study Guide For The Firefighter Interview Testimonials
The most important part of the firefighter recruitment process is the interview. This is an often overlooked area in firefighter education and training programs, and can make or break qualified candidates. The Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview is the best product that Seneca College has found to help in this area. We make it required reading in our Pre-Service Firefighter Program.
Stu Evans - Seneca College Coordinator
School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology
Entry into the Fire Service has become incredibly competitive. Feedback from our successful students indicate The Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview has made the difference. The Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview is an extremely valuable tool for anyone wishing to master the firefighter interview process!
P. Wayne
Coordinator Pre Service Firefighter Education and Training Program
Fleming College
When Fleming College began delivering its pre-service firefighting program, I was responsible for developing the students’ communication course, Communications for Firefighters. Part of the curriculum included teaching employment skills, yet when I looked for texts specific to the firefighters, I could find nothing appropriate for our students. Needless to say, I was thrilled to find Manser and Cooligan’s Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview. It is exactly what I had been looking for. Its many attributes include its detailed and thorough content, accessible language, and useful worksheets, from those who know exactly what it is like to go through a firefighting interview, having sat on both sides of the table. It is an invaluable resource, one I would highly recommend to all pre-service fighting programs. It will give your graduates that edge.
Suzanne Hooke
Communications Coordinator
Fleming College
Our Instructor used The Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview in the course, Firefighters in the Community and it proved to be a very resourceful tool. The class held mock interviews and the feedback from the students was very positive. They felt the techniques recommended in the text were valuable and prepared them very well for the interviews. Our instructor liked the text and plans on using it again in the Fall 2005 term.
Susan Talon
Coordinator
In the spring of 2004 Niagara College asked me to review the Study Guide For The Firefighter Interview. I felt it would be a useful tool for my students so I adjusted my class schedule for the Firefighter in the Community class and included this text in the program. I asked the students to critique it to see if they felt it was worthwhile. We had them read the text and then did an overview in the class. We then set up panels and had each student go through an interview. The students were apprehensive at first but ended up very enthused. After the course I had two students come back and tell me how much it had helped them in their actual interviews. I will be using the guide in my classes again this fall.
David Flynn
Instructor
Niagara College
The Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview is an indispensable teaching aid which prepares the students for the all important job interview.
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Pre-Service Fire Program
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