| I recently left the Fire Service after a long and | | | | successfully match them. |
| successful 17 year career. During my time in the | | | | The most effective way to achieve this is to use |
| Fire Brigade I rose to the rank of Station Manager | | | | keywords and phrases from each and every one |
| and served at many different Fire Stations across | | | | of the PQA's. Once they have achieved this, they |
| the county of Kent. | | | | are then well on the way to being fully prepared |
| During my time as a Fire Officer I also had the | | | | for the selection process. During the tough |
| great pleasure of sitting on firefighter interview | | | | firefighter interview the panel will not only want to |
| panels and also marking firefighter application | | | | see evidence of each PQA, but they will also |
| forms. Since I left the Fire Service I have | | | | want to know what a candidate has learnt about |
| become the UK's leading authority on helping | | | | the Fire Service they are applying to join. |
| people how to secure a job as a firefighter. The | | | | During my time in the Fire Service I was always |
| selection process for becoming a firefighter is | | | | amazed at how many applicants applied for many |
| extremely fierce. Therefore, anyone who wants | | | | different Fire Brigades all at the same time. An |
| to become a firefighter must prepare fully. | | | | employer will naturally want to know why a |
| The first step in the preparation strategy is to | | | | candidate has applied to join their service and if |
| learn and understand the firefighter personal | | | | that candidate has man different applications on |
| qualities and attributes that are relevant to the | | | | the go at once this will be difficult to explain. My |
| role - this is crucial. Throughout the duration of the | | | | advice for anyone who wants to become a |
| selection process the candidate will be assessed | | | | firefighter is to learn the personal qualities and |
| against these important qualities. If they don't | | | | attributes very carefully. Once they have carried |
| know them, then they cannot provide details of | | | | out this task they should then think of |
| where they match them. Once a candidate has | | | | experiences and situations of where they can |
| successfully learnt the personal qualities and | | | | match every one of them. If they fail to carry |
| attributes, then they must think of experiences | | | | out this simple task in the early stages then they |
| that they have already gained in life where they | | | | are certainly setting out on the route to failure. |