Firefighter recruitment....help please
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So at the age of 31 a fire service close to me is finally recruiting. This is something I've wanted to do since being a boy despite the drop in wage an unsociable hours a career as a firefighter would be a dream.
Any firefighters of PH care to offer some advice? There's a whole host of tests a Situational judgement test, behavioural test and many others. Are they looking for younger guys at 31 I'm not exactly old but nor am I a spring chicken now.
An insight into the job would also be appreciated what's the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance Stu
Any firefighters of PH care to offer some advice? There's a whole host of tests a Situational judgement test, behavioural test and many others. Are they looking for younger guys at 31 I'm not exactly old but nor am I a spring chicken now.
An insight into the job would also be appreciated what's the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance Stu
Stu-nph26 said:
So at the age of 31 a fire service close to me is finally recruiting. This is something I've wanted to do since being a boy despite the drop in wage an unsociable hours a career as a firefighter would be a dream.
Any firefighters of PH care to offer some advice? There's a whole host of tests a Situational judgement test, behavioural test and many others. Are they looking for younger guys at 31 I'm not exactly old but nor am I a spring chicken now.
An insight into the job would also be appreciated what's the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance Stu
One my my mates just started doing it, really wanted to do it for years but only got in about 6 months ago, he was 29/30 and had no issues, apart from the fact that he seems to enjoy it, I cant be much help im afraid.Any firefighters of PH care to offer some advice? There's a whole host of tests a Situational judgement test, behavioural test and many others. Are they looking for younger guys at 31 I'm not exactly old but nor am I a spring chicken now.
An insight into the job would also be appreciated what's the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance Stu
sidekickdmr said:
One my my mates just started doing it, really wanted to do it for years but only got in about 6 months ago, he was 29/30 and had no issues, apart from the fact that he seems to enjoy it, I cant be much help im afraid.
That's quite reassuring actually thanks mate. Edited by Stu-nph26 on Tuesday 10th January 22:08
I would visit a local fire station and ask about it, this will help a lot, visit their training centre and ask around. What have you done to replicate similar community work that the fire brigade do, what have you done to confirm your acceptance of the varied and wonderful local community, do you have any ethnic heritage?
Mark300zx said:
I would visit a local fire station and ask about it, this will help a lot, visit their training centre and ask around. What have you done to replicate similar community work that the fire brigade do, what have you done to confirm your acceptance of the varied and wonderful local community, do you have any ethnic heritage?
Great advice thanks. In all honestly not much, I did apply and was sucsesful for a volunteer firefighter role but due to being made reduntant I couldn't go ahead. My current job is about 60 hours a week not including the commute so I simply don't have time. I know that isn't going to be a good enough answer mind. No I have no ethnic heritage, I take it that will put me at a disadvantage?!
There are a people who turned joining the fire brigade into a career in it's own right, they travel the country for whatever Brigade is recruiting and have done all the private courses, what have you done to make yourself more desirable by a Brigade?
BTW age is not an issue.
BTW age is not an issue.
Edited by Mark300zx on Wednesday 11th January 13:31
Mark300zx said:
There are a people who turned joining the fire brigade into a career in it's own right, they travel the country for whatever Brigade is recruiting and have done all the private courses, what have you done to make yourself more desirable by a Brigade?
Not alot which is what I want to address. This oppurtunity may have come to soon but I can make myself a better candidate come the next oppurtunity. [quote=Mark300zx]Apply for the volunteer role, look at all of the job descriptions and think what you have done in your life to meet those, practice the tests, look at the courses, wouldntfitness, visit stations, look at retained FFs. [/quowouldn't
I wouldn't be able to honuor the commitment of the volunteer role in my current role as I do far too many hours. I've looked at the job role etc and the fitness tests which seem comfortable. I'll have a look for the practice tests I didnt think these were available.
Are you saying it pretty much impossible to get hired without being a volunteer or retained firefighter?
I wouldn't be able to honuor the commitment of the volunteer role in my current role as I do far too many hours. I've looked at the job role etc and the fitness tests which seem comfortable. I'll have a look for the practice tests I didnt think these were available.
Are you saying it pretty much impossible to get hired without being a volunteer or retained firefighter?
Mark300zx said:
TBH you can be lucky, but they have applicants coming out of their ears, would they rather employ someone who has volunteered for similar work and displays a proactive interest in doing the work or someone who has a career and says they haven't got enough time, what Brigade is it?
Yea I get that its Durham and Darlington It's really hard to get in from what I remember some 15 years ago.
It was a lottery to just be allowed the chance to apply! They opened up interest in applications and then drew randomly from that. There was no initial application sift or anything like that, they must get enough to be sure of getting decent candidates.
The guys that run/own and train in the gym I go to are firefighters, I know one of them is 40 and the other must be mid-30s. The older fella is professional athlete level fit, so you can still do it at pretty much any age.
Good luck anyway, I bet it's a great thing to be a part of despite having it's gruesome side.
It was a lottery to just be allowed the chance to apply! They opened up interest in applications and then drew randomly from that. There was no initial application sift or anything like that, they must get enough to be sure of getting decent candidates.
The guys that run/own and train in the gym I go to are firefighters, I know one of them is 40 and the other must be mid-30s. The older fella is professional athlete level fit, so you can still do it at pretty much any age.
Good luck anyway, I bet it's a great thing to be a part of despite having it's gruesome side.
dave_s13 said:
It's really hard to get in from what I remember some 15 years ago.
It was a lottery to just be allowed the chance to apply! They opened up interest in applications and then drew randomly from that. There was no initial application sift or anything like that, they must get enough to be sure of getting decent candidates.
The guys that run/own and train in the gym I go to are firefighters, I know one of them is 40 and the other must be mid-30s. The older fella is professional athlete level fit, so you can still do it at pretty much any age.
Good luck anyway, I bet it's a great thing to be a part of despite having it's gruesome side.
Yea this echo's what I've heard, to be honest, I live in the North East so I'm hoping it isn't quite as oversubscribed It was a lottery to just be allowed the chance to apply! They opened up interest in applications and then drew randomly from that. There was no initial application sift or anything like that, they must get enough to be sure of getting decent candidates.
The guys that run/own and train in the gym I go to are firefighters, I know one of them is 40 and the other must be mid-30s. The older fella is professional athlete level fit, so you can still do it at pretty much any age.
Good luck anyway, I bet it's a great thing to be a part of despite having it's gruesome side.
croggers said:
If you applied for the Durham and Darlo one that closed on Monday, just over 4000 applied and I've heard there is 10 jobs going. Always slim odds for the Fire Service unfortunately.
Yea I know I heard the same thing I have to complete the behavioural assessment this week so through stage 1. Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff