I hope all of you get the job of your dreams. Most candidates don’t realize that the real secret to getting this job is in the oral board. They have gained education, experience and have made great sacrifices with their families. They have driven and flown anywhere to take a test. Then, they think if I add just one more thing I will make it. If I get my medic certificate that will make the difference. It will improve your odds, but are you still missing the most important point. How much time and money have you invested in your oral board skills?
If you still have the same oral board skills, nothing will change. You can continue to add credentials, make sacrifices, lose hope and strain relationships trying to get this job. But, please take the poison early and learn this point; Not matter what your qualifications, it you can’t pass the job interview, you won’t get the job! Never.
To prove the point, we have taken candidates without any fire education, experience or any other qualifications and have never tested for this job. They call us after receiving our flyer (that you probably throw away) in line when they take the written. With our program many of these candidates walk right past you in the oral and get a badge. How do they do that? We show them how to use their personal life experience and relate it to the questions and the job. Think how this would work for you when you have all the other stuff going in?
A candidate called us after trying six years to get this job. He had it all going including his medic certification. He was missing the magic ingredient to pass the oral. He ordered our program. He took his next oral three weeks later. He called me shocked that he made the list of 19 candidates in background check. He made the cut and now works in one of the largest city departments in the National.
I usually get a call from candidates when they are beat up enough to let their ego go and seek some help. Then, the information they gain by preparing for the oral board can dramatically improve their changes to get this job. "Luck is preparation meeting opportunity." What usually takes place when candidates obtain our program is their confidence, ability and oral board scores immediately improve. Many are shocked by getting multiple opportunities to go to chiefs orals and get job offers. Imagine what could happen to you?
I was talking to a girl friend of a candidate while he was taking his physical agility at a large city department. She knew immediately that our Audio/Video and Private Laser Coaching program would help her boyfriend. When she told him how this could help him, he said "Na, I got that down. I’m good to go with the oral."
I asked this CDF seasonal firefighter how he did on his last oral. He said he placed number 11 in San Mateo, CA. When I told him he could have done better with the "Nuggets" from our program, he spit out a load from his chaw of tobacco and said, "No way. I nailed it."
When I told him San Mateo was only hiring 5 and the first four were my candidates, he still didn’t get it. I guess he hadn’t been beat up enough to hear the message. Like most candidates I knew he wasn’t listening so I offered him my complete program free! Without batting an eye and still not understanding what I have offered him (free) he said he wasn’t interested. He grabbed his baffled girl friend by the arm and walked off. You can do hard time, or you can do easy time; the choice is really yours. Even golf pros take lessons!
Whenever you get your butt kicked enough where you want to learn the secrets that will place you in the Olympic camp to get a shot at a badge, suck in your pride and ego and step up to gain the secrets of 28 year of experience that has helped almost 1800 candidates win the lottery and get a badge. I’m proud to say I have been blessed with the gift to see where candidates are stuck on their journey to get a job as a firefighter.
What if someone offered you the opportunity to call them any time to answer questions on any aspect of getting a firefighter job without any obligation. Wouldn’t you be all over that offer? Then why haven’t you called toll free or E-mailed me? That’s been my offer for years. I have always returned every call and answered any questions.
I know you think there has to be some hidden trick involved. Never has, never will be. I talk to people all the time that may or may not do anything more than focus their goals on getting this job. My goal is to put you in a position to get a shot at the badge. My reward is pretty simple. I want to get the call that you have the job.
There’s no free lunch . . . but they’re are better places to eat!
If someone asks you what you want to help you get this job, give them my phone number. With our program you might end up having to make a different sacrifice next Christmas day . . .wearing a badge, waiting for the next call and can’t believe you really made it.
Nothing counts ‘til you have the badge . . . Nothing!
Our Audio/Video program comes with a no questions asked full refund if you’re not satisfied. You’re at no risk except you might get that badge you have been looking for.
"Captain Bob"
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Fire "Captain Bob" Smith has coached countless entry level and promotional candidates to get their badge. He is a retired 28-year Hayward, Ca. Captain, speaker/author of the audio/video program "Conquer the Job Interview," the book "Fire Up Your Communication Skills" ISBN 09657620-6-8 and a member of the prestigious National Speakers Association. You can book him as a speaker or get a copy of his books and tapes by calling toll free at 888-238-3959.
E-mail: captbob@verio.com Web site: http://www.eatstress.com