Richardson Fire Department interview ???

[Torinoman]

I passed the Richardson Fire Department written test and the PPA and have an interview on Friday. I've done the tests but have never had an interview before. What should I expect? Any advice?

TIA

[78X]

Expect to get the job! Make sure you close them!

[01yz2nv]

Dress nice, arrive early, dont sit till they tell you to, sit straight, make good eye contact with everyone on the panel, dont figit around. They ask you to tell thim about yourself. Expect to hear questions like why do you want to work for the Richardson Fire dept? If hired what can we expect from you? What do you know about the city of richardson? Then prob ask you some scenario based questions. Be yourself and dont seem fake, they can read right through that. If you answere a question one way dont change your answere if they question it.

Good luck

[Torinoman]

My brother suggested a suit. I've never owned a suit. Is that too much or what?

[01yz2nv]

My brother suggested a suit. I've never owned a suit. Is that too much or what?

Definatly not too much, I wore one to my interview.

[GE]

I worked at RPD before. I'm currently on the Board of the North Texas Fire Investigators' Assc and I work with a lot of the Richardson guys every month. I'd definitely recommend wearing a suit and be squared away.

[slow99]

My brother suggested a suit. I've never owned a suit. Is that too much or what?

Shouldn't even be a question. Wear a suit.

[LS1Goat]

Good luck.

[Danny46]

I'd wear a suit. Kick some ass man! be sure and report back what happens. I'll be coming off active duty soon and am curious as to a first hand account of the hiring process. I would love to be a FF.

[90MarkVII]

I'd wear a suit. Kick some ass man! be sure and report back what happens. I'll be coming off active duty soon and am curious as to a first hand account of the hiring process. I would love to be a FF.

No offense to any other dept. meant....

If you're serious about becoming a FF, keep an eye on Ft. Worth. Even with the bad economy, there should be at least one class a year. FtW hires an entire class of at least 25 as opposed to most depts which will hire 1-2 a year...IF that.
FtW has it's own academy which means FF/EMT/Para certs not required.
DD214 gets you 5 points on the entry exam.
Pay/benefits pretty good.

[90MarkVII]

shouldn't even be a question. Wear a suit.

this.

[coley]

good luck man, I hope it works out

[Saleen779]

No offense to any other dept. meant....

If you're serious about becoming a FF, keep an eye on Ft. Worth. Even with the bad economy, there should be at least one class a year. FtW hires an entire class of at least 25 as opposed to most depts which will hire 1-2 a year...IF that.
FtW has it's own academy which means FF/EMT/Para certs not required.
DD214 gets you 5 points on the entry exam.
Pay/benefits pretty good.

good luck with FtW, i scored a 98% on their exam back in 2000 and didnt even get to the next step in the process, i think the cutoff was 101% or 102%. It was impossible for me to pass without military experience. However, if you test well you might make the next step with your 5 points for military. i tested with 1000 other people. yes, some departments may only be hiring 1-2 at a time but the pool of people testing will be much smaller. My advice is, test everywhere and dont pass up a test no matter what the odds are. I got calls from 3 departments after i got hired.

[Torinoman]

Richardson is hiring 12 right now, maybe more.

I worked at RPD before. I'm currently on the Board of the North Texas Fire Investigators' Assc and I work with a lot of the Richardson guys every month. I'd definitely recommend wearing a suit and be squared away.

I bought a suit today, never owned one before. Squared away? What kind of things should I expect from the panel interviews?

[GE]

Richardson is hiring 12 right now, maybe more.




I bought a suit today, never owned one before. Squared away? What kind of things should I expect from the panel interviews?

Squared away is actually an old sailing term, but it's primarily used in military/law enforcement nowadays. Essentially it means having things in order, having your shit together, etc. I haven't been through a fire dept interview, just a police interview when I got hired on. How far along in the process are you, is this pretty early on?