RECRUITMENT 2008

[PYRO1]

OMGWTF Thanks for your advice. Much appreciated. You are a great help.

As for you slogan of " Fire, better than sex" Have you tried sex with a female species? I am sure you will enjoy it more. Cheers

[OMGWTF]

lol mate....


as for my advice, i was actually serious. many people have gone interstate rather than just getting sour and pouting.

[uniden]

Ha! Bonus points for being a retainer? You have to be kidding. If anything it should exclude you permanently - based on the times I've worked with retained chaps...

PYRO, you're an idiot. I think its great that an accountant of 25 years decided to get a real job, struggled with the learning process and ended up succeeding, becoming competent and passing his recruit course. A far better outcome than the know it all retained firie who thinks that he is gods gift to firefighting passing recruit course.

I love, as Katrina pointed out, people who whine about getting bent over by SAMFS when it is clear that they haven't met at least one of the very well published selection criteria. As for the people who were put on the waiting list, that is a pain in the filtered. The problem lies with planning for more courses than they have the budget for, and then having to cut courses. It sucks, but thats the way life is.

Best of luck to those who grin and bear it, and keep pushing on. To the others, maybe if you still keep getting knocked back, as good as you think you are, you're not the right stuff for SAMFS.
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Do you have a negative outlook on everyone other than yourself?
How often have you worked with retained firies?

[josh]

looks like its going to be another 12 to 18 months before they do another call.

[Zippy]

so they arent in desperate need of new fresh fireys...ok  :-)

[Firefrog]

Some of this thread is way off base. If you can't play the issue not the person you will have your account suspended. Personal Attacks and inflaming threads is not allowed.

You will be viewed as a troll if inappropriate behaviour continues.

[6739264]

Do you have a negative outlook on everyone other than yourself?
How often have you worked with retained firies?

If I told you that I had more of a negative outlook on myself than on anyone else, you wouldn't believe me. Mate I'm not being negative, I'm just calling it as I see it.

6739264 Your the idiot starting up the Retainers vs CFS drama again. Why dont you get over that for starters.

Next, it sounds to me from your post that you have an atitude problem as well.


MFS Suck!

CFS vs. Retained? Bah! Never said anything about CFS... Of course not every retained firie in SAMFS is an idiot, I have a couple of close mates who are retained chaps and they know their stuff as do their colleagues. It was merely a brash generalisation... Just like 99% of the rest of the posts on this forum :wink:

PYRO, just because I don't like your attitude, doesn't mean that I don't feel for you being screwed around. The fact that you were put on the waiting list multiple times then to have the slate wiped, really does suck. Everyone knows that SAMFS need to overhaul their recruitment process, heres hoping they do it soon.

6739264 well you are just a hero mate, but hey you already knew that.

No worries mate, next time you need help, give us a bell and I'll come and hero it up and save the day.

as for my advice, i was actually serious. many people have gone interstate rather than just getting sour and pouting.

It does seem to be the way to go, especially for the youngsters. Go east... Plus, they actually do work in Victora and NSW :wink:

so they arent in desperate need of new fresh fireys...ok  :-)

Depends how many they intake... hopefully for all concerned its more than the normal handful...

[jt1717]

hey Pyro1, do us all a favour and look interstate for employment ;)

PRYO1
Some good advice there, I waited on the cab rank for a year at the last intake and didn't get in.  I turned down the interview  for this years intake due to being recently accepted interstate.  I have been trying for a number of years also.
Lose the offensive sign-off and keep trying, if your good enough you will get through and your chances at the moment greater then they have ever been.

[josh]

so, anyone been offered the medical yet?

[gasman]

more to the point, has anyone been offered the PAT 2 yet?

[flyboy]

I have got my Pat 2 next week and a medical the week after if i pass pat 2,not getting to excited yet as this happened to me last year. Not sure how many applicants received the same info as me? Good luck to all :-)

[topjake]

@ flyboy

I believe there is approx 40 being offered the PAT 2 (36 required) as they are doing 2 drill squads before the end of year, and possibly 2 more early next year.

Good luck mate

[gasman]

@ flyboy

When did you get notified of your PAT 2 test, interviews only finished on monday last week.Seems to be a very rapid descision time to me....

[flyboy]

@ gasman

Received email last Thurs, I thought it was very quick also!!! :-)

[gasman]

good luck on the pat 2, remember dont drop anything

[Action9]

Sigh, I just got an email saying that I've been put in a pool following the interview stage. Can anyone tell me what that actually means? Are there any advantages/disadvantages to being in the pool of people next time that they are recruiting?
:-(

[Zippy]

this all sounds like a overcomplicated process lol....

[gasman]

@ action 9

Looks like you have been cab ranked for future drill squads scheduled for later this year or early next year. believe at least one more drill squad to be run after the two that are currently being filled have finished.
Its not a bad position to be in.
I got the other email saying that i have been unsuccessfull following the interview and please apply againn next time.
Here's hoping it will be lucky fourth time for me next year.
Good luck with the process

[Footy]

Just thought i would point out that the @ symbol (also known as an asperand) is actually short for "at" and not "attention"

but hey, just my opinion...

[Red Message]

Aren't they using it rather than the 'Quote' function?

EG: The following comments are directed @ so and so

[PYRO1]

When the MFS tell you that you will be placed in a pool for future recruitment, that just means they will string you along for the whole time.

Eventually you will get an email saying " sorry because of "insert excuse here" you will now have to re-apply for the next intake".

This just means you will have to go through the whole process again.

Good luck next time!

[6739264]

Can those grapes get much more sour?

[jaff]

Got to give it to him though numbers, very consistent ,whines every time. :-D

[6739264]

Maybe a CFS brigade could hire him to help talk to their regional office?

[PYRO1]

Im not worried about the whinging , sour grapes response, but are you suggesting what I have posted is incorrect?