SA Firefighter

Quote from: RCG on September 15, 2018, 05:06:21 PM

Quote from: Phil.Collins99 on September 15, 2018, 04:21:35 PM
can't believe people dont show up and or fail... breaks my heart..

Being in the "keep fit" pool, it fills my heart with joy. I too cant understand how knowing the standards, not getting yourself into the condition required to achieve the minimum requirements...

Haha im glad , its good for you guys on the keep fit list no doubt.

can't believe people dont show up and or fail... breaks my heart..

Quote from: Optimistic on September 11, 2018, 01:21:20 PM

Quote from: Zeke11 on September 11, 2018, 01:17:57 PM

Quote from: Phil.Collins99 on September 11, 2018, 01:12:15 PM
I just got an unsuccessful email

Unsuccessful keep fit?
Or just unsuccessfull? If just unsuccessful sorry to hear

Yea mate, sorry too.

yeah plain unsuccessful email all good , good luck to you mate might get lucky with a keep fit call up

I just got an unsuccessful email

ah i see , would be cool if they actually gave you your rank so you know if your on the right path and just missed out or you were 2499 out of 2500 applicants haha

Quote from: 2beus on September 11, 2018, 12:07:44 PM
I'm yet to receive any email yet. I feel ur pain tempcity, I also did the nt fire test early on this year and found the same type of questions in both these tests the same. I also advanced through to nt interviews and I didn't get official feedback but having a few mates in that service got a general idea where I went wrong.
Would be pretty guttered to not even get a keep fit letter

See you would think that you would be suitable passing one personality test. just doesnt make sense how they must mark it.

Quote from: Left foot snap on September 11, 2018, 08:49:50 AM
It's pretty clearly explained both at the seminars and before you sit the test not to try and overthink your responses or pick the answers you think the MFS are looking for. If you answer it honestly and your results have you sitting within the personality profile the MFS are looking for, you progress.

It is by no means the perfect test, but it is the most effective way of getting a snapshot of the personality types of 2500 applicants, to allow them to PAT 1 and interview a manageable number which doesn't drain limited MFS resources for months on end.

Just because you spent time in the defence force, doesn't guarantee you a fast track through the process. Hundreds of choccos apply each intake, and they are well represented in each squad. I get your frustrated but almost  every person who applies can make a claim on why they would be a good candidate based on their skill set and experiences.

Not getting through at this point, doesn't meant your not suitable for the role, it just means that there were people who were more suitable at this stage in the recruitment process.

The MFS have been pretty clear that they want to diversify their workforce to reflect the community. However, they don't want to compromise the standards required for entry like other emergency services have. It's about getting more people with diverse backgrounds to apply, not giving them a free pass.

Yeah Fair enough understand that , not requesting a free pass at all just more of a look at even if the initial expression of interest you do is more in depth cause im sure they could cut applicants at that stage after answering a few background questions rather than just take everyone with $100 to put forward for testing.Anyway dont want to start anything haha might give sapol a go and try again down the track in the future. thanks for the responses guys

ahk , cause i remember my first one i did quite a few neither agree or disagree then alot of people would say not to do those responses so now i either agreed or disagreed with everything and cant get it right.

oh wow really? didnt know they send out those emails, do you mind me asking how different did you adjust your answers?. well done on getting through mate

Starting to believe if you screw up one personality test your screwed forever as they just compare your old ones and if there different its a red flag straight away which is so frustrating. This has been my 3rd personality test since leaving the Military as a firey and honestly thought i would have a decent chance of getting in but this profiling system designed by Hr psycologists is rubbish. Just wish there was something else im sure there alot of people in the same situation being Cfs or volunteers with plenty of experience who just cant get past it either. anyways end of rant sorry just had to get it off my chest, goodluck to everyone who gets through

anyone get an email today?

Quote from: Optimistic on September 07, 2018, 06:24:12 PM
They couldnt test us all on one day mate. You and me will get ours on Monday haha.

I like your thinking optimistic , we will go for a run when we get the the invites

Wow well done guys , i have not recieved anything yet so might of missed out again . Ah well good luck to everyone getting through

Just recieved my invite to pat 1 testing! .... and then i woke up :-(

Anyone know roughly when they will start sending out Pat 1 invites / Unsuccessful emails?.
I remember 2016 there was a bit of a lengthy delay but if there planning to do the fitness testing in roughly 3 weeks I would think they would be sending these out pretty soon

Yeah found it quite draining also , just don't understand how they seperate thousands of applicants by the personality testing seems fairly straight forward unless you strongly agree that asians run the country or say you have experimented with drugs before. haha oh well now the nervous wait good luck to all

They never seem to give feedback on testing and i dont think they ever will unfortunately. Can be quite frustrating all i remember was the maths , english and basic testing wasnt too hard but its how you respond to questions in the personality stuff that really seperates the applicants.

Got mine this friday , Failed the personality test last intake. Been studying as much info as possible to pass this test. goodluck to everyone :)