Facing the Promotional Interview
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Author(s): J. Mittendorf
Publisher: PennWell
ISBN: 1593700024
Format: softback + CD-ROM
206pp
Price: $50.00
Review Date: 24 October 2003
Review: The author, John Mittendoff, who served with the LA City Fire Department for 30 years, here passes on his experience to candidates going for interviews for promotion in the US fire service. He aims to help them make the most of this career-changing opportunity. He explains how to prepare for the interview, how to make an initial good impression, how to relate your qualifications to the position for which you are applying; and what kind of questions to expect throughout the interview. There are many examples of likely questions (What is you definition of motivation? What are two of your weaknesses? What are some of the key problems facing the fire service? etc.) . There is also more specific guidance on how to define and prepare a response for the positions of engineer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and battalion chief.