My friend was interviewing for his first EMT job with a big ambulance company in San Francisco. While he was sitting there he found a company pamphlet in the seat of the couch he was sitting on. So he briefly glanced at it. Well in the interview they asked what he knew about this company, and he started quoting facts from the Pamphlet. The company was impressed he did his research and he got the job. This guy ended his career as the Chief of a big city fire department.
Considering all of the things firefighters and EMS have to deal with and see, I think the answer to "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" is 'therapy'
I love watching your movies. The funniest thing is that I am a firefighter in Poland, many thousands miles away from you and everything you publish also applies to us 😂
This is absolutely hilarious, I, no joke, just interviewed for a promotion at my fire department today. This is exactly how I felt in my interview pretty sure I had that same look on my face
I recall a story my father told about something as strange as this, it was early 2000s and they asked how he would deal with a situation between a person of Middle Eastern descent and a fireman that had been a veteran of Desert Storm. His response was “Wait is he Iraqi or Kuwaiti? Because if he’s Kuwaiti then they were on the same side.”
"No disrespect sir, but BCs never leave the confines of their air conditioned rigs, the Fire Chief never leaves city hall, and I will be a captain at a beach city department in the county that pays twice as much for less work. As to the guy that steals, should you have not caught that when you interviewed him?"
In my first ever IT job interview I was asked "where I see myself in 5 years". I decided to be honest and replied "probably working in the US at Google or Microsoft". My interviewer was shocked and told me that despite me being the highest skilled applicant they needed loyal workers so they said no to me.
I must disagree, my friend was the Chief of a big city fire department and once in a while he would take off his bugles and ride on an EMT Rig. He would not just observe but he did paramedic stuff. He also saw a lot of problems he needed to fix. That earned him so much respect from his men.
"Sir, in 5 years I see myself having an answer to this hypothetical situation."
My friend was interviewing for his first EMT job with a big ambulance company in San Francisco. While he was sitting there he found a company pamphlet in the seat of the couch he was sitting on. So he briefly glanced at it. Well in the interview they asked what he knew about this company, and he started quoting facts from the Pamphlet. The company was impressed he did his research and he got the job. This guy ended his career as the Chief of a big city fire department.
You are why I want to be a firefighter
Lol dude nobody is going to want to be a FF now. Lol
Considering all of the things firefighters and EMS have to deal with and see, I think the answer to "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" is 'therapy'
Got it, don't let Jason do interviews!
I love watching your movies. The funniest thing is that I am a firefighter in Poland, many thousands miles away from you and everything you publish also applies to us 😂
That so sounds like an NREMT question.
When I told my teacher I wanted to be a firefighter this is kind of what he did to me
This is absolutely hilarious, I, no joke, just interviewed for a promotion at my fire department today. This is exactly how I felt in my interview pretty sure I had that same look on my face
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
Don't say "doing your wife." Don't say "doing your wife....."
I recall a story my father told about something as strange as this, it was early 2000s and they asked how he would deal with a situation between a person of Middle Eastern descent and a fireman that had been a veteran of Desert Storm. His response was “Wait is he Iraqi or Kuwaiti? Because if he’s Kuwaiti then they were on the same side.”
"No disrespect sir, but BCs never leave the confines of their air conditioned rigs, the Fire Chief never leaves city hall, and I will be a captain at a beach city department in the county that pays twice as much for less work. As to the guy that steals, should you have not caught that when you interviewed him?"
EMS interview: Do you have a patch? Do you have a pulse?
Reminds me of "ethics questions" in Police interviews. They ask you a series of "ethical dilemmas" that aren't actually dilemmas.
In my first ever IT job interview I was asked "where I see myself in 5 years". I decided to be honest and replied "probably working in the US at Google or Microsoft". My interviewer was shocked and told me that despite me being the highest skilled applicant they needed loyal workers so they said no to me.
Clear as mud about what our job entails! Perfect for the first interview to break in the recruits
Interview with private EMS:
I must disagree, my friend was the Chief of a big city fire department and once in a while he would take off his bugles and ride on an EMT Rig. He would not just observe but he did paramedic stuff. He also saw a lot of problems he needed to fix. That earned him so much respect from his men.