I just had my interview friday, has anyone else had theirs? How did it go?
serg
I interviewed with UML that Friday as well, I felt it went good. Not great, I didn't feel that they were blown away or anything however I don't feel that I turned anyone off either. I actually ran into one of the officers who did interview me and he recognized me, so I would think thats positive.
I did ask at the interview about how many they were planing to take on, they told me that 71 took the written test, 39 passed, they were planning to interview all 39 applicants, and they plan to hire 2.
That is less than 3%.
They also said that they were planning to form a list to hire from on the basis of the test/interviews.
I also know that they offered someone a job while I was waiting to be interviewed and that whoever they were talking to on the phone declined becuase of the salary.
Interviews are tough. I have been working the same job for almost 5 years so I don't get much practice. I got offered a few EMS jobs however the pay was lower than I make now, and with college I really don't have time to work the OT- I'd love to work as an EMT, even with the lower pay I could make more with the amout of OT available.
I had an interview with BEMS this past August, and at the start of the interview the MD looked at my resume and basically told me that he considered me to be a "bad investment" becuase he was afraid I would leave for the next availble police position after the city spent thousands to train me.
whatever. Interviews are difficult and it is hard for someone to pick a handfull of applicants after only talking to them for 20-30 minutes.
Police/Fire jobs are tough to get, and there is often a large group of qualified applicants. It is not like a job at the taco stand where just anyone can walk in and be hired. People who have at least an associate degree or related military experience often don't get the job. Almost half of the people who took the UML police test failed. Another 37 will get interviewed and not get hired this time around. Like you, I will keep working hard and not give up.
Please let me know if they call you back.
If you don t mind me asking, what did you score on the UML written exam?