PREPARING FOR THE OPENING

If the interview board must ask you about the position you are applying for and your qualifications for that position during the interview, lets take some initiative and incorporate the concept of simultaneously overviewing the position you are seeking, your qualifications for that position, and answering the question that has been asked. To accomplish this seemingly difficult task, lets consider a method to develop an opening statement (which is a difficult portion of an interview), and ensure that you overview and relate your qualifications while answering the opening type question. Most candidates find it difficult to develop an outline that overviews their strengths and qualifications and then be able to also relate these qualities to the new job.
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A Look At Work Relationships And Generation Gaps
By Paul H. Stein and Ettore Berardinelli

In the last article we wrote on generation gaps in the fire service and we spent a lot of time on the Traditionalist (Born 1935-1945). In this article we will identify birth years and the impact they have on one’s life orientations and tendencies. The birth years defining generations are generalities, definitely not scientific and are not “carved in stone”.
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Gordon Graham here again (at 41,000 feet the pilot said) with my monthly opportunity to give you some thoughts on your job in the fire service. I know that you (those who are still on the job) have once again been busy with the “late” wildland issues all the way into November but hopefully things will have calmed down on the fire front by the time you read this in early December. So now you can get ready for the floods and mudslides!
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