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Archive for January 30th, 2009

Facing the Promotional Interview – Part 11

PREPARING FOR THE OPENING

For this article, let’s consider the common opening interview question, “Summarize your background” and consider two different approaches to answer this question. Utilizing the resume that we have previously discussed, the first approach could parallel the following:

“Members of the board, I have 11 years of experience with this department. This experience includes the positions of firefighter, paramedic, hazardous materials responder, and an engineer. I have worked in the high-incident areas of the city and have been exposed to a wide variety of various types of emergency incidents.
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