3 Questions To Ask In Your Interview & How To End It Properly

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[loganlaubach]

A word of caution using question #2. I recently used a similar question in my interview and the department I was testing for didn't have much beyond what was found in my prep research. (School Visits, etc.) The question flopped for me and was answered with a single word. "No". My thoughts would be to keep it fairly open-ended to maybe extract some information instead of pigeon-holing yourself with a specific question about a specific type of community outreach. Example: Instead of "Does X Department have any additional community outreach opportunities such as a Citizen's Academy?" Maybe use something like "Does X department have other types of community outreach members can become involved with in addition to: School Visits, Fire Safety Talks, Etc., Etc." I think it shows that you are interested in doing more than your fair share and that you've done your research on what they currently do. Learn from my mistake! Hope this helps

[rhoonah]

Good information but I had a point. I would be weary of any department, company, etc. that does not give you an opportunity to ask questions of the interviewers. People tend to forget that an interview goes both ways. They are interviewing you to see if you are a good for them AND you are interviewing them to see if they area good fit for you. This transcends the fire service and is true for any career. Interviewers that have the opinion that they are holding all of the cards can be tough to work for because they may feel that they are doing YOU a favor by letting you work there and don't seeing the value in them being lucky as well to have you on board.

[garrettbroumley]

Hey man. I know you might not see this comment, but I watched your videos on Interview tips and applied them to my interview prep. I got hired at a really good department in part to you man.. Thank you. I appreciate the help.

[mixing]

For that first question, we had a similar program I'm the Navy called mentorship. Where you could be familiar with someone on a personal, but more importantly professional level, they chose their mentor so it gave them a sense of control, however their was also a larger pool to pick from.

[themiked]

Great information. I think having both a prepared finishing statement AND questions to ask is important to have in your back pocket. I was just in an interview recently and the final question went like this.. "ok final question of the interview... Question Number 6, Do you have any questions for us?"
I am so glad that I had 2 ready to go. I actually had them written down on a 3x5 card and it was already sitting on the table in front of me.

[barbellsandgames]

I was just thinking about this the other day. Thank you

[MattyBoy]

Hey brother really enjoying your content! Thank you for helping us out!

[johnsattler]

I really appreciate your content! Has helped out tremendously

[salvador]

I have my interview on wednesday and I was wondering what you think about this question. “What is some advice that you as now experienced officers would give to a young candidate such as myself, that you would have appreciated hearing when you were a candidate?” Does that show interest in the job and being open to learning or does it come off as cliche?

[dustincarpenter]

I was watching this video in my truck at work and me and my coworker got to talking and he brought up an interesting question to ask and I want your opinion on it. Say your part of the panel and y’all ask me if I have any questions, I respond with “ Yessir, I was interested to know if anyone on this panel have any reservations about advancing me forward with the interview process?” It’s an interesting question and could show that I am open to criticism of myself, it could give me a chance to clear up any thoughts that any panel member have, BUT, it could also end an interview with negative questions and leave that negative memory of me. It could allow me to leave the interview with a feel for how the panel thinks about me knowing they try to keep their opinions cut and dry during the interview. What are your thoughts on that as a final question for the panel? My apologies for the long question. Thank you.

[ang]

another alternative question you can ask is
"what ideal candidate is the department looking for?"

[hankgs]

I used to close on interviews with Depts I REALLY wanted bad by saying that "...like most candidates. I have been actively testing throughout the State, that being said, I would really like to be a part of this community, not just as someone fortunate to have the opportunity to work at such a great department, but to live here, build the foundation for raising a family here. I've looked into housing / cost of living here in and would really look forward to being a part of the community." I only said it if I really meant it, and was sincere- otherwise you will come off phoney or cheesy and trust me, the Oral Board will see right through B.S. or insincerity...

[peterhan]

Mentor or preceptor could be the word you could use for your question #1

[ewankramer]

One I always ask is why would I want to work for company/department. Usually they love that one. But all good answer and a good video my friend

[taylorfarish]

Awesome info. Your page is super informative. Extremely useful

[davidstrittmatter]

Thanks for the tip and love the videos.

[Yal-abeSKIPPER]

Hey man great contents. I Have an interview coming up... Your tips are very helpful 🙂

[jmp]

Have you seen or heard many stories of applicants who redo the hiring process after winning a civil service bypass appeal against the department and the department is ordered to hire them?

[iGxByG]

This is golden! Thank you! Are you interested or doing any mentoring? I know your videos are very informative but I mean 1 on 1 mentoring.

[dillion]

What kind of questions should I ask in an interview from getting hired on a department