Firefighting interviews can be nerve racking, we understand that. We know the interview can make or break your chances of moving to the next step in the process or getting a job offer. Are you ready for your next interview?
Interviewing is a skill and requires practice to do it well. It’s also about communication, understanding the job competencies and making a connection with the interview panel. Coaching from a professional helps too.
With 20 plus years in this business, you will immediately feel our professionalism, expertise and knowledge of fire service interviews and interviewing techniques. Our sessions are completely confidential so you can feel relaxed, be yourself and get down to the business of having a great interview.
A session or two with Karen Smith-Hanney will be the difference in you showing up with a confident and winning attitude and, ready to face your interview panel. Isn’t that what you want for yourself?
The coaching sessions are tailored individually based on a few factors: the time before your interview, your interview experience, your personal interview challenges and who you are interviewing with. You will be given information on what you need to know to have your very best interview.
You will gain a clear understanding of behavioural interviews, the S.T.A.R. format, and how to structure your answers for the best response as well as techniques to answer those tough questions. We help you, get to know you, in a way that is authentic and compelling. No cookie cutter answers here! This is a combination of practice, feedback and coaching.
Wanting only a Mock Interview? We do that too! The valuable feedback you receive, can elevate your interview score so you leave the interview feeling confident that you gave the panel an opportunity to get to know you.
Karen Smith-Hanney has successfully coached 100’s of clients to their dream careers. Her results are well known in the Fire Service. Some of her first clients are now Fire Officers, Assistant Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, Captains and more. She was the first Adjunct Instructor with the Justice Institute of BC’s original Career Firefighting pre-employment program delivering a full workshop on resume writing and interviews to over 50 recruit classes.
She continues to work with several Work Experience Programs coaching WEP firefighters along SMART Fire (now Training Division) and FireMedix.
If you want the best coaching from the best, call Karen at Destiny Career Planners.
Our sessions are 65 minutes long over Zoom. We have flexible hours to meet your schedule. The cost is $265 first session, with follow ups $250.