What are the chances of me getting hired?

What are my chances of getting hired in FL. as a firefighter?

• Going to get my firefighter certificate but what are my chances of getting hired. and what could i do to make my chances better?

• Answer:

  I found this website http://www.fsfa.com/JobsOpen01.htm If there is a bad economic problem in Florida, then maybe work as a volunteer fire fighter, and get some experience, so then you may be more likely to get a paid job, if your a volunteer first, to prove to them thats what your serious about, and obviously, you need money aswell, so maybe work part time, or something, or full time or whatever hours you need to get by, in another job or something like that, so work in paid job, and do volunterr fiire fighter, and whilst your doing that, just constnatly keep on applying for paid work as fire fighter in florida, but just dont give up, if its your dream. Also maybe get involved with this association, and become a member http://www.fsfa.com/ Maybe attend all their meetings and events, so that you can meet some contacts, do some networking, you can get some jobs through word of mouth, or they can put in some recommendations with their comapies, or their town or something. Also, you can always contact the president of that association, and tell him your situation, and your goals, of this being your career, he may b able to help and asist you in finding a full time paid job as a firefighter, just put yourself out there, and sell yourself, Heres a list of all the events you can attend to http://www.fsfa.com/Events.htm hopefully you can make some firefighter friends that can gie you some tuips and advice, and job openings, and get your foot through the door., And heres the presidents details. Mike Taussig ([email protected]) And also you can take notes when you attend the meetings and learn more about whats going on in the firrefighting community, and read up on all the news http://www.fsfa.com/RecentNews.htm Just look through the websie http://www.fsfa.com/ Get yourself really familiar with it, and read up on everything, so then you can try and impress the preisident and all the other firefighters at the meetings you attend, and try and attend as many meetings as possible. They have a facebook page to, so if your on facebook, just add them, and make contributions on their wall or something, so they get familiar with you, or something. Just reach out to as many people as possible, even if it means contacting the president politician of florida try and contact these people http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/contentViewer.aspx?Category=PublicGuide&File=About%20Florida%20--%20Florida%27s%20Government.html and try get their email address and contact them, and pester them until they assist you with a paid job, becaue thats what they are there for. Email all these people aswell http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx and tell them your situation fully and try and get them to assist you. and if that fails, or you get nothing, try even to email President Barak Obama, he seems like an open president, and approachable, and im sure hed point you in the right direction http://www.emailthepresident.com/ Or go on the whitehouse website, you can email him from there aswell. This is the email for the state senate http://www.flsenate.gov/Offices/President/Message take care and best of luck