- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 110
When I had my interview, to tell you the truth, I really didn't know much other than what units there are for the MOC I'm going into and where they are based out of. A little regimental history and maybe some technical knowledge. It does help to know what your going into and why you chose this trade over other trades and why this was your first choise. Why did this trade have the glitter and gold?
What I did know though was, what other skills outside of the army knowledge can I bring to them and why they should concider me for the job? A bit of humor and common sense, aswell. Having the look of being dressed to kill, no pun intended (but first impressions are lasting ones), also showing how much you want to serve your country and be apart of something that has so much honor.
I had the attitude that this was the most wanted thing I've ever wanted bar none, and that I would beat out the competition to get on the merit list to get that. Kick ass on the PT, Kick ass on the CFAT and kick ass in the interview.
Take a look around the interviewer's office before it begins to get a feel for where he may have come from in the Army, Navy, or CAF. It helps Especailly if he/she served on the unit you want to serve with aswell. During the whole interview they are looking for details of irregularities and basically doing a phycological test on you aswell. Just be yourself, be honest, and don't guess at things, know. I said "I don't know" a couple times and wasn't afraid to state what I did know. Just make sure one doesn't out weigh the other.
I applied at the end of November and am on my way to BMQ for April. Confidence, Drive and Determination. Now the focus of Perseverance. They may say if you don't hear anything by a certain time period to give them a call. Keep you options open. Keep your first choise the same...and work with the recruiting centre to find out what your best options would be concidering what you have to offer. Outside of first choise, it'll show how much you want your first choice by reconcidering your second and third options because that's why they are second and third, right?
These are just somethings I observed during the recruiting process. Winnipeg was excellent and really helpful!
I found that there are 2 kinds of interviews
1) Interviews for jobs and,
2) Interviews for "THEE" job.
Treat this one as the latter.
Kincanucks, would this be on par?
Cheers!!
-Buzz
What I did know though was, what other skills outside of the army knowledge can I bring to them and why they should concider me for the job? A bit of humor and common sense, aswell. Having the look of being dressed to kill, no pun intended (but first impressions are lasting ones), also showing how much you want to serve your country and be apart of something that has so much honor.
I had the attitude that this was the most wanted thing I've ever wanted bar none, and that I would beat out the competition to get on the merit list to get that. Kick ass on the PT, Kick ass on the CFAT and kick ass in the interview.
Take a look around the interviewer's office before it begins to get a feel for where he may have come from in the Army, Navy, or CAF. It helps Especailly if he/she served on the unit you want to serve with aswell. During the whole interview they are looking for details of irregularities and basically doing a phycological test on you aswell. Just be yourself, be honest, and don't guess at things, know. I said "I don't know" a couple times and wasn't afraid to state what I did know. Just make sure one doesn't out weigh the other.
I applied at the end of November and am on my way to BMQ for April. Confidence, Drive and Determination. Now the focus of Perseverance. They may say if you don't hear anything by a certain time period to give them a call. Keep you options open. Keep your first choise the same...and work with the recruiting centre to find out what your best options would be concidering what you have to offer. Outside of first choise, it'll show how much you want your first choice by reconcidering your second and third options because that's why they are second and third, right?
These are just somethings I observed during the recruiting process. Winnipeg was excellent and really helpful!
I found that there are 2 kinds of interviews
1) Interviews for jobs and,
2) Interviews for "THEE" job.
Treat this one as the latter.
Kincanucks, would this be on par?
Cheers!!
-Buzz