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Firefighter Career Coaching
Dave will work one-on-one with you to create an action plan specific to you and your needs - a plan with a vision to achieve your career goals.
The packages below are the most common, but they can be tailored to your specific needs. Reach out to Dave directly for a no-obligation 30 minute call to discuss where you are in the pursuit of your firefighter career and to experience how his level of passion, fire-service recruitment knowledge, and authenticity can help you become a candidate that fire departments won’t miss.
Company Officer Assessment Center
More than a firefighter’s original recruitment, the Officer Promotional Process is as varied as the department and town you work in, and the Fire Chief and Assessment Committee that runs it. It’s also far more involved than basic recruiting and can run from 4 hours to 3 days long.
The most common areas that a candidate is assessed on are:
Emergency scene/operational/tactical simulations
Command and command mindset as well as Leadership and character
Personnel scenarios such as Progressive Discipline, Employee Counseling, and understanding the Firefighter Bill of Rights
Writing exercises such as new equipment purchase requests, training reports and recruitment/retention assessments
Oral presentations
Additionals may include a target hazard in your district, reading smoke, or an assessment of the dept’s CISM program
This is obviously a broad subject matter area to excel at. With that in mind, and to help you shine throughout the process, Chief Robertson harnesses his solid and varied fire service experience in working very closely with you to determine:
What comprises your particular department’s Officer Promotion Assessment Center.
What areas of your own professional development would need to be addressed.
Determine what really drives you to want to promote, and what career goals do you want to achieve to satisfy that “inner fire”.
What action plan is going to work best for you to be successful.
The packages below are the most common, but they can be tailored to your specific needs. Reach out to Dave directly for a no-obligation 30 minute call to discuss your promotional goals. In that first call you’ll experience how his level of passion coupled with his 25 years of fire-service knowledge can help you tap into your own
All In
$1200
All-In Package
$100
Hourly/Custom
Complete One-On-One Career Coaching
Initial + extended as-needed interviews with Chief Dave
The Dig Deep Questionnaire (intro, review, discussion)
Creating your personal action plan
Fire service specific resumé review, sharpening and next steps forward
Cover letter discussion and prep, and up to 3 job-specific revisions
Interview prep & coaching
Interview investigation/research
Mock interviews (X2) & review (up to 90 min each)
Accountability calls at 1 month and then 2 weeks from process dates
Post-interview critique (X2)
* able to split payments into either 2 or 3 installments
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Fully Involved
$1750
Other Important Stuff
$500
Interview Prep + Mock Interviews
For those who have already made it to the interview stage, or for those who feel they need additional interview prep after working through the “A package.
Interview prep & coaching
Interview investigation/research
Mock interviews (x2) in person or Zoom & review
Pre-interview prep call
Post-interview self eval/critique
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$350
Resume & Cover Letters
Promotional Assessment Center Coaching
The Dig Deep Questionnaire (intro, review, discussion)
Review of your department’s promotional process
Assessment of current certifications and education. Action plan forward to fill identified gaps
Resume and letter of intent assessment/review/prep and development of new ones if needed
Interview prep & coaching
Mock processes based on identified gaps. Includes mock interviews regardless of gaps.
Accountability calls at 1 month and then 2 weeks from process dates
Post-interview critique (X2)
Creating your personal action plan
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If you already have a resumé but you need clarification and direction to understand how to “fill it” properly and polish it or you need guidance on how to create an authentic cover letter, this may be for you.
Fire service specific resumé deep review, direction & 1 revision
Cover letter discussion, prep & up to 3 specific job revisions
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You may be at a particular stage of your fire career pursuit and in need of only very specific guidance. We can apply an hourly rate for a single area or additional work beyond a package. Some examples of past clients include the following:
Resumé review
Professional Portfolio development
Exam prep
Interview prep
Additional work beyond any package
Hourly rate will only be applied after discussed and agreed upon in advance of additional services.
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Remember…
You are chasing a job in a highly desirable and incredibly competitive environment.
So, just like the fire service, our work together needs to be highly collaborative. You’ll have homework and I’ll ask you to dig deep into your gut, your heart and your head so that we can extract all the great stuff inside of you to get that pro job.