Fire Recruitment Testimonials
March 2011 - Karen, I just found out Friday that the interview went well and I was selected to Victoria's Eligibility List! I was very excited to get this news. The SKYPE session definitely helped me prepare for the interview. I want to thank you for helping me prepare and reaching the next step in the process of earning my badge.
March 2011 - Hey Karen,
I just wanted to send you an email to let you know I got hired with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service! I know that my sessions with you were so valuable and made a huge difference with my confidence level going into the interview. Thanks again, VFRS, Probationary Firefighter
Feb 2011 - Hello Karen, I just needed to let you know that I did pass my interview! Thank-you for all of your help. I will recommend you to anyone that needs interview help. You were fantastic! I am now on the "ready to hire" list for BC Ambulance. I am very happy and very excited. I should find out within the month of which station I will be at. Thank you so much! ... J - newly hired PCP BCAS
December 2010 - Karen, I just want to write and thank you again for the resume and cover letter. I recently had a meeting with the T.O. and took my resume and cover letter along. He looked at it and said "this is the most impressive resume Ive seen in a while". So with that said, I would say you did a great job! Thanks again.
February 2010 - Hi Karen, as you know I just recently got hired with my dream fire department. From the interview coaching that I received from you, I learned how to correctly answer some very difficult questions. Without your help I am sure I would have been unsuccessful in my two interviews. I thought your services were excellent and I will recommend you to anyone trying to get hired as a fire fighter. Thank you, Newly Hired Metro Vancouver Firefighter
February 2010. Hi Karen, the dream has come true. Just wanted to let you know I got hired, I am going to Alberta, to my dream job as a Career Firefighter. Thanks for all your help, you were a major part of my success. Probationary Firefighter, F.O.
December 2009 - Hi Karen, I just wanted to say thanks for all your help with my interview preparation. By the end of the Tri-Municipal Hiring process, I had two job offers. One with the District of North Vancouver and the other with the District of West Vancouver. I am happy to say I chose West Vancouver. Thanks Again!! Newly hired West Vancouver F. F.
Hi Karen, My sessions with you over the phone gave me key points to prepare for the questions. The personal questions were such a breeze because I had prepared answers for every one. And also the star format questions which were all in the categories you gave me to prepare definetly was key to my success. Having had Fire interviews in the past , your help on this one was perfect. Taking your guidance and knowledge on all the questions with many hours of preparation and practice gave me alot of confidence which I never had before. I have finished all of the steps in the process and am just waiting for the conditional job offer. If I move forward I will be starting in May sometime. Thanks again for all your help.
Recently hired Calgary F.F.
Hey Karen, Just wanted to write you and say that I've been offered a job with the my dream fire department and accepted. This competition was my first set of interviews and I felt confident that I could sell myself well thanks to all your help. I would be very suprised if I made it past the interviews if I didn't have your help. I have been raving about you and the service you provide since I visited you in the fall of 08 and I know that alot of the guys I've talked to will be using your service. Thanks again Karen. Keep up the great work.
Newly hired lower mainland fire fighter (May 2009)
Dear Karen, I just wanted to say thanks for all your great advice in preparing for my interview. Your knowledge of the interview process definitely gave me an edge over my competition, which was recognized and acknowledged by the panel during my interview. The skills I acquired from your services were definitely a big part in my success of landing a job as a professional firefighter. I have recommended your services to four of my friends, three of which are now Career Firefighters and one RCMP Officer. Preparing for your interview is one of the most important steps in the recruitment process. I highly recommend seeing you to anyone wishing to pursue a career in Emergency Services.
Yours truly, B. Nanaimo
"Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks for your resume preparation and interview coaching help. I got my phone call from Human Resources today and was happy to learn that I got the job as Assistant Fire Chief! Your interview prep was almost right on - very close to how the actual interview went. Your service was very useful in developing my focus prior to the interview. I won't hesitate to recommend your services - as a matter of fact, I already have."....... New A/Chief
Hi Karen, I wanted to follow up with you that I did get the job. I will be starting my new position on Monday. It was a long drawn out process but it worked out well in the end. Thank you for your help and support. Newly appointed A/Chief
Thank you, Karen for All your HELP with my interview skills. It allowed me to get hired as a Surrey Career Firefighter. Without your interview skills and tips, I would have never done as well as I did. Again, Thank you, you are a GREAT interview Coach. Take care & thank you.
Newly Hired Surrey Fire Fighter, September 2007
Hi Karen, I just wanted to say thanks for all your help and I know that I couldnt have done well in the interview without you. Thanks to you, I am happy to say that I am the
newest member of the Richmond Fire Dept.and start in August. All our review was relevant to the interview. Thanks to you I can start my dream career sooner than I could ever have imagined.
Lower Mainland Fire Fighter, August 2007
Karen,
I am now one of Surrey's newest Career Fire Fighters. I start on July 16/07. Thank you for all of your coaching and experience, I know that it really helped me nail the interview...
Thank you Karen for all your help throughout the past year. Your help with interview skills helped me get my dream job at Delta fire, thanks again! May 2007
Karen, the interview went well. I was clear and hit 90% of the points we discussed. Thank you so much, with out the knowledge you gave me I would have been lost in there. Burnaby F.D. Interviewee (2007)
“Karen, I wanted to inform you that I was recently hired by Vancouver Fire and Rescue! Thank you very much for your assistance in this matter. I can tell by reading your website testimonials, you do wonders in preparing applicants for interviews. I was no exception. I believe in my case though, your resume writing skills were the biggest aide. Until you prepared my resume, my application was overlooked by every department. Afterwards I was in every process to which I applied. Your assistance in both areas unequivocally played a large part in my success! Thank you again”
“Karen from Destiny Career Planners came highly recommended when I was ready for my interview and the fire department I was applying for. She was so helpful in giving me pointers that I never would of thought of using for my interview. I truly believe that Karen was an intricate part of me passing my interview and getting one step closer to my dream job as a firefighter.” A. Calgary
“Karen, It is with great gratitude that I tell you that on Friday evening I received word that I had been awarded the position of Full-time Fire Fighter in Maple Ridge. Thank you so much for all your help with this stage of the process, and I will be letting other individuals know of your expertise for the future. I followed up on all your advise. The H.R. person was very impressed with the portfolio I had completed.”
“Hello again Karen . I hope all is well with you. I just wanted to pass along another success story for you. After one long year of waiting on the eligibility list Surrey Fire Services offered me a position just this week! I start Monday! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You must be proud of the service you provide. Your successful client list just keeps growing! All the best to you and thanks again. ” Surrey Career Fire Fighter
“ Hi Karen I thought I would let you know that my interview went very well. I put together a portfolio like you suggested and really put a lot of thought and practice into the four main interview questions we went over. I practiced these questions over and over again, I think I was repeating them in my sleep. All this practice and preparing paid off, I received the phone call that everyone is waiting for and was hired. Thank you, ” D. Chilliwack
“ Dear Karen, I wanted to thank you again for your interview coaching. The interview stage is one of the most difficult and stressful parts of the hiring process, and interview skills were definitely the weak link in my chain. You helped me to discover my strengths and confidently relay them to others. I believe that your course was a vital element in my hiring by a local Fire Department. I will continue to recommend DCP to anyone serious about their career. ” RM
“ Karen Thank you very much for your time and helping me with my interview preparation. As nervous as I was, my interview went well. Yet, at the time I was worried because I new there were 50 more candidates to be interviewed. Anyway, good news came earlier than expected. They hired four candidates to start right away and I was on of them. I believe my interview was a success because of your assistance. Thank you once again, and have a great summer. ” J. Victoria Fire Fighter
“ Hi Karen , I was one of your clients in Jan or Feb of 2006 before my Vancouver interview. Just thought I would tell you I was recently hired with a lower mainland fire department last September. I feel review of my notes and the meeting we had really helped me in my interview. Thank you very much! ” J
“Hello Karen,
I apologize for taking so long in getting back to you. I did get hired in the summer but only last week received my start date of January 31st, I am a little bit superstitious and did not want to jinx myself. Thank you for your help, I am certain that my interview would not have gone as well as it did if I had not met with you. I have referred you to as many people as I can and with another hiring starting in the New Year I am sure a couple of them will be calling. Thank you again. ”
M. Vancouver Fire Fighter
“Karen, Thank you very much for your time and helping me with my interview preparation. As nervous as I was, my interview went well. Yet, at the time I was worried because I new there were 50 and more candidates to be interviewed. Anyway, good news came earlier than expected. Victoria Fire Department hired four candidates to start right away and I was one of them. I believe my interview was a success because of your assistance.” JL
“ Hi Karen, My interview yesterday went awesome! They had very few redirect-type questions that they asked me, as opposed to some other candidates I spoke to, so I feel my answers were just the right amount of detail. Then after a very restless sleep last night, I rushed home for an early lunch today to check my messages, and I had a message to phone H.R. So I phoned them up and. I GOT THE JOB!!! I just wanted to thank you for all your help. As in most cases, it all comes down to the interview and thanks to being properly prepared I know that I had one of the best interviews. Thank you again.” Central Okanagan Fire Fighter
“Karen, Just wanted to drop a note to inform you I have been accepted for the Vancouver Fire Department. I would like to thank you for all your help and knowledge. I went into my interview with confidence in my own abilities and knowing you had helped me with the questions was a great weight off my shoulders. I will definitely recommend you to anyone who asks for help with ANY interviews. ” M. Vancouver Fire Fighter
“Hi Karen, My interview went really well. I was hired and start in a few months. I am really excited and I want to thank you very much for everything. The session was a big help. I nailed the important questions and felt really confident. Thank you again!” Vancouver Island Fire Fighter
“Dear Karen, I wanted to thank you again for your interview coaching. The interview stage is one of the most difficult and stressful parts of the hiring process, and interview skills were definitely the weak link in my chain. You helped me to discover my strengths and confidently relay them to others. I believe that your course was a vital element in my hiring by a local Fire Department. I will continue to recommend DCP to anyone serious about their career.” R., Lower Mainland, Vancouver F.F.
“Dear Karen, When I first started interviewing I thought, How hard can it be? I had been through interviews before and I had an idea of what kinds of questions they were going to ask. I figured that the interviewers would see that I was a good guy and hire me. I could not have been more wrong. You taught me how to prepare, taught me how to practice, and taught me the things I needed to know to be able separate myself from the fierce competition I was up against. I know that without your help I would still be interviewing and wondering why someone else was getting the job instead of me. I can’t thank you enough.”
J.R., Calgary Fire Fighter
“Karen’s service is an important resource in making sure you perform your very best in the interview stage. It really helped me improve my skills to the level they needed to be. I strongly recommend it to anyone who is serious about landing a job in the Fire Service. There is a lot of strong competition out there so you need to make sure you are one step ahead.” I.B., Lower Mainland Fire Fighter
“Karen, I was just offered a full time position with West Vancouver Fire and Rescue. It was much unexpected. Thanks for all your help, it sure came in handy. I won’t be needing the 2nd session now though.”
“Karen, Just a quick note to say thank you for your time and very helpful items to work on. I appreciated all the advice and help you gave me. I now feel more confident that I have the tools to get me started on a proper preparation for my interview for the Fire Service.” P.F., Coquitlam
“Karen, I received some good news from Victoria this morning. I made the team! Well, I made the eligibility pool so when people retire they will pick the new guys from that. I will not say I made it until I am wearing the uniform officially, you understand. Thanks for your help.” G
