Well today I had my Job Evaluation Day with the Australian Defence Force and I think it went O.K.
The position I am applying for is a Clearace Diver with the Navy. For anyone who doesnt know what this is, its pretty much ordinance disposal in hard-to-reach places. Other roles are salvage work and aquatic repairs, and marine tactical operations. All roles are undertaken from anywhere to 90metres depth using SCUBA, mixed gas, and surface supplied oxygen.
Its a very active and physically demanding role which is what I crave in a job :t We do things like parachuting into water, jumping from helicopters, exiting and entering moving high-speed boats, and of course.... plenty of DIVING!
Oh and you blow up heaps of stuff aswell
My day involved firstly an introduction seminar where they try to win you over with fancy presentations and all the benefits of joining (I must admit there ARE alot of benefits) then an aptitude tests, where they evaluate your attitudes and the way you think by answering a series of multiple choice questions (there was more than one right answer). After that we moved on to an interview with a nurse. Now I have never been seriously ill in my life, no brakes or sprains, never been to hospital, and only been to the doctor for checkups and shots.... I have actually never thrown up either. So therefore this part of testing took about 2 minutes and I got a nice look of approval from the recruiters for being such a healthy boy and eatting my greens rofl
Last interview was with the recruiters themselves... they asked me things like "why do you want to join the navy" and things like they would ask in a normal job interview. They asked me what pasttimes and hobbies I have and what sports do I play. The one that I was expecting would come eventually was "How do you feel about being in a combat role?" which means... how do I feel about possibly having to shoot someone. Well I answered that yes I would and then eleborated on why.
They said they were impressed that I had done my homework and the day went by without a hitch and booked me in for my next stage of assessments!
Ill keep everyone posted on the progress of my application!
Next episode: Wednesday
Full medical examination (rubber gloves.. bend over... that kind of thing.... yes im being serious), pressure testing, eye/ear tests, physciatric testing, final interview with a senior member of staff.
Wish me luck!
The position I am applying for is a Clearace Diver with the Navy. For anyone who doesnt know what this is, its pretty much ordinance disposal in hard-to-reach places. Other roles are salvage work and aquatic repairs, and marine tactical operations. All roles are undertaken from anywhere to 90metres depth using SCUBA, mixed gas, and surface supplied oxygen.
Its a very active and physically demanding role which is what I crave in a job :t We do things like parachuting into water, jumping from helicopters, exiting and entering moving high-speed boats, and of course.... plenty of DIVING!
Oh and you blow up heaps of stuff aswell
My day involved firstly an introduction seminar where they try to win you over with fancy presentations and all the benefits of joining (I must admit there ARE alot of benefits) then an aptitude tests, where they evaluate your attitudes and the way you think by answering a series of multiple choice questions (there was more than one right answer). After that we moved on to an interview with a nurse. Now I have never been seriously ill in my life, no brakes or sprains, never been to hospital, and only been to the doctor for checkups and shots.... I have actually never thrown up either. So therefore this part of testing took about 2 minutes and I got a nice look of approval from the recruiters for being such a healthy boy and eatting my greens rofl
Last interview was with the recruiters themselves... they asked me things like "why do you want to join the navy" and things like they would ask in a normal job interview. They asked me what pasttimes and hobbies I have and what sports do I play. The one that I was expecting would come eventually was "How do you feel about being in a combat role?" which means... how do I feel about possibly having to shoot someone. Well I answered that yes I would and then eleborated on why.
They said they were impressed that I had done my homework and the day went by without a hitch and booked me in for my next stage of assessments!
Ill keep everyone posted on the progress of my application!
Next episode: Wednesday
Full medical examination (rubber gloves.. bend over... that kind of thing.... yes im being serious), pressure testing, eye/ear tests, physciatric testing, final interview with a senior member of staff.
Wish me luck!
