Application forms are used as the first stage of the firefighter selection process, and in some FRS as part of the promotional process. So what are the common mistakes which cost so many applicants their chance to progress?

Whether you are completing an application form, facing an interview, preparing for your written ADC 1 or for the full day ADC event you need to excel. Not paying attention to a few crucial factors will lead to disappointing results. So, what are these factors?

Whether you are completing an application form, facing an interview, preparing for your written ADC 1 or for the full day ADC event you need to excel in two areas. Not paying attention to these factors will lead to disappointing results.
So, what are these two areas?

I’ve just got back from a couple of days training in Norfolk on ‘Developing Managers to help their staff prepare for the ITOP’. This was the first training of its kind I have done, and I was really pleased that as a Brigade they recognised the value of supporting their staff in this way.

Find out the difference between a ‘buzz word’ and a ‘behaviour’, and how this knowledge could make all the difference to your performance.

This article explores the value of ’showing your working out’, and what happens if you don’t!

We look at the myths and facts of right and wrong answers, and how the clues are all right in front of you.

Find out how having a map and a destination could get you to where you want to be.

How useful is the ADC Stage 1/ ITOP process? We look at this test in more detail and explore whether it lives up to expectations.

We look at some of the concerns associated with ADCs, particularly in relation to the lack of assessment of technical skills