Congratulations You Got the Interview!!! Now What….
Sarah came to us from Calgary, Alberta looking for a job interview coach to help with her up coming interview with Canada Border Services Agency. It was her dream to be a Border Officer, as such she had spent the last few years working on strengthening her application. [...]

Below are Communications Operator 2 or 911 Operator sample job interview questions.  To prepare for your next interview, read these Communications Operator 2 or 911 Operator sample job interview questions in advance of your next interview. Prepare an example to back up each of your responses, because a good Communications Operator [...]

Below are Loss Prevention Officer job interview questions.  Prepare for you next interview by reading these Loss Prevention Officer job interview questions.  Prepare your answers in advance of your next interview along with examples.  Because a good job interview answer becomes a great job interview answer when it is backed up by [...]

A correctional service officer plays a key role in protecting the public. They accomplish this by guarding and escorting prisoners and detainees. Supervise correctional institutions, maintain order and manage disturbances. Most corrections officers work in federal, provincial and municipal correctional organizations (For example, CSC or Correctional Service Canada, Corrections USA or CUSA, [...]

The RCMP or Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a symbol of Canada.  Mounties or in french Gendarmerie royale du Canada ( GRC) are police officers who enforce federal and provincial law.  As such RCMP work at the federal and municipal level of policing.
Today’s post is focused on job interview questions specifically for the RCMP police.  [...]

“If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call?”  According to this story in the CTV Calgary, maybe you should call the police or the CBSA.
With the rampant gang problem in Vancouver it is refreshing to hear a good news story about the good guys catching one of the bad guys.  A known [...]

Here is a great story of our CBSA deporting a man who was facing child assault charges in the United States.  The man was trying to enter Canada on the east coast via Niagra Falls, NY but our border officers arrested him upon entry.
Customs and Border Services Officer is a rewarding and challenging career.  The [...]

So you want to be a cop?  You want to join the RCMP, Municipal Police, or some other law enforcement agency?  You have to go through a lot to get through the hiring process.  You have to attend the information nights, complete the intensive application packages, fitness exams, physical and medical exams, written exams, psychological [...]

Recap
In our last post, I shared with you some of my observations from a job interview coaching session we had recently completed in Vancouver BC for a candidate interviewing for a Border Services Officer job. In today’s post, we will continue with some additional suggestions and feedback.
Weaknesses As a Border Services Officer
As mentioned in [...]

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Coaching A Border Services Hopeful

A client from Vancouver, BC contacted us recently looking for a job interview coach. She was in the application process for Border Services Officer for Canada. She had applied online at www.jobs.gc.ca, met the citizenship, education and experience requirements, and successfully completed the [...]