your lucky! Its hard here in California, I've graduated since last year June and still struggling to find an EMT job here in California, I had interviews but wasn't prepared and still struggling with interview questions. =(
Congratulation btw.
For me, back in 08, first job took 3 months. And a lot of that was because I was only 20 when I was looking (still got hired at 20 as attendant only). This last time (like 2 weeks ago) it took me a whole 1 week to get a job with an ambulance service back in NM to swap from here in TX.
I've been out of school since December, passed my certification test march 11 and I got employed by Sunstar Paramedics in Pinellas County FL on March 28th..... How long did it take you to get your first job?
Graduated in December and took my national test in November (no I did not confuse the dates). Got my ambulance cert in Janurary along with my state cert. Got hired at an event medical in March and just got hired at another ambulance company.
Why did you wait so long?
Didnt try to wait. As soon as I got my certs I put in 13 applications. No one was hiring at the time (let alone an 18 year old fresh from high school). Had to pull some strings to get in with the ambulance company that I just got hired with. Most ambulance companies in California won't hire 18 year olds because of insurance. But I got on with one of the very few that will hire 18 year olds. It does BLS/ALS/CCT transports and 911 emergency calls.
Took me 2 weeks at age 18. Well 13 days to be exact. Got my Cert on april 2'nd, got hired april 15th.
Man, EMS employment must be dramatically different in other parts of the Country. There are so many paid EMS services here in PA, MD, and WV, that someone is always hiring. And it's just an ordinary interview the majority of the time. Definitely nothing to sweat over.
My current job I called em on the phone to ask if they were hiring, they said come on over and got hired on the spot. And its a 911 FD job.
I feel for you guys!
Welcome to about 48 of the 50 states. LOLThe only advantage we have in Florida is the ever-growing population, but there are more EMS professionals then there are jobs
Welcome to about 48 of the 50 states. LOL
yea down here (florida) you can be a Pt care tech at 18 but any job that requires driving you have to be 21
What are the companies that you currently work for?