AMR- Riverside/Hemet Hiring Questions

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No I completely agree on that. Should be heading to rancho as soon as I get my REMS county card
 
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yanikemt said:
No I completely agree on that. Should be heading to rancho as soon as I get my REMS county card
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You will not be getting a county card. The state of California did away with them. All you will get is the gray California State EMT card.
 
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Really? Didn't know that. Well you still go through REMS to get it right?
 
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Yes. You have to pay REMS $25 and the state of California $75. Then in about two weeks you will get the card mailed to you.
 
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firefite said:
Just go straight to Rancho. all Hemet will do is say "thank you for your application and info. we are going to mail this into Rancho." thats exactly what they told me. not to sound bad but why go to a messenger division when you can go straight to where everything gets mailed to.
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Because especially in Hemet, they will remember you as the guy who brought it there because that's where you want to be. Hemet is still very much the same as when it was Hemet Valley Amb. There aren't that many Hemet employees, so get to know who you can.
 
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jgmedic said:
Because especially in Hemet, they will remember you as the guy who brought it there because that's where you want to be. Hemet is still very much the same as when it was Hemet Valley Amb. There aren't that many Hemet employees, so get to know who you can.
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i agree with that point completely. but it really doesnt help thru the hiring process because hemet doesnt even look at the application (as with other divisions). they just mail it to rancho. so yeah you can impress someone at hemet but its not going to help if your application is sitting around at rancho collecting dust. i once again agree with making friends there but honestly how is that going to help with your application getting in. if you can go to rancho and talk to the HR lady and make friends with her then she might be able to "push" your application to the top. i turned in all my stuff at hemet and talked to people there. then a month later i went down to rancho and turned in an updated copy of my H-6 and i honestly feel that i got soo much more accomplished when i went down to rancho just to turn that in.
 
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i agree with that point completely. but it really doesnt help thru the hiring process because hemet doesnt even look at the application (as with other divisions). they just mail it to rancho. so yeah you can impress someone at hemet but its not going to help if your application is sitting around at rancho collecting dust. i once again agree with making friends there but honestly how is that going to help with your application getting in. if you can go to rancho and talk to the HR lady and make friends with her then she might be able to "push" your application to the top. i turned in all my stuff at hemet and talked to people there. then a month later i went down to rancho and turned in an updated copy of my H-6 and i honestly feel that i got soo much more accomplished when i went down to rancho just to turn that in.
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Fair enough, but how about when you get that interview? Think about how many new EMTs there are. How are you setting yourself apart?
 
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yeah the interview part is totally different. i was going for more of the "how are you going to get an interview in the first place if no one looks at your application." and for the interview sell yourself. try to talk yourself up and impress them. i was told by the HR lady at Rancho that basically right now im between a rock and a brick wall. My age and the fact that i have no medical work history (let alone i dont really have any work history) is the reason that my application is being held up. i have medical work experience but its not paid. Nothing at all on my H-6. i have everything that AMR requires employees to have excpet for EVOC and 2 ICS classes. i hate walking in and having places say "are you old enough to apply here?".
 
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I get what you mean Im with ya Im only 18 also. But I have a lot of experience just working with people in general (Restaurants). But I also have an offer for EMT position with a casino that could help me get some EMT experience. I think you really have to just be there at the right place and the right time with AMR and make a impression when you get the chance
 
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then you should be set. my background is 5 years of fire department. but sadly it was all free work so i cant put it down as work history. good luck. i figure after i get some experience with Symons (my current company) then i will reapply for AMR in a couple of months. But this time i will have medical work experience.
 
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thanks. no its event safety. we go to races, concerts, different events like those. its a job so its some money and its medical experience.
 
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then you should be set. my background is 5 years of fire department. but sadly it was all free work so i cant put it down as work history. good luck. i figure after i get some experience with Symons (my current company) then i will reapply for AMR in a couple of months. But this time i will have medical work experience.
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You should absolutely put your CDF volly time on your AMR app.
 
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i did but that time was CDF volley. it was City firefighting explorer. still put it on the app. told it probably wouldnt help since "it wasnt paid work experience".
 
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firefite said:
i did but that time was CDF volley. it was City firefighting explorer. still put it on the app. told it probably wouldnt help since "it wasnt paid work experience".
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Cool! What post where you a fire explorer at?
 
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PanzerKitty said:
Awesome. I'm an explorer at Post #958 Moreno Valley.
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Nice. If you or any of your other explorers went to Academy #18 up by big bear then you probably have heard of me. Let's just say I hold the record for the worst injury for the explorer academy.

Too keep this thread on topic... I just received my actual ambulance cert from the DMV. Should I take it down and have them put it I'm my file? They already have the one that expires in 180 days.
 
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Nice. If you or any of your other explorers went to Academy #18 up by big bear then you probably have heard of me. Let's just say I hold the record for the worst injury for the explorer academy.

Too keep this thread on topic... I just received my actual ambulance cert from the DMV. Should I take it down and have them put it I'm my file? They already have the one that expires in 180 days.
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I haven't been up to the academy yet but a few of my friends did. How was the academy? My friend has pictures and it looked quiet fun.
 
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firefite said:
Too keep this thread on topic... I just received my actual ambulance cert from the DMV. Should I take it down and have them put it I'm my file? They already have the one that expires in 180 days.
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I am not sure but do you HAVE to make an appointment to take the test?
 
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