B-pad

[residents]

I have a B-Pad coing up. Has anyone out there taken this test before? Is there any hints or suggestions you guys may have. I have done a little reasearch on this but there just isn't that much info out there. What is the test like? Is there pass fail criteria? Thanks for the help. K.C.

[CaptBob]

B-Pad

In B-Pad, you will be presented with a video that shows many situations. You will be recorded by another video to view how you respond. At the end of each situation, you will be given an opportunity to pick one of several answers or tell what you would do.
B-pad is designed to see how you would react in certain situations if you were a firefighter. If you already had your answers in place, you would get high scores for an oral board, members of a city council hiring committee, B-Pad or any other interview. The problem is most candidates don’t have their script down to audition for the job of a firefighter.

We teach candidates to prepare like an actor does for a part in a play. Once they are in the part you only see their personal script on becoming a firefighter. This works especially well in the B-Pad where you would want to act as if you were already a firefighter. Nothing short of this will do. It’s show time.

The key in B-pad is to listen and identify the issue, catching more than one issue, deciding the correct thing to do and using the total time you are given to answer each segment.

You can find out more on this process on the Internet by using the key search word: B-Pad or go to www.bpad.com

Here are four sample scenarios used in B-Pad:

Comforting a trapped child
Aiding an elderly or ill citizen
Responding to conflicting orders
Confronting a coworker’s substance abuse

B-Pad candidate testimony:

My advice to B-Pad candidates is to remain calm and relaxed through the process. They will give you 45 seconds-1 minute to answer. Try to use all the time to answer. If you feel that you answered to the best of your ability and you have extra time, sit there and do not fidget or move around.

Sit still and wait for that scenario to end. Part of the evaluation is watching how you react after you answer. I think I had 8 scenario’s that I had to provide answers for. To be honest, they are all common sense. Don’t make more out of it than it is. Above all . . . remain CALM and COLLECTED. After all, if you can’t do that in front of the camera, how are you going to do it on real calls? Good Luck!!

More on B-Pad here: http://www.bpad.com

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