Is that 9 months before you even start training? Or does that include training?
We do several tests, a criminal history check, an interview, a 2-hour sit in (before the interview), and a complete background check (it's the same one the police department uses for police officers and you have to write down every address you ever lived at and every person you ever lived with and every job you ever had and so on--although I will admit that I don't believe they check every single bit of that out, although I'm sure they have a way to check if you are lying about schools and addresses and jobs) and then a 6 week academy. I had to wait until there were enough people for my academy. I applied in early December, was hired in late December, and was on the floor by March. (I had two months of OJT then, but even with that it's still only about 5 months before I counted in manning.)
I'm thinking they might be going a little overboard. And I do remember when you were applying, but it didn't seem like that long (I guess because I was only reading about it and not really paying attention to the time it took.) Are you dealing with national secrets? Even to get my secret clearance in the military (once they stopped losing the packet--I had to fill that damned thing out 3 times) it didn't take that long. But, I guess if you were dealing with the Canadian equivalent of a top secret, it could take a while.
I wish I knew some ways you could suggest to them to recruit. I just don't have very many Canadian connections in this field. There is a Yahoo group for dispatchers called 911console that could be helpful.
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Date: 2008-05-07 03:47 pm (UTC)We do several tests, a criminal history check, an interview, a 2-hour sit in (before the interview), and a complete background check (it's the same one the police department uses for police officers and you have to write down every address you ever lived at and every person you ever lived with and every job you ever had and so on--although I will admit that I don't believe they check every single bit of that out, although I'm sure they have a way to check if you are lying about schools and addresses and jobs) and then a 6 week academy. I had to wait until there were enough people for my academy. I applied in early December, was hired in late December, and was on the floor by March. (I had two months of OJT then, but even with that it's still only about 5 months before I counted in manning.)
I'm thinking they might be going a little overboard. And I do remember when you were applying, but it didn't seem like that long (I guess because I was only reading about it and not really paying attention to the time it took.) Are you dealing with national secrets? Even to get my secret clearance in the military (once they stopped losing the packet--I had to fill that damned thing out 3 times) it didn't take that long. But, I guess if you were dealing with the Canadian equivalent of a top secret, it could take a while.
I wish I knew some ways you could suggest to them to recruit. I just don't have very many Canadian connections in this field. There is a Yahoo group for dispatchers called 911console that could be helpful.
Something's gotta give.