Interview Topics

Question 1

SAFETY

Answer 1

Traffic Control - keeping motorists and workers safe
CFA - protecting the community

Question 2

FLEXIBILITY

Question 3

SUPPORT

Answer 3

CFA Grampians

Question 4

PROFESSIONALISM

Answer 4

CFA

Question 5

LEADERSHIP

Answer 5

CFA lieutenant
Assistant Manager Grilld

Question 6

INTEGRITY

Answer 6

CFA

Question 7

RESPECT

Answer 7

Grilld

Question 8

Why do you want to be a police officer ?

Answer 8

Vast job opportunities
Job Security
Community driven
Grown up around it and Family influences
A point in my life to get serious in my career, my family are/were serving members of the police force

Question 9

What are some of the current challenges/affairs being faced in Victoria?

Answer 9

Youth Crime increase in prevalence
Industrial Police Action - pol looking for better conditions… what are they fighting for calling for a 24 per cent pay rise over the next four years and the introduction of 8.5-hour shifts.
Increase in Arson (tabacco shop fires)
Knife crime

Question 10

What qualities do you believe make a good police officer?

Question 11

Tell us about a time you dealt with violence/aggression

Answer 11

TRAFFIC - you put your team in front of yourself and made sure they were okay, and ‘don’t talk to my team like that’ attitude

Question 12

Give an example of a time you provided effective teamwork

Question 13

Tell me about a time when you voluntarily helped someone.

Answer 13

at Rowville CFA, we received a call from an older lady at around dinner time and she advised she was unable to change the batteries in her smoke alarm ! … even though it halted our dinner I went down with another member and we made sure to change all the batteries, so that in case something happened overnight, she was very thankful and we were welcome to help the community

Question 14

Tell me about a time you provided a solution to a problem.

Question 15

Tell us about a time when you used your communication skills at work to help out in a difficult situation?”

Question 16

You’re out on night shift with your partner and you intercept a car with 5 youths on board that are behaving in a rowdy manner. You are a little concerned that the situation may be dangerous… what do you do?”

Question 17

Tell me about a time conflict in workplace what happened how did you resolve

Question 18

Ethics - $50 note