Recruit Firefighter.com [Archive] - The Firehall.com Forum

double0seven

02-12-2006, 07:06 PM

I've never seen any magazines but the emails are well worth the money, Wendy does a great job answering questions and finding out who's hiring, what qualifications and everything else you need to know about applying. They even email you any fire related jobs such as sprinkler instalation and jobs like that. The emails have helped me but I guess you have to be your own judge.

Gan12

02-13-2006, 09:45 AM

I use just the e-mail sevice, it did take a couple weeks to figure out why I wasn't recieving e-mails (because Wendy sends them out as bulk mail and if you have your filters on you have to add her directly to your list) when I did get them they are quite helpful you can e-mail her any time too.

chris28

02-28-2006, 09:48 PM

Hey has anyone gotten any email scince Feb.18 because i know i havent... Maybe ive been blacklisted? hahaha.

Demian

03-01-2006, 01:06 AM

I dont think there's been a new one since then, #461 was the last one

its a terrific service and I recommend it to everyone

XTRK8R

03-01-2006, 04:44 PM

Last one I received was #461 as well. Just talked to a friend and apparently he has not been able to either phone or email Wendy. Her answering machine number has been disconnected.

fire_code

03-02-2006, 11:36 AM

There is an obvious demand for this sort of service, we have been considering developing a recruitment listing/mail out service for a long time. Postings often find their way into our "Hiring" (http://firehall.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=44) forum, but we can see the need for a more organized list feature along with a specific mail list. I will be developing a intuitive interface for posting upcoming recruitments, and we will be following up with a campain to contact Canadain departments to get any open positions and inform them of our service (along with adding any of the current posts in the forum). I'm curious to know what features of the recruitfirefighter.com were particularly useful and what you would expect from a similar service offered by Firehall.com. Of course this will be offered as another FREE service @ Firehall.com.

chawch

03-02-2006, 11:58 AM

Usually Recruit firefighter will post recruitments the day of or just before opening. She is able to get in contact with Chiefs and HR to find out some inside info such as how many openings and when training starts. Also things such as when phone calls have started to go out for interviews.
Questions from CPS tests and proper answers.
I would say you would be able to get a good idea by just going thru the postings on here and find out what questions are being asked and what info is being shared!
It would be greatly appreciated if you offered such a service!

FF30

03-03-2006, 11:23 AM

That would be a great service. I think this service would be even better than Recruit Firefighter if more people knew about this site.

wilderness

03-03-2006, 11:51 AM

That would be a great service. I think this service would be even better than Recruit Firefighter if more people knew about this site.
what you don't have a hat or coffee mug to advertise "FIREHALL.COM"

dentedhead

03-03-2006, 12:25 PM

That would be a great service. I think this service would be even better than Recruit Firefighter if more people knew about this site.

Hmm lets see what is it at over 6K in members,how many does RFF have?Not to mention IMHO its just a another money grab for ppl trying to get on the job.

I personally have told several students and friends about recruitments I have seen here.A couple even subscribed to the other service and dint know about them.

If the great big brains that are running the show here make a FFR type page my bets are it will be top notch.

Dentedhead

fire_code

03-03-2006, 12:40 PM

That would be a great service. I think this service would be even better than Recruit Firefighter if more people knew about this site.

By the sounds of some of the posts here, I don't think it'll take too much for us to top it:D. I think one of the serious advantages will be the linked forum thread which allows potentials to discuss the post and possibly have the chance to get some insider info from any of the department members who are also active in our site. We often get calls from recruitment officers who ask us to post upcoming hirings, I think we have an easy way to submit it we will have no difficulty getting departments to use it. If we build it, they will come:D

FF30

03-03-2006, 12:55 PM

Hmm lets see what is it at over 6K in members,how many does RFF have?Not to mention IMHO its just a another money grab for ppl trying to get on the job.

I didn't know this site had that many members. That just proves that RFF is much better since it only has 1000 and much more people are active with messages, sending info, etc. It just seems that there are just a few core people that contribute on this site.

I can assure you that RFF is NOT a money grab. They should be charging MUCH more for their services! It's only $35 for a year and the information you could not ask for any better. The only downside is the magazine (it's non-existent) and the empty promises of 3-7 emails/week. There has recently been 1 email in about 3 weeks.

The only downside of RFF is that there is not an open forum like here. That's why together, there is nothing better.

Pumper99

03-08-2006, 10:55 AM

FF30

03-08-2006, 11:21 AM

I don't know what's up with RecruitFirefighter but I haven't received anything in a while. I tried calling over there and her mailbox is full........weird. You'd think if she was going on vacation or something she would have told everyone or had an out of office reply set up.

Yeah no kidding. It's been horrible lately...odd it goes great for a while and then dead, especially when there are recruitments and info going on that we should all know about. I signed up not too long ago...how was it before that??

wilderness

03-08-2006, 11:30 AM

Yeah no kidding. It's been horrible lately...odd it goes great for a while and then dead, especially when there are recruitments and info going on that we should all know about. I signed up not too long ago...how was it before that??

Makes a good case for FIREHALL.COM to get involved........
Is recruit firefighting a free service?

fire_code

03-08-2006, 12:20 PM

Makes a good case for FIREHALL.COM to get involved........
Is recruit firefighting a free service?

The recruitfirefighter.com service is not free, it is about $40/year. Our new recruit feature will be offered for free.

tr23

03-08-2006, 12:59 PM

Sweet! Looking forward to it Fire-Code!

scoop422

03-08-2006, 05:29 PM

Whenever I meet anyone who is interested in becoming a firefighter I always tell them to check out this site. I don't think you can beat it. You get all of the info of who is hiring and advice from people who have made it and support from others in the same boat.

doc_

03-09-2006, 10:09 AM

looking forward to this feature code.a definite help for those of us who are still looking to get on.

FF30

03-10-2006, 12:52 PM

Is it me, or has there not been an email from recruit firefighter in a while again?

FFWannabe

03-10-2006, 03:22 PM

March 2nd... maybe sometimes there just aren't a lot of updates. Just a thought.

Sue :)

Pumper99

03-10-2006, 05:08 PM

I'm not sure what's going on........but the voice mail box for RFM is full and we haven't heard much in a while. There are a lot of recruits going on right now....join recruit, North Bay, Oakville, Toronto info coming soon, Vaughan info coming soon, Brampton stuff, Mississauga, Oshawa.....help me if I'm forgetting some others......oh yeah, GTAA, Ottawa, Markham...............
Something is definetly up. Maybe she's on vacation ?

Pumper99

OnFire

03-11-2006, 10:52 AM

The last one I recived was Feb 18/06 RFM #461
Has anyone recived any since then?
I See FFWannabe you say March 2nd, was that a update or a personal email?

FFWannabe

03-11-2006, 01:32 PM

The last one I recived was Feb 18/06 RFM #461
Has anyone recived any since then?
I See FFWannabe you say March 2nd, was that a update or a personal email?

Update # 462

Pumper99

03-11-2006, 05:23 PM

yes, #462 is the last one I received.

Go Sens !

OnFire

03-11-2006, 05:45 PM

Thanks guys/gals

OnFire

03-18-2006, 04:53 AM

Just wondering what the last RFM email was that people have received? I do not seem to be receiving any and my phone calls and emails are getting me nowhere fast.

FFWannabe

03-18-2006, 05:38 AM

#463, March 13th. When did you sign up for the alerts? Was it just over a year ago... ;)

Sue :)

OnFire

03-18-2006, 05:49 AM

No it was last month right after receiving a email that my year was up. I did receive one or two after but not the last three.
Thanks for your info FFWannabe.
Troy

FF30

03-18-2006, 06:05 AM

FFWannabe

03-18-2006, 06:47 AM

What was in the March 13 one? I delete them but maybe I should start keeping track because I think it's been longer than 5 days ago.

The frequency has definitely gone done lately big time! I'm sure people are writing in questions and what not and this is getting absurd.

I'm just happy to get them... one a week or 6 a week, there is a still a ton of information in there that I wouldn't have otherwise.

FF30

03-18-2006, 07:20 AM

That's true, but when I paid I understood that there were supposed to be between 3-7 weekly. That's false advertising, not to mention the magazines that never seem to arrive ever.

Thank god for this site...especially considering it's FREE!

OnFire

03-18-2006, 09:36 AM

The first time I singed up I got the package and after 6 months with no magazine I emailed for a refund for that part of the package, Wendy did send a refund using paypal. This time I only subscribed for the email. It not much money of the magazine part I think she refuned around $20. But it is the fact I belive you should get what you are paying for. The info she sends out is well worth the money or I would not have singed up again.
Now this site I could never say enough about I check it 3-4 times daily and there is always new info. I would have no problem paying to use this site if I had too but it makes it that much better that it is FREE.

je61

03-18-2006, 06:15 PM

what is it and how much does it cost?

FFWannabe

03-18-2006, 06:35 PM

what is it and how much does it cost?

www.recruitfirefighter.com It speaks for itself! ;)

thefirefactory

03-19-2006, 04:52 PM

I am glad (well not really "glad") to see I am not the only one who paid for both e-mail and magazine not to get a single copy of the magazine. In terms of when the last email was sent, I got one last week. I don't remember what number it was, but the info in it didn't really affect me so I deleted it. I think it had to do with some recruitments and fire related job postings in Quebec and Western Canada.

In general I like the service, sometimes receiving 2 or 3 emails in one day.
Graham.

OnFire

04-05-2006, 08:48 AM

What was the last RFM update anyone has received? the last one I got was March 25. I think I am still having problems receiving the emails. Thanks for the Info in advance.
Troy

XTRK8R

04-06-2006, 07:18 AM

Last message I received was that of March 25 also. #468. Things must be really slowing down on the recruitment side.

FF30

04-06-2006, 07:33 AM

Nope they are not, just the service has been lacking that's all. There is stuff going on with Oshawa, Mississauga, Burlington, etc. This isn't typical but it seems like since the new year the service has taken a huge nose dive. But I suppose anything is better than nothing. Thank goodness for this site.

sunfire67

04-10-2006, 06:11 PM

I subscribed to the e-mail service on March 24/06 and have not yet received any e-mails from Wendy or any info. I have e-mailed her probably 4-5 time requesting some info and even called and her message machine but it was full. Has anyone else run into this kind of service lately.

It is pissing me off and may request a refund.

OnFire

04-10-2006, 07:49 PM

Received a email today #469. She has been off lately, it was really good till about 2 months ago and then the updates slowed right down.

ffgreg

04-13-2006, 06:37 AM

I just tried to call Recruit Firefighter, there was no answer and the voicemail box is full. Has anyone spoken to Wendy lately? She used to be really good about being reachable, especially by phone, but it seems from this forum, that she's kind of slipped.

Pumper99

04-13-2006, 07:22 AM

I called her daily for a week at one point.........I even left her a voice message asking her to please call me back.....several times and still nothing. Not sure what to say.

ffgreg

04-13-2006, 07:42 AM

Thanks Pumper.
I was hoping to order some study books from her, but wanted to make sure she had them in stock before I send a cheque. Does anyone have any other suggestions for where to find Study Guides and Interview Prep books?

mutts252

04-13-2006, 01:15 PM

Does anyone have any other suggestions for where to find Study Guides and Interview Prep books?

Chapters... Indigo... Amazon.ca... you name it, they'll have it (or be able to get it). check the career prep section in your local Chapters, they have a lot of interview prep stuff (and grab a Barron's FF exam book too, if you like - they're great).

FFWannabe

04-13-2006, 01:28 PM

Chapters... Indigo... Amazon.ca... you name it, they'll have it (or be able to get it). check the career prep section in your local Chapters, they have a lot of interview prep stuff (and grab a Barron's FF exam book too, if you like - they're great).

And the library... I did see some there once! :)

dentedhead

04-13-2006, 01:41 PM

And the library... I did see some there once! :)

WB I expected more from you.We all know its spelled Liberry.

Dentedhead

Lookin4Work

04-13-2006, 04:55 PM

do you guys find that recruitfirefighter.com is better to have than coming on here daily? is it worth the money or does firehall.com provide the same service basically?

FF30

04-13-2006, 05:11 PM

It USED to be awesome and very informative and motivating and relayed lots of thoughts from other future FF's. However, in the last few months there is no contest, this site is MUCH better. If recruit firefighter continues the way it is there is no way i'll be renewing my subscription.

FFWannabe

04-13-2006, 06:25 PM

WB I expected more from you.We all know its spelled Liberry.

Dentedhead

lol... I thought you were going to scold me for not using the sarcasm I am soooo dying to use right now... oh what the hell...

It's $35 spend the money, get the updates... then you can come on here and complain that there aren't as many updates as there used to be, and it used to be better, back in the day when we walked up hill both ways in the snow, 4 miles to school... lol... Okay, okay, you don't like it anymore, so don't renew. I'm glad I have it.

You will learn more here, but you will not catch all of the recruitments. Get the subscriptions so you don't miss anything and come here to learn as much as you can.

There... better.... oh, right... don't forget to get to yer lokal liberry! ;)

Sue :)

ABFF37

04-13-2006, 06:31 PM

There... better.... oh, right... don't forget to get to yer lokal liberry! ;)

Sue :)

Is that the place where you get learned?

AB

FFWannabe

04-13-2006, 06:40 PM

Is that the place where you get learned?

AB

That's right...reding, riting, and rithmatik!! Me is s.m.r.t.!!!

Sue ;)

PS - It's a full moon, can you tell!! ;)

dentedhead

04-13-2006, 06:42 PM

Is that the place where you get learned?

AB

No. Its the place where you become learned.

Dentedhead

ABFF37

04-13-2006, 06:49 PM

No. Its the place where you become learned.

Dentedhead

Ahhhhh...OK, I see. Yes, that is the place I practiced many books when I used to only want to be a firefighter. Now I ARE one!

AB
P.S. Sue I see what you mean about the full moon...might explain my sudden urge to post weird messages and howl...:p

DoubleHelix

04-13-2006, 07:09 PM

As much as the service has gone a little downhill in terms of volume, I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for Wendy and her service.

You can get a lot of stuff here but like Wannabe said she pretty well covers everything and you will miss out on stuff. Not to mention she's in touch with a lot of cities and she goes get some nice to know facts about recruitments like numbers for interviews and hiring.

Even when im hired I think i'll still renew, I find it interesting.

FF30

04-14-2006, 04:04 AM

You're right, there are times when she is amazing and the service is the best thing in the world. However, there are also times like the last few months where people NEED her assistance and yet she will not return emails, phone calls, etc. and not to mention people are missing information about recruitments including new announcements, etc. Some people don't have the time to visit this site every day and sign up for the email service because it saves them time to go visit every cities site to find out about recruitments, and when the emails aren't there, they miss out. I too am forever in debt to her services, but I feel sorry for the people that have recently signed up. You as well as I have probably been a member for a while so we have a tad more patience because we knew how great the service used to be. And yes, this kind of draught HAS occurred in the past and then improved. And we're not talking about a draught in recruitments or what's going on...she simply has not been doing the job as per her advertising. This is called false adverstising. When you have a website that advertises 3-7 emails/week then that's what the customers EXPECT. When you advertise a "magazine" that doesn't even exist, that is also false advertising. As far as I know, there hasn't been a magazine in about 2 years. What does she do to compensate...she extends the email subscription. In my opinion this is deceiving and she should update her website with how the service actually really is.

Overall, I have a feeling that she might even pull the plug on the entire service, which is why we should be thankful we have a FREE forum like this one that is even thinking about kicking it up a notch and expanding it's recruitment info, etc.

FF30

04-20-2006, 09:16 AM

ok it feels like an eternity again without receiving a newsletter. Has anyone received one recently, or anyone having their emails answered?

OnFire

04-20-2006, 01:01 PM

No and No Last one I have is #470

infernobuster

04-20-2006, 01:03 PM

So who is hiring these days anyways? Any big recruitments??

FF30

04-22-2006, 02:31 PM

Things are quiet from what I know.

FFWannabe

04-22-2006, 02:51 PM

YVR, Victoria, Cornwall, Owen Sound, Burlington, Georgina.... that's all I can think of off the top of my head... I think there may be one or two in the Prairie provinces as well, but i really only pay attention to Ontario and BC/Vancouver areas.

Sue :)

FF30

04-22-2006, 03:03 PM

Yep so to answer your question NO big recruitments.

Stay tuned for Mississauga this fall and HOPEFULLY Toronto later this year or next.

Any other BIG recruitments that are due on the horizon?

FFWannabe

04-22-2006, 04:00 PM

Vaughan... and heck, any recruitment is a BIG recruitment if there's a chance you could be hired!! Waiting for the BIG ones only means you could be missing out on a great town or city!!

Sue :)

FF30

04-26-2006, 11:34 AM

FFWannabe

04-26-2006, 06:32 PM

Do you have any idea when Vaughan may recruit? Do you know when they hired last? And any idea what their process is like?

I know they have the most female FF's of any dept. so maybe that will be your chance!

I don't know when the recruitment will happen, but it seems from their website that it usually happens in the fall and the last one started in 2002 (if I remember correctly).
Not sure if having the most women on the job will help me at all, but it does show they value having a diverse department.

Sue :)

FF30

04-28-2006, 06:13 AM

FF30

05-02-2006, 05:35 AM

Has anyone had an email answered or a newsletter lately? This is kind of getting out of hand.

FFWannabe

05-02-2006, 06:09 AM

Has anyone had an email answered or a newsletter lately? This is kind of getting out of hand.

Why don't you ask her for a refund. I don't know if there is a guarantee on the service, but you are clearly not satisfied... or maybe they'll give you another year's service free... worth a shot.

kriand

05-02-2006, 06:26 AM

Wow, this fall it will be 4 years...hopefully they announce. Not a bad sized dept....7 stations I think? Hopefully they hire decent numbers.

Anyone know what the recruitment process is like? It will probably change from last time anyways.

The 9th station is being built right now , with the 10th supposed to be started shortly after that. Watch for a recruit drive later this year or early next year. However with this being an election year , who knows.
The last recruit class just had their 1 year anniversary

FF30

05-02-2006, 08:13 AM

Yeah I suppose I should ask for a refund, I just have a feeling my email or phone message will be ignored!

Thanks Kriand for the heads up! That's pretty encouraging!

OnFire

05-02-2006, 09:11 AM

I know a guy that has email #471 he said it was sent on Monday April 24/06 but I never got it sent to me. It had stuff for out west mostly.

FF30

05-02-2006, 09:51 AM

I definitely didn't get that one either.

Anyone get it? FFWannabe?

thefirefactory

05-04-2006, 05:19 PM

Hey guys:
Yes, I got #471 from them. I sent an email question to them a couple of months ago, and I got a response, indirectly. Wendy copied my question and her answer to that question in one of the updates that was sent to all the members of recruitfirefighter.com.

DoubleHelix

05-04-2006, 07:06 PM

It's wierd, ive had tons of emails not get responded to. Then one time on a saturday night I emailed her about my interview with Central York this winter and I we emailed back and forth like 5 or 6 emails.

And now i havent heard anything back yet.

Ah well I know personally I wouldn't be where I am now without her.

FF30

05-08-2006, 01:12 PM

That's just the thing, people that have signed up recently can't say the same because they have not had the level of service as you. My voice mails are NEVER answered so should I personally go to her place to get a refund? My emails are never answered either so not sure what to do...

thefirefactory

05-08-2006, 05:29 PM

Just letting everyone know update #427 was received today.

thefirefactory

05-08-2006, 05:32 PM

Check that. #472 was received today.

mikebayer525

05-23-2006, 06:33 PM

Anyone got anything from Wendy recently. My last was #472 on May 8th.

FF30

05-23-2006, 07:20 PM

Nothing here.

FF30

05-29-2006, 06:24 AM

Just to let you know that I received a newsletter email today.

I find it weird that there is nothing noted on mississauga. It was mostly just job ads for fire chiefs.

Colin17

05-29-2006, 07:11 AM

I as well recieved one this morning too.....

mikebayer525

05-29-2006, 01:54 PM

Me too....

Hock85

06-06-2006, 01:53 PM

Ya im not sure what the deal is.. I have only recived 2 in the last month and a half roughly. Whitby, Oshawa and Missasuaga have hired and she hasnt informed anyone about the outcomes of either...

Fireseeker

06-06-2006, 03:23 PM

Just like her "magazine service", it's all a scam. Check the website...hasn't been updated since January. There is absolutely no good reason to false advertise....the magazine service is completely false, and 3-7 emails/week is false advertising as well. Ask for a refund.

thefirefactory

06-08-2006, 05:00 PM

DAMN!
Received to updates in two days!!!! June 7th-#473, and June 8th-#474.

DoubleHelix

06-08-2006, 05:33 PM

DAMN!
Received to updates in two days!!!! June 7th-#473, and June 8th-#474.

Yeah but they were pretty much worthless

She's slacking now but im curious why shes said nothing about those cities.

Pumper99

06-08-2006, 05:56 PM

Maybe she went on vacation for a looooonnnnnnggggg time.

p99

thefirefactory

06-23-2006, 04:51 PM

Hello everyone:
Since June 7, I have received about 12 emails from recruitfirefighter.com. Just when I was considering not renewing, ( my year ends in July) she goes and does this!!LOL.

FF30

06-23-2006, 05:16 PM

Hello everyone:
Since June 7, I have received about 12 emails from recruitfirefighter.com. Just when I was considering not renewing, ( my year ends in July) she goes and does this!!LOL.

LOL

My thinking is that she peruses this site and saw these posts and decided to smarten up and start honouring her 3-7 emails/week claims. Looks like it's working! But about time!

Brent_1

07-07-2006, 06:02 AM

any idea when a recruitment service such as RFF may be offered by firehall.com? love the site..... best site ive seen!

Pumper99

07-07-2006, 09:20 AM

LOL

My thinking is that she peruses this site and saw these posts and decided to smarten up and start honouring her 3-7 emails/week claims. Looks like it's working! But about time!

Actually........there were some personal reasons for her lack of contect. I guess we're all human and things do happen.............

P99

FF30

07-07-2006, 11:38 AM

True, but it really doesn't take much to send one email to say "please bear with me" so we aren't wondering why we spent money on something that isn't being delivered.

Looks like things are back to normal!

ffgreg

07-07-2006, 12:48 PM

True, but it really doesn't take much to send one email to say "please bear with me" so we aren't wondering why we spent money on something that isn't being delivered.

Absolutely. I think she lost a lot of credibility (and potential) subscribers but not explaining what was basically an abandonment of her clients.

FF30

07-07-2006, 01:39 PM

Absolutely. I think she lost a lot of credibility (and potential) subscribers but not explaining what was basically an abandonment of her clients.

This wasn't the first time either. Same thing happened around the same time last year I believe. My prediction is that she will pull the plug eventually as she has hinted this before. I can understand her frustration with members sharing info, etc. and now this site probably doesn't help her much. I always thought an open forum like this on her site would have been a big up.

wilderness

07-07-2006, 02:23 PM

maybe its time for the boss to make a phone call and buy her out...
hint hint nudge nudge, come on F/A skip mexico this year;)

dt1fire

09-12-2006, 08:08 AM

Has she dropped off again?
The last one I received was #504

OnFire

09-12-2006, 10:40 AM

Me too! But with the long weekend and summer coming to a end I do not think there is much going on in the recruitment front. Check that #505 came today

FFPez

09-13-2006, 06:30 AM

Has she dropped off again?
The last one I received was #504

At least you got 504.

Seems somehow I miss every 3 or 4th one.

No one seems to know why.

Missing 504, 496, 493, 492, 481.

Cyberspace gremlins is the best I can come up with.

Phoenix29

10-15-2006, 05:22 AM

Has the service stopped again??

Jester779

10-16-2006, 10:41 AM

Last one I got was a few days ago, #515 about St. Thomas. I figured with the few departments recruiting right now, there would be alot more messages happening. I know I haven't got my monies worth the past couple years.

FF30

10-16-2006, 12:29 PM

dentedhead

10-16-2006, 04:33 PM

received one today re: upcoming Toronto 2007 recruitment, Winnepeg, EMS jobs, etc.

I agree, i've been a subscriber for about 3-4 years and over the last year the service has been at least 75% worse. But it's better than nothing for the few bucks that it costs.

I have limited experience with RFF.From what I hear its not quite the font of information it used to be.

Why pay whatever when all the info you need is right here?I bet there has been more recruit info on FH than FFR in the last couple of years, often coming right from guys and gals on the inside and not through a "contact" at the given municipality.

In all honesty I would really like to know when trying to get on a FD became this big money making scam.That is of course not including what FDs charge to write, fittests etc.

I remember back in the good old days....... ah fuggetaboutit!!

Dentedhead

FF30

10-16-2006, 05:26 PM

It never used to be this way....the service took a huge nose dive and continues to false advertise "magazines" that don't exist anymore. It used to be a wealth of info, with tonnes of subscriber questions and comments posted, but now only regurgitates postings and articles from here. I have a feeling Wendy may have another job or something so only spits out a letter here and there to keep raking in some cash....i know she's been thinking of hanging it all up for some time now, and I figure the plug will be pulled sooner than later.

On the other hand, this site has gone steadily uphill with more and more visitors and especially career guys that can share their experiences.

I don't wanna knock RF"M" because it has been really good in the past and sometimes even now here and there, there is good info, but to advertise 3-7 emails/week....that's just false advertising like the magazine. I'm pretty sure wendy visits this site, so hopefully (if it hasn't already) the message gets across because she's gonna be losing alot of customers.

thefirefactory

10-16-2006, 05:29 PM

I was sent one today. I think it was #517(?).

Here's the strange thing: My membership there expired in July of this year, and I'm still getting the updates. Not that I'm complaining!!!. Maybe Wendy is having pity on those of us who paid for email and magazine service, and never got a mag.

FF30

10-16-2006, 06:03 PM

That's exactly it....she gives 1.5 years email subscription since there is never a mag and you did pay for it...it's happened to me a couple of times already. so whatever...those nuggets of info once in a while are worth it...and as everyone who is competing already knows, every little bit is worth it if it gets you a little closer.

chris28

10-26-2006, 08:32 AM

Was #517 the last one sent out? My email was messed up so i wanted to know if i missed any??

thefirefactory

10-26-2006, 05:54 PM

Was #517 the last one sent out? My email was messed up so i wanted to know if i missed any??

No. 518 was sent Wed. Oct 25, and 519 was sent Thurs. Oct 26.

Phoenix29

11-17-2006, 09:08 AM

Wendy won't change my e-mail address. I have sent 5 e-mails now one including my recruit experience with Mississauga and she still hasn't replied!!

thebigburn

11-17-2006, 10:34 AM

I feel your pain. It took over 8 months and countless emails for my email to be changed.

wingman

11-17-2006, 12:08 PM

web-chief

11-17-2006, 02:55 PM

I have been trying to have her take a look at my resume for about a year now. Initially, I only asked if she had a sample resume format so I could design my resume better. She replied that if I send her my resume, she will critique it and give personalized advice... well after sending it in maybe 4-5 times over 8 months or so, and countless emails asking her if she got it, and if she was able to help or not.... I haven't heard back, and I gave up. She makes out as though she is good friends with some subscribers, and that she knows their history, qualifications etc... but it seems the majority of us can't even get through to her if we try.

You might want to give our advertiser a try with your resume. www.firefighterinterviews.com (http://www.firefighterinterviews.com/canada/) Just a thought.

WC

cynical22

11-20-2006, 01:56 AM

Good morning all

I'm just wondering if anyone on this site has used the Recruit firefighter websites services, and can provide any feedback. I'm refering to the one in Guelph, ON.

I've had nothing but trouble with the service. I've been charged for a service that I did not receive, and through numerous emails/phone calls, I've received no response. Very poor customer service.

Anyone else have similar stories? Perhaps still waiting on your recruit "magazines" that are suppose to come twice a year?

I look forward to hearing some feedback.

Tim

infernobuster

11-20-2006, 07:06 AM

If you do a search im sure youll find a few posts about this service.

As for the magazine, unless things have changed, your supposed to receive it every 2 months.

It's a shame that it has gone down hill. The service used to be really great when it first got started by one of the Guelph fire guys. You used to get like 15 emails daily and the magazines were on time. Before i left you were lucky to get an email a week and the magazines were never on time.

I just think that its too much for just one person to run all the time. I do feel sorry for Wendy because she is really a great person.

fire_code

11-20-2006, 08:09 AM

http://www.firehall.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6033&highlight=recruit+firefighter

Phoenix29

11-20-2006, 01:39 PM

fire code,

You should approach Recruit Firefighter and buy them out. This service is so much better and I am sure if you need support most of us will donate toward the cause.

DFCSmash

11-20-2006, 02:42 PM

Naw, 1st rule of business. Why buy them if you can break them and buy the assets @ .05 on the dollar!!!;)

Phoenix29

11-20-2006, 03:16 PM

This is true!

fire_code

11-20-2006, 03:25 PM

Naw, 1st rule of business. Why buy them if you can break them and buy the assets @ .05 on the dollar!!!;)Heh, I wasn't going to word it quite like that. We have tossed around the idea of approaching them about a buy-out to complete our goal of world domination (ie. firefighting.ca, firestation.ca - which will have something soon), but unfortunately judging by the other thread, we can't honestly say we'd be getting a lot :o.

We are working at improving the recruitment section (http://www.firehall.com/recruitment_posts.php) (which contains any postings we come across and links to department recruitment pages), and plan a phone campaign to make departments more aware of this service (we're a bit too taxed at this time of the year unfortunately). It is all a matter of getting the word out. We also encourage anyone to let us know of a posting or give us a heads up if we forget to transfer a posting from the forum to the specific recruitment section.

We have been working with groups like www.firefighterinterviews.com (http://www.firefighterinterviews.com) to cover the additional services (resume critique, mock interviews) that were offered by recruit firefighter.

We are always open to suggestions, so if anyone has any ideas on improving our recruitment features feel free to let us know.

... with all that said, anything is possible:D.

Pissy

11-30-2006, 09:54 AM

I've subscribed to this service for about 2 years now. I think I've received 2 magazines. I called to make sure my address was correct and it was, and still 2 years 2 magazines. Like anything else in trying to get a full time job firefighting, it's a cash grab. As long as that service gets your money. That's all that matters to them. No such thing as customer satisfaction......

Later

inflames

12-14-2006, 05:25 AM

I have been trying to have her take a look at my resume for about a year now. Initially, I only asked if she had a sample resume format so I could design my resume better. She replied that if I send her my resume, she will critique it and give personalized advice... well after sending it in maybe 4-5 times over 8 months or so, and countless emails asking her if she got it, and if she was able to help or not.... I haven't heard back, and I gave up. She makes out as though she is good friends with some subscribers, and that she knows their history, qualifications etc... but it seems the majority of us can't even get through to her if we try.

Hey wingman,
I have also asked wendy if she could review my cover letter and resume and she said "sure, no problem". This was about 2 months ago and no response to this day. She responds to other questions but seems to ignore my inquiries about my cover letter/resume. She should just say she can't or won't do it. It makes you wonder what she actually does with your personal info.

wingman

12-14-2006, 12:25 PM

Hey wingman,
I have also asked wendy if she could review my cover letter and resume and she said "sure, no problem". This was about 2 months ago and no response to this day. She responds to other questions but seems to ignore my inquiries about my cover letter/resume. She should just say she can't or won't do it. It makes you wonder what she actually does with your personal info.

I never thought of it that way, but it's true, we have no reason whatsoever to trust her. For what it's worth, I sent another email a month ago (almost a year after the first promise of help from her) which she replied to. She assured me that if i send her my resume she would have it done by Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday passed about 3 weeks ago, and my many emails since have been ignored.
I'd love to use the firefighterinterviews.com service, but don't have the funds for it, and was hoping that wendy would provide the service i already paid for, which is obviously not the case.

ffgreg

12-15-2006, 06:51 AM

I'd love to use the firefighterinterviews.com service, but don't have the funds for it, and was hoping that wendy would provide the service i already paid for, which is obviously not the case.

The guys at firefighterinterviews.com provide an excellent service, with great customer service. Its definitely worth the money you spend, unlike a lot of the things we pay for while trying to get this career. Obviously, if you don't have the cash, you don't have the cash. But when it comes down to choosing where to spend some money, you do get a lot of value for what you pay to these guys.

mkboschy

12-21-2006, 06:15 AM

I agree with the later comment. The email portion is very valuable. However, the booklet is bunk! I paid and never recieved one, and when I brought this to her attention nothing was done about it.

Demian

01-02-2007, 04:49 PM

anyone receive an update since #542?

FFWannabe

01-02-2007, 06:06 PM

I got one today, not sure what the number was, I deleted it. It did say that they were closed for the past two weeks because of some flooding, etc...

thefirefactory

01-02-2007, 08:05 PM

The one today (Jan. 2) was 543.

OnFire

03-19-2007, 10:42 AM

anyone receive a e-mail in the past week or so?

Demian

03-19-2007, 02:07 PM

last one I got was #584 on March 10

OnFire

03-20-2007, 03:04 AM

Thanks...!

sunfire67

03-20-2007, 05:08 AM

The last one I received was #584 aswell.

Demian

04-10-2007, 01:03 AM

Anyone receive an e-mail recently? last one I got was 588

OnFire

04-10-2007, 02:44 AM

No that is the last one I have received

vuckovic

04-14-2008, 11:53 AM

Anyone, anything??

blk96zx7r

04-14-2008, 12:09 PM

Nothing recently. E-mails tend to come with huge gaps. Did you try to contact Wendy?

vuckovic

04-14-2008, 12:20 PM

I have tried in the past with little success. I will try again though. Just seeing if anything has been floating around.

RugbyCanada

04-14-2008, 12:30 PM

I got an e-mail from her stating the following:

Dear Sucker,

Thank you for helping me pay off my car. We appreciate your money, but not you, and thats why our resumes are almost NEVER done, and keep getting "lost in the mail." Please keep watching our future e-mails--we will advise you that Toronto is hiring two weeks after the recruitment is closed.

Thanks,

Wendywithanewcar,

RecruitFirefighter Scam Artist.

JCFire

04-14-2008, 12:39 PM

Don't get me started on this one...

The service is useless.

If I remember correctly, the last one I received was the one advising me that Toronto had just announced... 3 days into the 7 day application period.

ohyaa

04-14-2008, 12:43 PM

Tell me about it!

I sent an email a few days ago asking if I missed any email becasue the last one I got was about a month or two ago!

Of course no reply.....

I am assuming I didnt miss anything!

Rkerk

04-14-2008, 06:23 PM

Last email I received was "RFF Bulletin #666 - Oakville Announces & Woodstock Calls" sent Tue 18/03/2008

inflames

04-15-2008, 04:18 AM

Anyone ever get that cool magazine that is supposed to come out 4x a year?

vuckovic

04-15-2008, 04:22 AM

Anyone ever get that cool magazine that is supposed to come out 4x a year?

No. I have been receiving e-mail since May 2005 but still no magazine.

hosemonkey84

04-15-2008, 04:25 AM

Anyone ever get that cool magazine that is supposed to come out 4x a year?

Yeah, I got it back in 2004, October I'd say, let me tell you , it was worth it's weight in cow dung. I would suggest it is the busiest time for hiring in the last year and some how the emails aren't forthcoming. I had an interview approx 3 weeks ago, I asked if she could post a message about 5 weeks ago asking subscribers a question...nothing

I suppose when the subscription comes due, I will save myself the 50 bucks or whatever it is

QuebecFire

08-10-2008, 12:29 PM

univmichwolv

08-10-2008, 12:54 PM

This is kind of an old thread but I was wondering if people are still having issues with recruitfirefighter.ca? I signed up for their email service august 1st and have yet to receive anything, not even a confirmation of purchase which seems very unprofessional to me.

I've already sent two emails with no response, if I don't hear from them before friday, I'm opening a dispute with paypal and filing for sales fraud for services non rendered.

Dude, you've been had...

The 'service' is a complete joke. File the dispute with Paypal, report her to the BBB, and tell anyone you know who might be considering a subscription to save their cash. If I had more time on my hands, I'd sue her @ss...

AxeInHand

08-10-2008, 01:01 PM

Numerous people, myself included, have had nothing but problems. I gave up fighting with her and decided to cut my losses, however, not before I filed a report with the Better Business Bureau. As it turns out, I was not the only one to do so.

-- I received absolutly no alert to the Whitby hiring
-- I received an alert to the Oshawa hiring near the deadline, and the first update with info came 5 hours before it closed at midnight (long after the administration division had left)
-- The info you do receive will most likely be copy/pasted from the official city websites
-- Any unofficial "tips" she passes on are usually merely hearsay/rumours
-- She does not return e-mails, particularly ones that ask her what is going on
--and finally, you will not get nearly what is promised on her website (3-7 e-mails per week; you are extremely lucky to get that in a month, and the e-mails seem to stop during the busiest times...)

FORTUNALY, it is a one-time expense, and in the grand scheme (no pun intended) of things, it is not all that much. My suggestion would be to keep a low expectation, report your troubles to the BBB, and rely on other sources (such as this site) for information, as they are much faster and more reliable.

Crank

08-10-2008, 01:24 PM

Recruit Firefighter has horrible service. I advise everyone to stay away and save your money. It's useless.

Save your money and just stick with firehall.com

I could say more but I think that's enough.

JCFire

08-11-2008, 05:18 AM

This is kind of an old thread but I was wondering if people are still having issues with recruitfirefighter.ca? I signed up for their email service august 1st and have yet to receive anything, not even a confirmation of purchase which seems very unprofessional to me.

I've already sent two emails with no response, if I don't hear from them before friday, I'm opening a dispute with paypal and filing for sales fraud for services non rendered.

I had to open a dispute with Mastercard since I never recieved a product I ordered nearly 2 years ago now. Although Mastercard gave me back the credit, I never heard back from them either!

I've noticed that Firehall.com has all of the necessary information you could ever want in a much quicker way that Recruit.

Like everyone else here, I could list a hundred examples, but I just don't have the time! Save your money and simply bookmark this website.

sherbourne1977

01-04-2009, 01:55 PM

I bought it in 2003 and it was awesome but I payed for it again in Nov 2008 and haven't heard a thing.

pachuto

01-28-2009, 07:23 PM

I wrote Wendy a while ago when I missed the Timmins recruitment by 3 days. She didn't send out any information about it and she apologized saying that it was a "rare occurrence". She then missed the Stratford recruitment. Smooth move for a so called expert.

wemt

05-19-2009, 06:35 AM

Even after all these years of complaints, RFF's website is still up and running and if you click "subscribe", Paypal will still charge your credit card. So RFF is still collecting money from unsuspecting people even though their email service is down, their voicemail is full, and they don't reply to emails. Hopefully more people will read this forum first, rather than paying money to Recruit Firefighter and then having to fight to get it back from Paypal and Visa like I have.

Ready2Start

06-23-2009, 10:54 AM

Just read this thread. Thanks for the input guys. I actually stumbled across their site yesterday and did a search on this site to see if i can find some honest reviews. Glad I did my homework :)

firecelt

07-07-2009, 01:43 PM

I just bought Capitain Bobs DVD through them 3 weeks ago and never heard back....now I read this! SHOOT! Do they have any idea how much money it costs to fly from BC to Ontario tests and such? I have little to no money for anything else! I'm so pissed. Who would take advantage of people trying to learn how to save other people in need? OK, Gloves are off.

rmckenzie

07-15-2009, 05:06 AM

JCFire

07-16-2009, 05:31 PM

Hey everyone,

Would just like to state to everyone that I'm in complete and utter shock - I rec'd not one, but TWO RFF bulletins yesterday! It's the first one since April 3rd, hmmm, money well spent eh?

Rob

congrats! sounds like the folks at RFF took a time-out from their money-counting long enough to fire off a couple of e-mails consisting of a few updates (which you could have read about here well before) as well as some re-hashed cut-and-paste things...

speaking of which, I didn't get those e-mails! Oh right, I blocked them! LOL!!!

Toasty

10-25-2009, 02:24 PM

Is RFF still up and running?

GodSpeed

10-25-2009, 04:16 PM

Wouldn't it have been just as fast to type in the url and find out?

It's there, but don't send them your money seems to be the vast consensus.

Nathaniel

10-25-2009, 11:42 PM

Hi,

I have come across this website a couple of times. It has some interesting information on firefighter careers, job openings, details on pattern of examination.

FF30

10-26-2009, 02:24 AM

Get used to it. It's the most random 3-7 emails per week, errrrr year that you will ever get!

Hey everyone,

Would just like to state to everyone that I'm in complete and utter shock - I rec'd not one, but TWO RFF bulletins yesterday! It's the first one since April 3rd, hmmm, money well spent eh?

Rob

Toasty

10-26-2009, 09:04 AM

Wouldn't it have been just as fast to type in the url and find out?

It's there, but don't send them your money seems to be the vast consensus.

I did not ask if I should send them money. I know it is there. I specifically asked if it was up and running, as in, do you get emails regularly. Godspeed, your arrogance fits well with your situation of being outside looking in. I'm sure that attitude goes well in your interviews. Good luck getting a job. I sure do enjoy mine.