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I am just trying to give some advice to those who plan on applying to the reserve or regular force.
I was just at my local armoury today to hand in my application for Pres infantry. There were 4 other people with me, and 3 of them were 16-17 year olds who all seemed to be close friends. This was done all at one table with a single recruiter, so I saw the whole process. The 3 friends will have a very hard time being hired...here's why:
There are four forms one needs to print out online in order to apply for this position. Each of them made several mistakes in filling out these forms, ranging from incomplete information to inaccurate information [checked boxes that didn't apply to them etc., missing required signatures.] The one person even had to call his mom in order to come in and sign the form [as he was under the required age to sign by himself]. The CF recruiter would find an error with one friend, and the person would correct it, only for the recruiter to find another error. This continuted until the recruiter simply gave the 3 friends back their forms to make sure they were correct, and the recruiter moved on to the next person. Yet, when the recruiter got back to the friends, they still had some errors. This irritated the recruiter greatly, because it was wasting everyone's time. Not only this, but it made the people look very unprofessional and simply immature. Furthermore, they were joking around the whole time as a group of friends, and did not seem to take the matter seriously. I was the last person to have their information checked, and the recruiter put an "X" on the top corner of each of those persons applications. The recruiter explained that this would see to it that their application would go to the bottom of the pile. The recruiter explained the reasons for this, which are mostly all listed above.
Basically what I want people to understand from this post is that professionalism is a big deal to the CF. There are a total of 12 pages to the application, and these people screwed up MANY times. I mean from what I gather it seemed to the recruiter that if these people could not even fill out their forms correctly [granted that people will make mistakes, however these mistakes were numerous] they would probably not succeed as an infantryman. Regardless, the reserve unit we applied to is almost full, and the "X" those people received will only ensure they will not be able to get in this year, as there are likely better applicants without an "X". Also, coming in with your buddies seems a little bit strange. Even if this wasn't an issue to begin with, the fact that they were joking around while the recruiter was working certainly didn't help their cause.
So, something as simple as handing in papers to a recruiter for 20 minutes likely cost these 3 16 year olds their shot at the reserves. For all the recruits out there, just show that you are mature and you are not completely incompetent. Because, in any stage of the process your actions could impact your overall application [as these kids found out - they weren't even processed to the CFRC, had yet to do their medical, find out their eligibility etc. and they likely lost their chance at the reserves].
I was just at my local armoury today to hand in my application for Pres infantry. There were 4 other people with me, and 3 of them were 16-17 year olds who all seemed to be close friends. This was done all at one table with a single recruiter, so I saw the whole process. The 3 friends will have a very hard time being hired...here's why:
There are four forms one needs to print out online in order to apply for this position. Each of them made several mistakes in filling out these forms, ranging from incomplete information to inaccurate information [checked boxes that didn't apply to them etc., missing required signatures.] The one person even had to call his mom in order to come in and sign the form [as he was under the required age to sign by himself]. The CF recruiter would find an error with one friend, and the person would correct it, only for the recruiter to find another error. This continuted until the recruiter simply gave the 3 friends back their forms to make sure they were correct, and the recruiter moved on to the next person. Yet, when the recruiter got back to the friends, they still had some errors. This irritated the recruiter greatly, because it was wasting everyone's time. Not only this, but it made the people look very unprofessional and simply immature. Furthermore, they were joking around the whole time as a group of friends, and did not seem to take the matter seriously. I was the last person to have their information checked, and the recruiter put an "X" on the top corner of each of those persons applications. The recruiter explained that this would see to it that their application would go to the bottom of the pile. The recruiter explained the reasons for this, which are mostly all listed above.
Basically what I want people to understand from this post is that professionalism is a big deal to the CF. There are a total of 12 pages to the application, and these people screwed up MANY times. I mean from what I gather it seemed to the recruiter that if these people could not even fill out their forms correctly [granted that people will make mistakes, however these mistakes were numerous] they would probably not succeed as an infantryman. Regardless, the reserve unit we applied to is almost full, and the "X" those people received will only ensure they will not be able to get in this year, as there are likely better applicants without an "X". Also, coming in with your buddies seems a little bit strange. Even if this wasn't an issue to begin with, the fact that they were joking around while the recruiter was working certainly didn't help their cause.
So, something as simple as handing in papers to a recruiter for 20 minutes likely cost these 3 16 year olds their shot at the reserves. For all the recruits out there, just show that you are mature and you are not completely incompetent. Because, in any stage of the process your actions could impact your overall application [as these kids found out - they weren't even processed to the CFRC, had yet to do their medical, find out their eligibility etc. and they likely lost their chance at the reserves].