The IAFC and ESCI, the consulting arm of the IAFC, presented the fourth in a series of webinars exploring how fire service leaders can best address personnel-management challenges in fire departments today. Hosted by Dr. Cassi Fields, PhD., vice president of ESCI Human Capital Division, Interviewing for Fire/Rescue Positions – Plagued with Problems, discussed interviewing with Ms. Jennifer Flaig to discover the pitfalls and to learn how to best construct interviews to help F/R leaders select the best people for all positions in your Department. Presenter discussed the many types of interview questions, variations of panels scoring interviews and multiple methods to enhance the defensibility, practicality and validity of these interviews.

Presenter:
Jennifer Flaig, Director, ESCI Human Capital Division

Participants learned to:
• Identify interview pitfalls
• Identify methods to create valid and consistent interviews
• Selecting the right panelists and training them correctly

Original broadcast date: July 30, 2019