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  1. Otis

    Announcing my job change ...

    Good Day all, I realize this may seem, at face value, to be self aggrandizing and self important. I feel however that quite a few people have come to expect my help and experience in answering questions regarding Recruiting and the Recruiting process. So, I wanted to let everyone know that...
  2. Otis

    Congratulations and farewell to FDO

    After some 100-150 years in the Navy, FDO is swallowing the Anchor! This Friday will be his last day in Uniform. (meaning he will have to change his handle ... he'll no longer BE the FDO!)  ;D FDO will be moving on to a more profitable (if not necessarily as satisfying) job somewhere over the...
  3. Otis

    Opinions on the 2010 Opening Ceremonies?

    Just finished watching the Vancouver Olympic ceremonies. I fully expected to see opinions already posted here but I couldn't find any! Here are my thoughts: 1) HATED that version of Oh Canada ... what's wrong with the original? 2) Thought the cultural component was slightly boring. I looked...
  4. Otis

    Tips for making a good impression and getting a JOB (any job, not just Military)

    Another set of tips based on personal experience here at CFRC Crazy-house. 1) Look the part. You would be surprised how many people walk in looking like slobs. I understand that you're not in yet, and most people don't want to change thier personal appearance until they've been given a job...
  5. Otis

    Tips on contacting "your" Recruiter

    After seeing just one too many posts where someone claimed that they had called "their" Recruiter several hundred times and had no response, I thought about it and decided to put together these tips for everyone on contacting a Recruiter post-initial contact/application. 1) Patience -...
  6. Otis

    Update on Current Requirements for Joining the CF and open Direct Entry Trades

    Just an update for everyone interested in joining the CF or who knows someone interested: For the last few months, CFRC's have been accepting applications from Permanent Resident's of Canada as per direction from CFRGHQ. Due to some unforeseen complications in the Background Check processes...
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