Edmonton Fire Rescue Services: the aptitude stage

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services runs a multi stage firefighter recruitment process. Below is what the department's own page says about it, and how to prepare for the written aptitude stage.

The hiring stages

1. Aptitude testaptitude stage
2. Resume review
3. Multiple Mini Interviews
4. Ride along
5. Physical fitness test
6. Psychological assessment, where required
7. Eligibility list
8. Threshold knowledge test
9. Recruit class and medical

What the department publishes

Applications are accepted 1 to 31 January each year. The aptitude test is virtual and by invitation only and carries a non refundable $65 fee to the City of Edmonton. The department weights the aptitude test at 40 percent of the overall score, the resume review at 10 percent and the Multiple Mini Interviews at 50 percent. The department does not brand the aptitude test by product name, but ties its official study materials and support to CPS HR, which is why CPS is worth noting; it is not stated as the test used. The physical fitness test is booked with the University of Alberta at $388.50.

Source: edmonton.ca.

How the lab prepares you

The lab holds 629 questions with a worked explanation on every one. It starts with a 56 question diagnostic that shows which areas cost you points, builds a daily plan from the result, and brings each mistake back on a later day as a fresh question on the same skill. It covers numerical, reading, mechanical, spatial, logic, memory and attention, situational reasoning, and an oral information briefing.