I got back from Portsmouth the day before yesterday. It's a really nice place and I'm glad I had a few hours to explore during my stay.
Back on topic though, I didn't pass my SIFT interview. They gave me some good feedback, apparently I gave great teamwork examples and I had plenty of scenarios to draw on for giving presentations/handling a crowd and I painted a good picture of who I am and what my strengths are... Unfortunately I didn't provide enough good examples of leadership, even though I showed that I understand the principles I was unable to show that I have ever implemented them (mainly because I haven't).
It seems to me that I have a couple of options now... I can do all of these applications again next year, maybe expand the number of companies I try for or I can aim a little lower and go in as a rating with the RFA. I really want to work at sea but maybe I don't have what it takes to be a leader, or maybe I'm just coming down hard on myself after a rough rejection. The last thing that I want to do though is just give up all together.
Back on topic though, I didn't pass my SIFT interview. They gave me some good feedback, apparently I gave great teamwork examples and I had plenty of scenarios to draw on for giving presentations/handling a crowd and I painted a good picture of who I am and what my strengths are... Unfortunately I didn't provide enough good examples of leadership, even though I showed that I understand the principles I was unable to show that I have ever implemented them (mainly because I haven't).
It seems to me that I have a couple of options now... I can do all of these applications again next year, maybe expand the number of companies I try for or I can aim a little lower and go in as a rating with the RFA. I really want to work at sea but maybe I don't have what it takes to be a leader, or maybe I'm just coming down hard on myself after a rough rejection. The last thing that I want to do though is just give up all together.
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