Bomba recruitment drive hotting up
By Dk Suria Rina PHA

The applicants also have their height measured to be eligible for registration. The Fire Services Department has received an overwhelming response from the public and so far it has received applications from more than 300 male and female job-hunters

Several applicants registering for recruitment at the Fire Services Department in Berakas 

With the unemployment dilemma faced by some students, the Fire Services Department is inviting Bruneian citizens to register for the department's new recruitment intake this year.

The registration exercise started on 30th April 2003 and this is a good opportunity for job-seekers to find employment.

According to Othman Jailani, the Head of Public Relations and Education Department of Brunei Fire Services Headquarters, the department has received an overwhelming response from the public and so far it has received applications from more than 300 male and female job-hunters.

He told the Bulletin that the academic qualification required by the applicants is a PMB Certificate and they must be between 18-28 years old. He added the male applicants must be at least 1.63m tall, while female recruits must be 1.52 m tall.

Othman Jailani said that the applicants will be called to attend a written test and if successful, the candidates will have to go for a physical-fitness test.

The final procedure for the applicants is a final interview and if successful they will be recruited and placed under six months' probation.

He said that the applicants should be healthy and obtain a health certificate from a Health Government Centre.

In the year 2001, the Fire Services Department revealed that it received more than 2,000 applications and the department hoped that this year will be the same.

Most of the applicants were graduates and undergraduates.

Othman Jailani urged students and the unemployed to register for recruitment. The closing date for registration is 13th May 2003.

For more details, the applicants can call the Fire Services Department at Berakas Station at telephone number: 2380402.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin