haveulosturmind

First and foremost go straight to your education. There is no reason to delay starting the Paramedic Degree.

Second go out and personally visit EMS stations even if they are not advertising job openings. Also if you see an ambulance crew out in town on break stop and visit quickly maybe buy them a drink, you would be surprised how some of the guys on the ambulance carry weight in deciding who gets hired. Never rely on mail or phones looking for jobs. No reason to spend time in the volly ranks. In fact some places will not hire if you were a volly.

So, I too am looking for suggestions and was glad to find this topic. I am willing to take the extra steps to get my foot in the door. I just don't know about this approach. It seems kind of strange, even stalker-ish maybe. I would just feel very odd approaching someone on a break offering to buy them a coffee or something. Am I the only one who feels that way? How would most people react if a stranger came up out of the blue and approached them on a break and offered to buy them coffee? Would you be suspicious or think they are up to something? I'm not trying to be critical...that's not my intent at all. I just need some feedback on this.

I personally have never liked wearing a watch. It doesn't seem to matter what type of band I've tried, they irritate my skin and me in general. A good solution that I love is the caribiner (sp?) watches. My wife bought me one from Dakota last Christmas and I've worn it every day since then. They are very well made and extremely reasonable. They make more than just the caribiner watches.

http://www.dakotawatchco.com/

Also, even though I haven't personally tried it, the Dakota Versa Pack (https://dakota.webfeatsecurity.com/chosenwatch.aspx?ProdID=325) may work well for some.