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celtic said:
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How do you "learn the ropes" at home?
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the whole quote you pulled does explain a lot though...I always wondered where guys learned to do what they do...now I know...
 
JONATHAN20 said:
im graduating from an electrical program in about 3 weeks ive send out some application quite a few actually and i havnt heard back. i know its ideal to have experiance ( i mean who would hire someone whos hour 1 day 1 as opposed to someone whos fully qualified) what should i write on a resume so i can get out there. i didnt just dish out 23000 in training for nothing.
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The best help I ever hired where those directly from our local tech schools (IEC in my case). Having been through school shows the EC that you are serious about the trade and that you are not using the employment as a stop gap on your way to another career. As someone else mentioned, have your DL and SS card ready. At my company we don't even interview till DL is checked and shows that you are insurable. Even though our helpers don't usually drive our trucks, our insurance requires it. So if other EC's are like me in that regard, then hopefully you have a clean driving record. One last piece of advice: as long as you don't make a pest of yourself, employers like it when an applicant shows some persistence in wanting to find out "if a decision has been made yet". It shows again that you are serious about getting hired. Best of luck, e/m.
 
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bigjohn67 said:
At some point in time every single person on this forum had no idea what they were doing. We would rather have a person who full of energy than an more experienced person set in their ways and wants to buck company policy.
Tech knowledge is what you have now, on the job is all you need.
Stay at home if you can and learn the ropes. Then Go into business like the rest of us have. As with before, we were all in the position where we did not know what we were doing, but we learned.
It's all up to you, chase the dream and grab it.
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Speak for yourself, that statement is very scary, please don't include the rest of us, in some hare brain idea, on how to learn the trade, and he needs good advice and direction, at this point.
 
bigjohn67 said:
At some point in time every single person on this forum had no idea what they were doing. We would rather have a person who full of energy than an more experienced person set in their ways and wants to buck company policy.
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The translation for this is simple - You want someone smart enough to know how to make you money, not enough to know what they're worth.

Enjoy the crumbs.
 
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bigjohn67 said:
Tech knowledge is what you have now, on the job is all you need.
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I wouldn't bet on that tech. knowledge. Completing a program of electrical training normally will expose a student to a lot of information but retention without application is minimum.

Jonathan20 needs to get a job and start useing some of the things that he has learned as soon as possible. If he starts to use the training it will stay with him for a life time and if not he will forget most everything in a short time.
 
Jonathan20,
I would add to what I had said before, that one effective way of finding work is to list yourself on the Craigs List. Find it on the internet, and then look for postings for your local area, and under skilled trades, or some similar category. A lot of EC's look there to find help, and some of them actually advertise openings there, to which you can respond. It is free to post in most areas, and if there is a fee to post, it is usually minimal. Good luck, e/m.
 
Take a pen that works or two!! You would not believe how many guys show up knowing they will have to fill out an application without a pen. File 13, unless I'm desperate for help.


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No flipflops, tank tops, shorts, Elmer Fud hats, 3 piece suites. Show up in appropriate attire.
 
Apply in person for the job! DO NOT have your wife, mother, girlfriend call for you. You need to separate yourself from the rest of the applicants that the employer has seen or applications that they have read. Let them know that YOU are the guy that will be dependable, respectful, and willing to learn. Let them see that you know how to dress for work and how to speak in complete sentences. It is absolutely unbelievable the way that some people go about looking for work, most could not get hired as crack dealers. The fact that you have SOME training is a plus, but let a potential employer know that you know that you have allot to learn, but you are willing to work and learn. A know-it-all attitude will get you nowhere.
 
SmithBuilt said:
Take a pen that works or two!! You would not believe how many guys show up knowing they will have to fill out an application without a pen. File 13, unless I'm desperate for help.


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No flipflops, tank tops, shorts, Elmer Fud hats, 3 piece suites. Show up in appropriate attire.
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Face piercings ,born tro kill tatoos,pink hair...
 
khixxx said:
Are you talking about those fishing spinners people like to wear on their face?
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Not exactly....


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(Hers and His models need NOT apply)
 
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