Making my Resume look better

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flynn

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Hi guys I just stumbled upon this site while looking for job applications. Looks like an awesome resource.

I just finished college where I received my degree in electro-mechanical technology. It's an Associates in applied science. :( I know more about electricity than most of my bosses.

I want to get into the industrial side of my field. Any advice would be great. Thanks guys.
 
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highkvoltage

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flynn. Maybe your bosses have learned over the years to let their tools do the talking. I have been in the trade for 20 years. Nothing will make me hot under the collar than some kid just coming out of school stating how much he knows. I have fired about 20 of you guys. Get some time under your belt or go for a higher degree. Most of these guys probably forgot more than you know. :mad:
 
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friebel

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Good morning flynn: You have asked for advice for getting a job, and you have stated that you desire to be in the industrial field.
I have worked in the industrial field for 45 years, and now teaching at a Community College, courses with PLC's, NEC, HVAC/R controls.
You have stated that you have just graduated from a two-year college, with a electro-technology AS degree. So, you do have the basic foundation for getting started in the electrical field.
It would be great to get employment with a good Electrical firm doing construction work in the commercial and industrial areas. You will start out at the bottom, but you will get some good practical hands-on experience.
Next, you need to enroll in a course of learning the National Electrical Code.
Then when you have the necessary hours in schooling and working under a Master Electrician, you can then apply for taking the exams for a licensed electrician.
Flynn, I tell my students, one of the most important words in my vocabulary is "Attitude".
With a good positive "Attitude", you will be able to accomplish any goal that you desire.
Good luck Fynn. If you would like to talk more on this, give me a PM message.
 
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George Stolz

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Re: Making my Resume look better

Any advice would be great.
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Don't overlook the advice about humility. If you want to persue commercial, industrial sides of the trade, you're looking at:
You will start out at the bottom, but you will get some good practical hands-on experience.
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What this means is a long time of no challenge to your intellect, but challenging your patience, your hands, and your respect for the boss' plan. I don't know you, but there is an air that passes over some apprentices after the six-to-twelve month mark if they're unchallenged by the work. They feel they know it all, because they've seen nothing different, nothing they encounter daily confuses them. I've been that guy. There's no better cure than something kicking your butt and screwing it up in front of everybody to restore your humility.

Preserve your humility, you'll need it. :)
 
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Ed MacLaren

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Flynn, after graduating from a one-year electrical course, I got a job with an electrical contractor, and was quite dismayed when all they would allow me to do was thread rigid conduit with hand dies, no power vise. I was quite insulted and almost quit.

However, I needed the money, so I decided to watch very closely what the other electricians were doing with the conduit that I threaded, and within five years I was in charge of similar jobs.

My general advice for success is - develop skills that few other people are able or willing to do.

There are few occupations that I know of where you can start at the top, how about well-drilling?

Ed
 
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69boss302

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No matter how much you know, there's always more to learn. All these guy's have given excellent advice, with a few of their own attitudes. Anyway, when I was in the Navy I ran a motor rewind shop for 4 years, yes I knew how to do all the work. When I got out of the Navy I started to work at a local motor repair shop. I did not go in pumped up like I knew everything. I would even ask the other guys what they did when they simply pulled a bearing off. There are always secrets that they have that can help me do my job better. It made it much easier to work with them and once they showed me some of their stuff. They would say "Why do you ask, we were told you already know this kind of stuff. And then ask me how I do things. We learned a heck of a lot from each other and accomplished many things the customers and boss didn't realize we could do. Especially made it much better to work on things none of us had worked on before, but we were willing to take new challenges on. Just keep at the hands on stuff and learn. Learn from your boss too, believe me he is probably a little smarter than you give him credit for. He didn't get there by being a dummy. Just hasn't utilized that end for a while so it's not fresh. Your job is to help him out and remind him of things he may miss Politely.
 
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