Originally Posted by
raven22
yeah their union all ny locals and nj,i went for a interview they gave me a 100 question test to take,gets graded through the computer,owner meet with me said service manager wasnt available,asked me bs questions about my personal life and sent me on my way,got a letter in the mail a month later saying i wasnt what they were looking for at the time,dont waste your time a joke unless your a book nerd they wont hire you
Curious to know, did you make an appointment for an interview or did you just show up and ask for an interview. Did you do any homework on Hughes before showing up at their front door and thinking you may be qualified to work for them? Being a union shop they must hire through the union hall, but are also allowed to hire from the streets provided the applicant has the qualifications they are looking for, and then sponsor you into the union, which not knowing you personally, what are you qualifications? Can you get a job tomorrow as an accountant or do you not meet those qualifications? How would I know, how would they know? Hence the 100 question test. I have been with techs that claim they know it all, their resumes were superb, but yet after working with them for 2 to 3 weeks, realized they don't know s**t. Yes I work for a union shop in NJ, been in the union 17 years now and this is the first time I have heard a negative comment on Hughes. They are one of the bigger unions shops in NJ and have a decent reputation as a contractor. Would I qualify to work for them? I don't know but I would have no problem taking a test to show them what I know and don't know and if it turns out I don't qualify, then I'm sure there's another shop out there I could work for and maybe after more experience I would someday qualify to work for them, if that's what i wanted to do. But negative comments or a negative attitude will never get you a job. This industry as big as it is, it is a small world. Be careful what you say and who you say it too. Lastly, I am not a book nerd, but feel i have done well for myself with a positive attitude. I never worked for Hughes either.
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