Show up on time
Be able to communicate CLEARLY with customers and fellow employees
Knows "Righty tighty lefty loosey"
Follows instructions
They need to be honest, but not too honest
The reality is, at least in my experience, the success rate in this industry is low with new techs and dispatchers. The work we do takes away family time and social time. When the call comes in at 1:00am and your ol'lady starts *****ing or the call comes in on Saturday and you have to miss your kids football game and the ol' lady starts *****ing, or you have dinner plans and a drive in cooler takes a crap and the ol' lady starts *****ing, or I have a bass fishing tournament with my son and I have to get someone to run the call for me because it's all about priorities.
Someone who can budget their money. Meaning, someone who can work 60 hours a week for half the year and budget their money to pay bills the other half of the year when they are working 25 hours a week.
In the commercial end of the business, most guys will start out as install helpers, coil cleaners, or drivers. How they interact with the journeymen can have a big impact on their future. Alot of guys come out of school act like premadonnas. I'm proud to say it took me 15 years to become a premadonna. (In reality, I'm just an ass who doesn't care what people think)
Officially, Down for the count
YOU HAVE TO GET OFF YOUR ASS TO GET ON YOUR FEET
I know enough to know, I don't know enough
Why is it that those who complain the most contribute the least?
MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS. POVERTY CAN'T BUY ANYTHING