"I was wondering if I am accpeted and all that- when it comes time to start work do you have to do a classic interview with the union shop contractor(?) or do you just get a dispatch and show up and start working?"
The way it works at my hall is like this:
- You sign the book
- They read the jobs available and any special qualifications needed; ie: cable splicer; confined spaces; OSHA 30; CDL; etc.
- Then they start calling names in the order the book was signed.
- When you take a job (call), you goto the EC's trailer or whatever they are using as a "base" on the jobsite.
- You fill out the paper work (W4, etc).
- Then off you go...finding materials and tools to get the job done.
I'd like to help you on the test questions, but it's been 15-20 years since I got in...if you have a specific question, post it - you will get an answer.
One bit of advice...if your hall offers ANY classes...start taking them. Whatever additionial education you can get to keep yourself employed is worth the time sitting in class.
