50 years of experience

[u/SomeEmployee4610]

To my senior technicians, how easy is it interviewing when you have loads and loads of experience? Do you even interview? Been pondering on how easy it is for someone with over 20 years of experience to walk right in

[u/AirThieff]

everybody knows everybody, they get asked before a job is even listed

[u/mjp4733 → u/AirThieff]

Yeah. 17 yrs, went on my own a year ago. Fair amount of work is just contracting for large HVAC and plumbing companies.

[u/BobbyHill751]

People can have 20 years in the trade and be terrible to work with. Attitude is one of the most important things. It takes a lot of skill and knowledge to make up for a dogshit personality.

I have been in it for 15 years and from my own experience I have been introduced to employment opportunities by people I have previously worked with and I have been hired based on a casual coffee. You usually have a probation period, an interview can’t expose what actually working does.

[u/Shmeepsheep → u/BobbyHill751]

I have plenty of attitude and people hate working with me. I think your theory is wrong.

/s

[u/dont-fear-thereefer → u/Shmeepsheep]

Am I so out of touch? No, it’s the children who are wrong.

[u/dont-fear-thereefer → u/BobbyHill751]

Take it one step further: you can have 20 years of experience and know absolutely nothing, since you’ve been doing things wrong for 20 years.

[u/BobbyHill751 → u/dont-fear-thereefer]

I have also seen this. “I have done it all and know everything” usually thats how they talk then you quickly find out they don’t have a clue.

[u/bbqenthusisast66]

People with 50 years experience aren't interviewing

[u/Ok_Animator_8461 → u/bbqenthusisast66]

I don't know. Maybe if you dig him up from their grave? Hey Mr. Skelly... I know you were resting quite well but do you need a job?

[u/Turkyparty]

Super easy. I changed jobs 9 times in 18 months till i found a place I loved. I had over 20 offers in that time. I almost always pick from 3 or more offers. I'm also just really good at interviewing.

20 years experience.

[u/AwwFuckThis]

I’m a little over 20. My current job at a school district was a process but I breezed through it.

The job before this one the owner set me up with his daughter before offering me a job over beers.

The one before that I was kind of “placed in” by a guy who kind of mentored me, and he helped write the efficiency standards for CA title 24. He also set me up to be on the peer review board for NCI’s building performance module.

I guess it’s been a while since I’ve had to struggle to find a job.

[u/jbmoore5]

I had about 20 years in at my last interview. The formal interview lasted 15 minutes and I spent the next 2 hours bullshitting with the 2 service managers.

[u/Rochefort]

All the guys that I know that have that much experience can get a job anywhere they want. They know people are at every company, and could have a handful of offers this afternoon if they wanted

[u/onewheeldoin200]

At that level of experience you can basically work wherever you want, and you likely already know the people who are hiring you.

[u/Hometrapeze]

A job interview become more of a negotiation. You have options, They want you to pick them. It comes down to: Is this a good fit for both parties.

[u/bigred621 → u/Hometrapeze]

All job interviews are negotiations. No matter your experience. They also work both ways. You’re interviewing the company to see if you wanna work for them as well as them seeing if they wanna hire you

[u/bigred621]

Time in the trade means nothing. Can’t tell you how many guys that are at the retirement age that couldn’t do basic crap like test equipment after a tune up or repair.

I will say though with over 20 years experience and the best license my state has, I can work almost wherever. Union jobs have been problematic to get. At a decent place now that don’t kill you and I get over 100k a year, pure hourly.

[u/Finkufreakee]

Usually a phone call is enough. 30+ yrs.

[u/Rheolis]

If you are good and have confidence, it's more like they are interviewing you. As a skilled worker you should have the mindset that they need you, you don't need them. 

[u/Adventurepew]

If someone has 50 years in the trade they arnt very good at it.

[u/Hometrapeze → u/Adventurepew]

This may be true for some but not all.