electrical aprenterships

[velj]

hi everyone
just wondering if anyone on here is a electrician and wanting a first year apprentice i have my white card have my first aid and have had it for 4 years renewed in 2011 when i did the course again at my tafe, i have finished my electrotech career starter tafe course and am now needing a job, so if anyone noes of someone that needs a apprentice give me a yell,
want something in the northen suburbs of melbourne cheers guys

[Drawnnite]

ok so i have a few options to help you (i currently am an apprentice sparky)
but dont say only certain area of Melbourne or whatever.
if you get a good company youll get paid to travel, and when i say travel it can be anywhere!
i know ive been sent bloody far, but hey it is worth it.

firstly have you sat the NECA apprentice apptitude test?
i know it probably isnt until octoberish but i would still sit it.
its how i got the job.
go well and big companies actually go after you!

2ndly send out resumes to all big companies now. to get feelers out.
you may have trouble because of no NECA test but its still work a go.
companies such as Downer, Nilsen, O'Donnell Griffin are the big 3. get witht hem and you are set! =P
other companies that do commercial are: Maxim, Stowe, PSG Elecraft, KLM
you could also try some other electrical based things such as lifts (KONE).
there are many other big companies you just have to look
also doing dual trade (air con) could also be another option

3rdly
if all else fails you can always go to a training group.
370 degrees (victec) do training schemes, and you can go to many various places. industrial, commercial, domestic (yuk! =P)
i dont know of others that do this but have a look into it.

4thly.
chuck up resumes at electrical places.
AWM, Middies, Leckys (just to name a few)
can always help

good luck with it all

[velj]

cheers mate yeh did the test didnt do as good as i thought i was quite pissed off, they told us yeh have 5 mins left so me and all my mates rushed to finish then once they said yeh we will give you a extra 10 minutes it was to late, so yeh ohwell, i have called maxim they rnt hiring for another few months iv called half the yellow pages and every prick says no or we will be hiring later in the year, only had 4 people say send me your resume, but yeh shit happens, if noting comes up by time school starts for people im going to get my self a labouring job ans while doing that still look for a apprentership so then i can still have some income (for the car ) haha and then i can say yeh i have done work him ...... do you think any electrical companys would take on a labourer?

[vkberlina]

cheers mate yeh did the test didnt do as good as i thought i was quite pissed off, they told us yeh have 5 mins left so me and all my mates rushed to finish then once they said yeh we will give you a extra 10 minutes it was to late, so yeh ohwell, i have called maxim they rnt hiring for another few months iv called half the yellow pages and every prick says no or we will be hiring later in the year, only had 4 people say send me your resume, but yeh shit happens, if noting comes up by time school starts for people im going to get my self a labouring job ans while doing that still look for a apprentership so then i can still have some income (for the car ) haha and then i can say yeh i have done work him ...... do you think any electrical companys would take on a labourer?

Dont work for them as a labourer, they will have you doing electrical work paid as a labourer, and thats where you will stay.

Do as Drawnnite said, even ask about work experience with companies you want to work for. to show your aptitude, and being keen.

[one_and_only2004]

This is a bad time to be looking for a job in the trade section (it's always quiet at this time of year). Give it a few months.

[velj]

thanks alot guys, yeh its a pain in the ass everyone says give it a few more months becasue then they no what work they wil have for the year and so on, but i want a job now so i dont just sit on my ass and i want money for a hardlid LOL what makes it worse is when half these no hopes i no somehow get one and you no they wont be able to keep the job, where as id kill for one right now... pricks

[Drawnnite]

yeah it is bloody quoet right now (although the job im on is still going from last year so it seems busy to me)

yeah most companies will look at that NECA test.
so even if it means redoing it. but send out resume's to companies now and just let them know you will be sitting it this year.
atleast it shows your keen =P

instead of going for a labouring job, i would suggest 370 degrees (victec)
atleast then youll get full training for 4 years, in the electrical trade.
only downside is you could be sent to many different companies who all do things differently, but hey after 4 years and an A grade licence, the worlds your oyster.


also regarding these other people.
its not what you know but who you know =P

[velj]

yeh might lookin into this training thing, and exactly i always thought of it like that not what you no its who you no