job interview

[andyman]

hi, i got an mechanics apprenticeship job interview tomorrow, does anyone know what i should expect other than the why do you want this job, tell us about yourself etc

[bangers]

if its anything like when i went for mine there was a table full of parts and i had to identify them.

[crazyspoon05]

They probably will ask some mechanically based questions to test your knowledge

[andyman]

if its anything like when i went for mine there was a table full of parts and i had to identify them.

k, was it just stuff like alternator, starters, piston, connecting rod etc

[andyman]

They probably will ask some mechanically based questions to test your knowledge

was that just like the basic principle of how a 4 stroke engine works, what different part do and what they are needed for etc?

[crazyspoon05]

was that just like the basic principle of how a 4 stroke engine works, what different part do and what they are needed for etc?

Yeah, also difference between AC and DC may come up as well

[NVE_069]

hym when i went for mine not long ago for a app they dont expect u too know anything, as long as ur willing. even when i did my work exp he goes we dont expect u to know anything as thats the hole point in an app, its all about learning.

[bangers]

k, was it just stuff like alternator, starters, piston, connecting rod etc

stuff like welsh plugs, thermostats, glow plugs, uni-joint, it was mainly the smaller stuff to source out people with a real interest and those who just flicked through a book quickly.

[genetic_freak]

you shouldn't have to point out what parts are their cause thats why you're getting an apprenticeship i presume?
background knowledge is a help. but most bosses will want a person that is prompt, can listen and remember very well, and do exactly what they are told. afterall you are their little b**ch for the first year until you can prove you have got the incentive to take on something bigger. are you going for a job at a dealer or private?

[walesy]

hey andyman is that at corbans automotive by any chance?

[andyman]

hey andyman is that at corbans automotive by any chance?

nope, its with council through that shoalhaven group training centre, the corbans have changed to south coast auto group now havnt they

[andyman]

well now i had my interview at 9:30 and by 4:00 i have a job yippeeee

[ClairBear]

Congratulations dude. Enjoy starting a new career.

C.

[andyman]

Congratulations dude. Enjoy starting a new career.

C.

thanks i hope i do to

[drewins]

did you get it or they will let you know?

[andyman]

i got it, start end of January

[Lumps of cheese]

i got it, start end of January

Well done mate, good stuff.
Hope you enjoy it.

[walesy]

hey man congrats on the job, yeh i think it changed to sth coast auto i dunno but i thought u mightve gone there coz a mate of mine left not long ago leavin a vacant position

[andyman]

hey man congrats on the job, yeh i think it changed to sth coast auto i dunno but i thought u mightve gone there coz a mate of mine left not long ago leavin a vacant position

na not there, it would be so fun working on kia's and mitsi's and the like all day,

[drewins]

Well done buddy. You will start your first year the exact same time i start my second.

[ClairBear]

hi, i got an mechanics apprenticeship job interview tomorrow, does anyone know what i should expect other than the why do you want this job, tell us about yourself etc

Seeing as this was your original question, why not post up how the interview went, what questions you were asked etc so that others can know what they may expect in a similar interview.

C.

[andyman]

Seeing as this was your original question, why not post up how the interview went, what questions you were asked etc so that others can know what they may expect in a similar interview.

C.

Good point, well there was a panel of 3 people and they just had sheets of paper with questions and they took it in turns in taking questions, questions i got where, Why would you like this job?, What would you contibute to working here? What qualities do you display? Whats your understanding of OH & S? Are you prepared for working in confined, smelling places? Are you prepared for overtime? Are you committed to going to tafe. thats about as much as i can remember. I didn't have to identify any parts of a car aswell.

Anyhoo the people were very nice and we had a nice pleasant discussion and i wasn't nervous>(luckily), when i got there they showed me around the depot to give me an idea of what happens there, theres a lot of other council divisions in the same area.

In the end im happy i got the job and now i don't have to go to school next year
b.t.w the councils fleet car are mainly made up of commodores, and i get to drive them when i get my p's

Andrew.

[walesy]

hey man is the depot at the council chambers? or somewhere else in town?

[andyman]

macintyre lane in bommo, hey walesy where are you doing your apprenticeship?

[walesy]

oh ok... shoalhaven truckfix... we are mobile but are going into a new shed soon