Saturday, March 14, 2020
3 Steps to Acing Your Truck Driving Job Interview
3 Steps to Acing Your Truck Driving Job InterviewIs one of your New Years resolutions to get a trucking job? Whether youre a rookie driver or a seasoned veteran, the rules are the rulesyoure going to need to interview in order to get hired. Follow these three steps, and youll be well on your way. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1472832551951-0) ) Have a quality resume on-handNo matter how muchor how littletrucking experience you have, you still need a professional resume. Not just some scribbles on a sheet of notepaper, or a hastily-crafted bullet list. You need a properly formatted, proofread, thorough resume on high quality paper. You can get special resume paper at any office supply store. Make sure to have at least 20 copies on hand. If youre not good with computers, consider asking a friend to help. If you throw them a few bucks, youll probably get a great resume out of it.Create an info packetA resume isnt all you need. Make yourself a folder with th e following, and make sure to take it with you on every interview. This kit will include all youll need for the interview, as well as the on-boarding process with HR. That way you wont have to delay startingor getting paid.A copy of your CDLAn official copy of your birth certificateA copy of your social security cardAn official copy of your truck driving school certificate, if you have onePre-hire letters from other companies considering hiring youYour CSA and DAC reports (if you have worked previously as a truck driver)A copy of your motor vehicle record (MVR)A copy of an updated DOT physical (which is required to get your CDL)Having all of this put together shows hiring manager, the HR rep, and your new boss that you are organized, professional, and respectful of your colleagues time.Do your pre-interviewhomeworkWe all know that an interviewer asks fruchtwein of the questions. But there is always a point in every interview when the hiring manager will ask what questions you might have. Its best to be prepared. If youve gone to so many interviews that you cant keep them all straight, make yourself a list to study before each interview. Make sure to note the personenname and location of the company, whether they have multiple offices throughout the country, who youd be working for, the name of the HR manager, the name of your interviewer, and any other information you might be able to gather about the company from a Google search or two, as well as your sense of the types of jobs and hauls the company offers.Following these steps will ensure that you remain in control during the interview process. Youll be ready for anything, so youll be at your best and most confident to go in there and land the job.
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