Job Interview tomorow! Advice please!!

[Kyblack76]

Confidence, not cocky, Firm hand shake. No dead fish, and always always look them in the eye. Shows, and asks for respect.

[P4killer_]

Practice.. prepare yourself for possible questions they might ask.. for example if its a sales based job. they may want to do role play scenario in which you will have to pitch a product to them based on little to no knowledge..

Become familiar with the company and their product and history be ready to answer any questions. Be ready to speak about yourself. Your strengths as well as your weaknesses.

good luck. Hope this helps

[snafu]

I've hired lots of installers over the years. Here's what I looked for:

- Working Knowledge - IE - do you understand Ohm's Law? Do you have an MECP certification? I can tell in 30 seconds if you know what you're talking about or not. It's really hard to hire someone that goes on and on and on with here say and never states one fact in an interview.

- Current skill set . . . IE - do you have a system in your car? If so, that will represent you more than any sheet of paper or letter of recommendation. Don't make excuses for incomplete work; rather, refer to it as work in progress if it's not complete. I looked at EVERY potential employee's personal vehicle and I could tell volumes by that.

- Willingness to learn . . . IE - I didn't really care how many installs you've done in the past . . . every shop will have standards and it's important that you express willingness to learn and adhere to those standards.

- Customer Service . . . IE - if your'e argumentative or cocky with me, you'll be the same way with customers.

- Properly equipped . . . IE - you should already own at least a good assortment of quality tools of the trade . . . every shop requires this and fellow installers are VERY reticent to loaning tools.

Good luck! FWIW, Mark Constantakis offered me a job (owner of CarTunes) up there in '92 . . .

[snafu]

BTW, it's important to understand that a place like Mickey Shorr is really doing more tint, alarm, and basic installations where speed is paramount to be successful. Don't go into any shop thinking you'll be doing BIG installs any time soon. They're few and far between, and those go to the seasoned staff. You have to pay your dues.

[kl0wn]

Don't smoke a blunt before your interview. Guy Code.

[MrEwubbsZ]

This makes me think of step brothers.

[mothra]

Snafu hit it on the head. I've interviewed, hired, and fired tons of ppl over the years albeit not in car audio. I have always stuck to my 3 P's of hiring. So far it does me pretty good as an interviewer or interviewee.

P-resentation, how well do you present yourself aka first impression? how well do you approach me? how well to you annunciate your words? how clear do you make your points, are they overly wordy do you use proper english?

P-ersonality, do you display an arrogant personality or someone who is very difficult to approach or talk to.

P-ontential, are you someone I can see as a leader, follower, tool? are you open to new ideas or at least the desire to learn more about those ideas? can I trust you to not steal business from me?

also make sure you don't hesitate when talking, "ummm" "ah" frequently in your answers are a sign of either no confidence or knowledge in your answer. all answers should be honest and sincere b/c the truth will come out at some point of your employment but don't give too much info.

[Sean.D]

Hey everyone! had the interview, I think it went well. Was told I was the best dressed interviewee that had been in in awhile! So Ill keep you guys posted, should know within a couple days!

[mothra]

sounds like the presentation and personality part went well. best of luck man, I really hope you get the job. always remember why you got into the industry, some times it will drive you nuts and you'll forget and may start to hate it. I know plenty people that it broke and others that it made them better.

[inm]

If you're being interviewed for an installer job, be prepared to be asked to do something install-related. You could be asked to install a headunit, car alarm or anything of the sort.