zaxfire69 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I have been wanting to get certified for awhile now..Just been putting it off..What benefits would being MECP Certified give me if I wanted to persue a Career after I retire from The fire department?? I would love to one day work for or open a stereo shop..Just curious on opinions...Negative or positive.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonw30 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 you could get a job installing quicker.might learn something new. Quote 2002 nissan frontier crewcab eclipse cd2000 mb quart prem's fr&rear rf p4004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe1129 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 alot of shops only hire Certified installers, but you have to renew every year I believe. Quote Some people need a sympathetic pat... on the head...with my hammer Scientia est Vox "In Nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti" DONT BE AFRAID TO USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!!! SMD SUPER BUYER/SELLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forevrbumpn Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 yeah, only upside is that once you have a MECP cert it will be easier to get a job with no experience. But again, there are thousands of people that just learn hands on, which is always the best, studying a 300page book doesnt help much. A school, now there you will learn alot, get hands on training, AND get a good reference for employers. But just to let you know I would say about 75% of what a installer does is not the fun stuff others think, its usually doing theft repair, alarms, fixing other employees screw ups, or just the common deck+4... Well, Video is comming big, headrests, and roof mount flip downs are always good business. Quote I have a ritual called "terminator". I crouch in the shower in the "naked terminator" pose. With eyes closed I crouch for a minute and visualize either Arnie or the guy from the 2nd movie. I then start to hum the T2 theme. Slowly I rise to a standing position and open my eyes. It helps me get through my day. The only problem is if the shower curtain sticks to my terminator leg. It sorta ruins the fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe1129 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 yeah, only upside is that once you have a MECP cert it will be easier to get a job with no experience. But again, there are thousands of people that just learn hands on, which is always the best, studying a 300page book doesnt help much. A school, now there you will learn alot, get hands on training, AND get a good reference for employers.But just to let you know I would say about 75% of what a installer does is not the fun stuff others think, its usually doing theft repair, alarms, fixing other employees screw ups, or just the common deck+4... Well, Video is comming big, headrests, and roof mount flip downs are always good business. x2 the day to day stuff is quite boring, but then you get the good stuff and if you get lucky enough to get some real custom fab work then it makes up for it! Quote Some people need a sympathetic pat... on the head...with my hammer Scientia est Vox "In Nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti" DONT BE AFRAID TO USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!!! SMD SUPER BUYER/SELLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpayne Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Im MECP certified have been since last may, it hasnt helped me get a job any, kinda sucks bcuz i went to Installers Insitute had the highest scores in the class, and nobody will hire me. The only shop that was thinkin about hiring me was EAV down the road from me and they hired some kid who didnt know what he was doin bcuz he paid 5 grand for 2 15's, 3 amps and the install. Hopefully after i get a little bit of money and get my own setup goin i can show people what i can do instead of telling the what i can do. I guess to shops seeing is believing ya know. Good luck zax, II was alot of fun and i would do it again if it didnt cost 5 g's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godsmack Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Lemme say this. PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO Did I mention a Portfolio?? Take pics of EVERYTHING Mistakes and the like. If they see that you can do your own work and handle any mistake that comes up it helps alot. J Quote "No poor dumb bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He did it by making the other poor dumb bastard for his country." George Patton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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