Gonna Interview Again

[ORVietVet]

Every now and then, I check at Indeed for service writer/advisor positions and have been called in to 3 different local shops for interviews and hired at all 3, BUT, 2 were in sections of town with lots of homeless in the area and 1 had an owner that was a turd and his other advisor was a guy that had a rep in town as a rip off. I do fine at home and would go back to running shops but only for the right money and shop and owner and neighborhood.....etc. Had 3 other dealers reach out but I said no without even an interview.

I have another hit on my resume at a shop that is in an adjoining town that has different/way stricter homeless laws and you just do not see homeless in that town. Got the notice today and will see what happens after weekend.

 

[ORVietVet]

Being retired, the position and pay would have to be a great fit. Their pay range is $55k to $80K. With my experience and certifications, there is no way I work 5 days a week for less than $70k to $75k a year. One of the shops that close to the homeless population had a range of $45k to $70k and he thought I should be at $45k to $50k to start. I walked.

The thing about this shop that is now looking, is that they had an ad at Indeed and at CL for the same position and then the ad was gone and this was about 5 months ago. Now the ad is up again. Guy either told them to screw off or he did not have the ability.

 

[ORVietVet]

Got an email earlier about the job opening. Starts with a 15 minute phone interview. Calling me tomorrow at 2 pm. This ought to be interesting.

 

[Cadillacmak]

Got an email earlier about the job opening. Starts with a 15 minute phone interview. Calling me tomorrow at 2 pm. This ought to be interesting.

If they are smart, they will hire you and not micro-manage you also.

 

[ORVietVet]

I am going to make that clear in at least the face to face interview. I have more experience than the owners likely do. Who knows. I will tell them I need time to learn their software system and their work flow and their strong and weaker techs. After that, let me alone and let me do my job. Or....I will just tell them it will not work out and wish them luck.

 

[someotherguy]

2PM has come and gone.. waiting for that update!

Richard

 

[ORVietVet]

It was a standard "pep talk" interview and there will be another after they send me a questionnaire to fill out and send back. The questions were mainly, "Tell me 3 things about yourself, that other people do not know". How did I get started in the business? Tell me something good your friends would say about you and something bad they would say about you. What is the salary I would be willing to start at? Able to work 5 days a week and when can I start.

What do I know about the shop? What have I heard about the shop?

All this took place over a 15 minute period. I was not impressed, really. I am wanting to write service at a light truck/auto repair shop, not talk about my feelings and desires.

It was an independent company out of Colorado doing this.

 

[someotherguy]

It was an independent company out of Colorado doing this.

I can understand them wanting to farm out the initial calls, but maybe they're unaware of how out-of-touch an operation like that can be with their particular industry and the types of professionals that fill those positions.

Richard

 

[ORVietVet]

The guy said his job is to put service writers/advisors in touch with shops that are hiring. I did not ask but I did not get the feeling he had worked in a shop.