Posted on 05/10/2019 12:10:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I know.
We hire a lot of DD214 military guys.
The love the pay, hate the weather, and enjoy the work.
Which in Iowa makes sense.
Experienced Applications Engineers for machine tool suppliers are 70-85k salary plus benefits. Lots of travel, long hours as needed on-site...the usual headaches.
CAD/CAM specialists are hourly $30-$45 + benes direct hire. Contract engineers rake in $50-$80 hourly zero benes and 6-12+ month contracts.
Gotta know what yer doin though. Slam a million $ plus machine tool and the out door will open in a hurry.
When doing an interview beware the smarta** interviewers.
I work at a Help Desk and we are hiring. The requirements on paper are asking for to much. If you know anything about computers and can be pleasant on the phone and are willing to fix issues you should do fine as most of what you need to know is learned on the job.
I am not part of the hiring process but a guy who is was bragging how he tripped up a guy in a question he asked him. On paper the guy was qualified and may have missed this one trick question but I know the person doing the interview. He loves showing how smart he is (he is not) and complains about his current co-workers endlessly.
We have been trying to hire someone since February. yep February.
3 months and counting and I now know why. The interviewer.
Best chance to get hired is on a Friday as the people hiring are worn out from the week of interviews and will just say yes to the person who shows up that day....
Great tips from an experienced fellow. Thanks. Will share this with friends who are looking !
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.