Apprentice Interview Questions Why do you want to be an apprentice electrician?
Why do you want to get into the electrical construction field as opposed to other construction industry fields, such as plumbing, carpentry, etc.?
What school or work experience do you have that will help you in the apprenticeship program?
Give a summary of your understanding about how the apprenticeship program works. What do you hope to gain by going through the apprenticeship program?
The job of an electrician requires a person to climb ladders, be in high or confined places, work outside in the elements (cold or hot weather), work around motorized "scissor" lifts, etc.
Are you physically capable of performing this type of work?
How do you feel about working in these conditions?
Do you understand the physical requirements of electrical construction including heat, cold, wet weather and manual labor?
Do you have any fear of heights or confined spaces?
How do you feel about working around electricity?
The apprenticeship program is a mandatory total of 576 hours of classroom instruction and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training (OJT) before you can graduate.
How do you feel about the sacrifice of time the school will take away from your personal time?
Are you willing to commit, in this position, the time needed to fulfill all of the requirements of the Apprenticeship Program?
Do you have access to the internet and a computer?
Can you attend online virtual classes?
If you answered No to any of the questions in this section, please explain
The average starting wage for an apprentice electrician without knowledge of the electrical industry is $13.25 per hour, which is 50% of the baseline hourly Journeyman Electrician's wage. Apprentices will be paid a progressively increasing schedule of wages, based on satisfactory performance in their on-the-job learning and in related classroom instruction. Earned wage increases of 5% are granted after every 1,000 hours of on-the-job learning and class semester (approximately every six months).
Do you understand the pay scale?
What are you immediate goals?
What are your long range ambitions?
If required, can you pay up to $300, for hand tools when you start work as a registered Apprentice?
What are some important factors in getting along with people, co-workers and classmates?
Give an example of a time when you didn't get along with a co-worker or supervisor. How did you overcome the situation (if no example, how would you handle this situation?)
Do you prefer to be told exactly what to do and how to do it, or do you prefer to be given guidelines and allowed to ask questions as needed?
Do you have reliable transportation to travel to different job sites and to the classroom?
If you answered No to any of the questions in the section, please explain
Depending on our diverse electrical contractor's needs and jobsite logistics, are you receptive to the following:
Traveling to different construction site locations?
Working possible night shifts?
Working overtime including Saturdays and Sundays?
If you answered No to any of the questions in the section, please explain
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