Apprenticeship interview soon!

Hi all,

Since my last post, I have now landed myself an apprenticeship interview with a large commercial refridgeration company here in the South East. Very thrilled :D

Now I am preparing myself and would like some suggestions from you employers, who have experience of hiring new apprentices.

• Could you tell me what kind of questions you like to ask?
• What personality and behavours you look for?
• Could you suggest some specific wording I could you use when I meet my interviewers questions?

Your advice would be most helpfull, as I am sparking a whole new chapter in my career. I have worked in Health and Fitness and recently in the past two years I have worked in the finance world.

Engineering sector is a new bold step, yet I have a training & placement organisation backing me up (Having passed their technical entry exam and colour blindness tests).

Look forward to your advice and potentially maybe working sibe by side you one day!:)

Thanks

Best regards

Nicko

Nicko,

First of all, you are going for an apprenticeship so don't worry too much on specific questions.
Be engaged and polite, also be fully awake (have a good, long, nights sleep the night before).
Look tidy and well presented, if you go in jeans and a T-shirt make sure they are clean and in good condition.
Be there in good time, with that I mean be in the area an hour before your appointment and walk through the doors 5 minutes before your appointment.

Don't be afraid to talk about your hobbies with a passion but let the interviewer lead the conversation.

Try and find out what the company is all about, have they got a website? They will ask you if you got any questions, so have at least one or two prepared.

The more awake and engaged you appear the more likely you are to get the job.

Lastly, and this might be the hardest part, an engineer is like an actor on a stage so try to act and appear confident. If you look shy and without self-esteem you are unlikely to make a good engineer and are therefore less likely to get a job as an apprentice.

First question

How do you spell refrigeration?

Viking,

Thanks so much for taking your time to share your advice. As for appearance, I certainly will go with a tie and proper trousers. As for punctuality, I am usually always very good with being early and giving myself well enough time in advance.

Confidence will be backed by my knowledge of the company. Yes they do have a website and I certainly will do my research.

Thanks again Viking, I will let you know the outcome.

With kind regards
Nicko

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Originally Posted by The Viking

Nicko,

First of all, you are going for an apprenticeship so don't worry too much on specific questions.
Be engaged and polite, also be fully awake (have a good, long, nights sleep the night before).
Look tidy and well presented, if you go in jeans and a T-shirt make sure they are clean and in good condition.
Be there in good time, with that I mean be in the area an hour before your appointment and walk through the doors 5 minutes before your appointment.

Don't be afraid to talk about your hobbies with a passion but let the interviewer lead the conversation.

Try and find out what the company is all about, have they got a website? They will ask you if you got any questions, so have at least one or two prepared.

The more awake and engaged you appear the more likely you are to get the job.

Lastly, and this might be the hardest part, an engineer is like an actor on a stage so try to act and appear confident. If you look shy and without self-esteem you are unlikely to make a good engineer and are therefore less likely to get a job as an apprentice.

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That would be refrigeration.Yes. Thanks for correcting me, :rolleyes:

On the other hand, any alternaive points you could share?

Regards

Nicko

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Originally Posted by multisync

First question

How do you spell refrigeration?

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Originally Posted by Copplemeister

That would be refrigeration.Yes. Thanks for correcting me, :rolleyes:

On the other hand, any alternaive points you could share?

Regards

Nicko

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Joking apart if you spell it wrong on an aplication form they may show you he door. There nothing worse to a fridge man than refridgeration.

But to answer your question :)

Find out about the company, find out who their main contracts are with and how many depots they have.
Find out the name of the main bloke, MD, owner, director or whoever.

Have some questions of your own.
ask what they expect of you and what they will do to suport you. Be confident and be yourself.
DO NOT exagerate the truth and do not lie. If you do not know the answer to a question say so and be honest.

Well done and all the best

taz.

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as to dress i would be finicky if someone showed up to interview with a tie i would want someone to be more down to earth,good with their hands and afraid not to get dirty a tie to me does not represent that picture,smart and casual wthout half a fishing tackle box stuck on there head appeals to me.forgot to say goodluck

Thanks Taz!

I am preparing my own questions now. I have the interview this Wednesday.

Best regards

Nicko

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Originally Posted by taz24

Joking apart if you spell it wrong on an aplication form they may show you he door. There nothing worse to a fridge man than refridgeration.

But to answer your question :)

Find out about the company, find out who their main contracts are with and how many depots they have.
Find out the name of the main bloke, MD, owner, director or whoever.

Have some questions of your own.
ask what they expect of you and what they will do to suport you. Be confident and be yourself.
DO NOT exagerate the truth and do not lie. If you do not know the answer to a question say so and be honest.

Well done and all the best

taz.

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Thanks very much. I will try look as appropriate as I can. I do enjoy fishing by the way :)

Thanks for all of your support so far, you are all a great help.

Regards

Nicko

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Originally Posted by lowcool

as to dress i would be finicky if someone showed up to interview with a tie i would want someone to be more down to earth,good with their hands and afraid not to get dirty a tie to me does not represent that picture,smart and casual wthout half a fishing tackle box stuck on there head appeals to me.forgot to say goodluck

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Update...

Interview went reasonably well. Apparently I am so far the more eligible out of 3 of us interviewed so far. 2 more to go. He described the company very well and it almost felt like he was trying to sell the company to me! I asked a few questions (when I could get the chance to butt in!) and had some really good answers.

Fingers crossed.

Nicko:eek:

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Originally Posted by Copplemeister

Update...

Interview went reasonably well. Apparently I am so far the more eligible out of 3 of us interviewed so far. 2 more to go. He described the company very well and it almost felt like he was trying to sell the company to me! I asked a few questions (when I could get the chance to butt in!) and had some really good answers.

Fingers crossed.

Nicko:eek:

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Good for you.

Hope you get it

Cheers taz.

Thank you Taz

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Originally Posted by taz24

Good for you.

Hope you get it

Cheers taz.

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Job offer came in the post today! Start September! Lots of paper work for me to do now.

Thank you for all of your valuable advice and support. It gone a long way.

Regards
Copple

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Originally Posted by Copplemeister

Job offer came in the post today! Start September! Lots of paper work for me to do now.

Thank you for all of your valuable advice and support. It gone a long way.

Regards
Copple

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well done.

taz.

well done wish you all the best Copplemeister

Thanks Nadeem. :)

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Originally Posted by Nadeem146

well done wish you all the best Copplemeister

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Many thanks Taz!

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Originally Posted by taz24

well done.

taz.

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well done fella !!
hope you get enough time to enjoy your fishing,as i do as well

Thanks lowcool, lots of hard graft ahead of me, hopefully one day a skilled engineer like the rest of the forum members.

Regards

Copple

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Originally Posted by lowcool

well done fella !!
hope you get enough time to enjoy your fishing,as i do as well

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Originally Posted by Copplemeister

Update...

Interview went reasonably well. Apparently I am so far the more eligible out of 3 of us interviewed so far. 2 more to go. He described the company very well and it almost felt like he was trying to sell the company to me! I asked a few questions (when I could get the chance to butt in!) and had some really good answers.

Fingers crossed.

Nicko:eek:

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Hi,

Thanks very much for this comment. It help me to think about my ideals.

Tks again and pls keep posting