Comments By Bomb Pop

WHAT TO ASK AT INTERVIEW

Just got my cdl. I’m in contact with a local company that I did not expect to even talk to me. They are setting every oil for an interview, and I’m not interested in being dazzled by a recruiter in an office and taking a job based of of what he tells me, because I wasn’t wiser to ask questions.

So that’s why I’m writing this

What are some questions to ask, or that you would’ve wished you asked at your Interview. What’s something that a company wouldn’t expect to hear asked? The questions they usually don’t disclose up front, and the important ones to ask.

This is all new so I appreciate any and all advice. Thanks in advance!

Tomorrows the day I’ve been waiting and training for for the last month. I test at 9. Finishing up my refresher days as I write this. My parallel left was a little sketchy. Not super confident. And my road driving has been good as well.

All in all I can not stop psyching myself out. I’ve got lots in my stomach and I just can’t get out of my own head. I know nerves are normal but any advice from anyone?

I'm right there with ya man. My test is coming up in a couple weeks and I'm fretting myself away. The main thing is don't overthink it. An instructor told me once, "Don't think about it just do it." Watch your setup lines, and GO SLOW ON MANEUVERS. The slower you are the better. When you start going fast you miss things and that's when you make mistakes. Its designed for you to pass. Go get em.

I know the frustration. I'm finishing up my last week of cdl school. I've had some really great instructors, and some really...challenging ones. In my opinion, I wouldn't pay to much heed to what he said to you. If you think about it, everyone out there could be wasting their time. They could do everything perfectly on the skills course and pre trip and then mess something up on the road test. Or vice versa. As long as your working hard at it it will come, that's what I was told day 1 and its been working for me.

A couple weeks ago was my first time in a semi, (Manuel by the way) And I was driving in downtown traffic. My instructor was all but screaming at me and mocking every move and mistake I made. It was infuriating. My way of dealing with it was taking a few deep breaths afterwards, and determining in my head to do it right so I could prove myself to him lol. And I did. If that instructor is anything like mine, he's probably a really good truck driver...but not much of a teacher. That seems to be a common thing across the board.