Trouble getting a trucking job

I am kind of in the same boat as you Slim... working as a nurse manager in 2003 I started using the Demerol we were using for surgical procedures. Needless to say I was arrested, have a felony and ruined the only career I'd ever considered since I was a child. There are companies that will hire me with a felony and even with the drug history but it's all in the way you package it and spin it when you address the issue in an interview. If you learned a lesson and have changed the way you live your life as a result, then hit that point hard. Try to find something POSITIVE about whatever your situation was at that time and DON'T dwell on the negative aspect or put a past employer down for any reason, even if they employed you for 1 day only. Don't ever lie to any prospective employer, EVER! It may seem harmless at the time and you may have even justified doing so in your mind but 99% of the time your lie will be discovered and you'll end up far worse off. As a prospective employer, there is no way I'd hire anyone who I found to have been dishonest to get a job... if they were dishonest about getting the job in the first place then what else will they be dishonest about once they've been hired?

Good luck,
Dennis

 

unless they pull your ss history (only law enforcement and the govt does this) they wont know what you dont put. central only verfies your past 3 yrs

i should trucking takes a lot of endurance, sitting for 10, 11 hrs is brutal physically and mentally

 

Law enforcement and government are not the only one who will pull your SS history... there are companies in the private sector which will, as well. My current employer did it through a third party company.

 

I have had 1 job for 9 months in the past 3 years.. I have also been a volunteer fire fighter for the past 4 years w/ the same dept. When I filled out my app, they checked my job for 9 mnths and the fire dept. My work history before the 3 years was kinda rocky but I did manage to get hired on by USA and will be starting class monday. As a former manager in the food service industry, I know that verifying employment seems to be an issue with alot of people now adays with the economy, but just be upfront with them, my recruiter was cool..she had no issues helping me get verified and hired on...(potentially provided I pass the course). Good luck, alot of companies are taking prior work history with a grain of salt because they understand that times are tough right now...

 

it depends on why you left the other company's.there are good reasons for leaving a job.and that is what they look for.they should ask you about your other jobs and why you left.though just starting in trucking seems odd.scense all other jobs are not trucking related. verifiy unemployment like reciving unemployment pay.other then that i have no clue never heard anyone ask to prove you where unemployed..lol

 

There are plenty of companies out there that will hire you. Lots of truckers are job hoppers too! You may not get a job with the top 5 mega-carriers but this maybe a good thing! Here is a website that may help you.

http://www.truckdrivercentral.com/Truckingcostate/NYtdc.html

Good luck man!

 

with central you need to provide uneployment pay stubs or they will call and text (literally) your 3 references you put and ask if u were unemployed, simple as that