Red flag for hiring??

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  1. Mar 21, 2012 #1
    SHOJim

    SHOJim Road Train Member

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    I left an employer after 15 years due to them losing a management contract. I chose to go to CDL school and got a class B. I ended returning to old job with new management company at a lower wage as I was not having an easy time finding a job. I got a job driving a city bus and that did not work out as people were just "difficult" on a consistent basis. My previous employer welcomed me back and I am thinking of getting a class a. I do not want to go to a "cdl mill" again. Would I be considered a "job hopper" ? I am concerned that the above scenario would keep me from getting hired by Stevens.

    THANKS!!
     
    SHOJim, Mar 21, 2012
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    monkeypuncher Thanks this.
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  3. Mar 21, 2012 #2
    monkeypuncher

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    jmorgn...I don't think it will be a problem, especially with the 15 years with 1 company. Just be sure to list all jobs and you will be fine. Also it would be best if you had money to sustain you during training.
     
    monkeypuncher, Mar 21, 2012
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  4. Mar 21, 2012 #3
    SHOJim

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    Thanks. I will have money to sustain myself during training. I am actually thinking of late summer to save some more money up just for this. Are you a Stevens driver?
     
    SHOJim, Mar 21, 2012
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  5. Mar 22, 2012 #4
    Emulsified

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    Make a note in your application that the two jobs were the same company, but had gone thru a reorganization and restructering. You drove the bus during this period of restructure.
     
    Emulsified, Mar 22, 2012
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  7. Mar 22, 2012 #5
    monkeypuncher

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    Just like most here, I started with Stevens in 1997 with absolutely no experience. I had never even been inside of a big truck before. They taught me driving techniques I use everyday. Now I am an O/O hauling Broadway shows and concerts. Talk about tight docks? Go to your local theatre (it will be downtown) and look at the dock...now that's tight! And as you can imagine all Broadway shows pu in NYC. BTW I was with Stevens for 9 years. After I learned the ropes it was not a bad job. Oh yeah, when I went solo my mileage pay was .19...big money...lol
     
    monkeypuncher, Mar 22, 2012
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  8. Mar 22, 2012 #6
    monkeypuncher

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    jmrgn...I see you are from Columbus...at the Palace we unload in that alley across from I think it is City Hall some kind of govt building anyway...not too bad actually.
     
    monkeypuncher, Mar 22, 2012
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  9. Mar 22, 2012 #7
    SHOJim

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    Yeah, I have been in Cols for 20 years. I had a short stint working for COTA driving a bus for them. Some of the streets I had to go down were just like Lazelle Alley and Wall Srteet ( Columbus, not New York) You had like an inch on each side of the bus. That was an eye opening job. Public transit is 'different' lol. I lasted two months. People just freakin crazy!
     
    SHOJim, Mar 22, 2012
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  10. Mar 23, 2012 #8
    monkeypuncher

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    yeah, I couldn't do the public transit thing. people would get to me after awhile.
     
    monkeypuncher, Mar 23, 2012
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  11. Mar 23, 2012 #9
    MNdriver

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    I put 6 jobs on my last application from the last 10 years.

    My current employer didn't seem to care.
     
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