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Interview with a small firm!

Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by Disgruntledriver, Nov 14, 2014.

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  1. Nov 14, 2014 #1
    Disgruntledriver

    Disgruntledriver Light Load Member

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    Yeehaw! I found a place willing to give me a shot at becoming a freight broker. My dream is coming true! It's a small brokerage and they said they would teach me the in's-and-out's of the business. I originally replied to it, E-mailed them my resume and they E-mailed me back saying they would call me. They called me tonight and set up an interview for next week. I am so excited, this could be my opportunity for getting a foot in the door to this industry, a step in the right direction. I really want to make a great impression at my interview, of course I naturally seem to have an outgoing personality and speak well with others, but are there any pointers you folks can give me for really landing this job? I want this to turn into a lifelong career, don't want to screw it up. I was trying to be accommodating to them about the interview time and location, but I don't want to fail any "tests" if they're trying to see how willing I am to stand to my grounds, I try to be accommodating when I'm looking to get hired on at any place.

    Sorry, just had to share this and ask on any advice and what to expect.

    Thanks!
     
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  3. Nov 14, 2014 #2
    Chinatown

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    Best job interview answers:


     
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    Powder Joints

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    Could also be a grat big rip off, just says. Good Luck
     
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  5. Nov 15, 2014 #4
    snowwy

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    so, the op is all excited when all he's got so far is a interview. gotta make the interview go great before jumping for joy.

    good luck though. hope it goes great for you.
     
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  7. Nov 15, 2014 #5
    Disgruntledriver

    Disgruntledriver Light Load Member

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    It's hard to even get an interview in this business without experience. I was mainly asking for what to keep in mind for it, specific to being a freight broker.
     
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  8. Nov 16, 2014 #6
    BoyWander

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    Interview is one thing. I mean, it's not like they're paying you anything, if you don't find any customers, you make nothing, so it's no skin off their nose except for a company email and access to the load board. And hours of telling you things that you'll have to learn yourself eventually anyways, which I'm sure they probably hope will pay off. And then 1 month, 2 months go by, no customers, your other co-workers see you coming in a little more depressed every day that passes, they see the desperation on your face, the haggard look of rejection time and time again, and then before you know it, "Sir, I'm sorry, but it looks like you're just not working out. You're just not cut out for this business."

    And then you take the walk of shame out the door and back into a truck.

    But then again, how bad is that really? You knew you'd always go back on the road, right? It's in your blood, after all. This is what you were made to do. Life may throw you different experiences, but you're a truck driver, and that's what you do. By the time you start up that truck and put 'er into gear for the first time in a long time, you'll forget alllll about this brokering crap. You'll think, "Why did I ever quit this to begin with?".

    -end of melodramatic monologue


    But seriously, good luck, man. I hope you do well. It's not easy but if you got thick skin and excellent phone skills, and come across as honest and down to Earth, you might make it. I'm terrible on the phone.

    Me, I think I'll probably end up back behind the wheel. I miss it way too ###### much.
     
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  9. Nov 16, 2014 #7
    Disgruntledriver

    Disgruntledriver Light Load Member

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    People make it work some how, idiots who have never driven a truck before make it work. I use to be in customer service, for years and even became a manager in such. I'm very good on the phone, I don't give a #### what some one tells me over the phone, I want their #### money and I will get it some how. If others can make a large profit doing this, so can. I never wanted to climb into a truck to begin with, I wanted a stable career with respect, home time and good money which it has been everything BUT. I hate driving all day every day, absolutely hate it. :laughing6:
     
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  10. Nov 16, 2014 #8
    BoyWander

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    I never hated trucking. Only reason I'm not on the road now is that we lost mom in August, and I'm afraid to leave my dad alone through the winter, so I'm trying this out. I'd much rather be out there in my own truck. An O/O can make a lot more money than a broker does, unless that broker is established for years and has the good contacts. Otherwise, you'd be lucky to make $100 on a load your first couple years.
     
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  11. Nov 16, 2014 #9
    Disgruntledriver

    Disgruntledriver Light Load Member

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    I'd have to agree, if you aren't making yourself a few grand a month even to start out, it might not be right for you. I hate being out on the road, I like being at home and close to my favorite places, restaurants, etc. I've done sales before and was good at it. People didn't get to the "greatness" level by making $100 a week for a few years, those people probably all failed eventually or gave up. Also, an established broker can make 100's of k's a year, once they really have a good book of business and have put some years of effort into it. Truck driving will never give you that opportunity. That's fine, some people are happy driving a truck, for what it makes and what it is. Without those people our whole nation would fail, it's just not for me, not anymore.
     
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  12. Nov 16, 2014 #10
    BoyWander

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    I didn't say $100 a week, I said $100 a load.
    Average margin for a brokered load for the entire industry is $150. So take that $150 and then subtract your boss' cut. Which will likely be 40-50%.
     
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