Fastest way for gainful employment

I am fairly new to the world of trucking as this has been a recent career change for my spouse. I am not however new to the world of hiring and firing employees. I am in the Health Care Field and I am constantly amazed by how difficult it is to find quality health care workers that can pass a drug screen, have a clean work history and a clean criminal background check. I dare say for every 10 applicants we go through we might get ONE that we could and would consider putting to work. And just like drivers these are licensed professional people.

In support of my husband's new career choice I now frequently devour all the information on these boards to help learn about the trucking industry, the regulations, the ups and downs etc. And it seems almost every day I see potential employees on these boards cursing a company that didn't hire them because of something in their background or their inability to pass a drug test. Even worse I see potential employees on here trying to come up with ways to NOT GET CAUGHT.

If you are a student or recently licensed driver seeking employment let me share with you from the employer's point of view the quickest way to find yourself with gainful employment. STOP TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING OVER ON A PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYER. Trust me guys and girls, whether you are a nurse with a license or a driver with a license or a non-licensed person who simply needs to provide for your family, companies are not idiots. They will find out about your past. They will test you for drugs both legal and illegal and you will be denied employment. And in almost all cases the quickest way to get denied a job is to lie on your application.

Does that mean if you've had a troubled past that you can't get a job? No it doesn't. It means that if you will be responsible with regards to the license you hold and be upfront and honest with potential employers you will save yourself and the company a lot of money and headaches. It cost you money to seek a new job, change jobs, attend orientation etc. It cost companies thousands of dollars to run back ground checks, MVR, drug screens etc. And nothing makes me more irritated as an employer than to have wasted my time and invested my interest in a potential employee who turns out to be lying!

Having a troubled past may mean having to be more selective about the company you choose. But companies will work with you if you are honest and forthright about what they are about to find when they run your history. Stop taking illegal drugs! For God's sake whether you’re a nurse or a driver you have people's lives at stake and never lie about legal prescriptions you are on either. Be prepared to prove you have a prescripton and be prepared to work with your physician on changing medications if necessary to get the job. Bot for heavens sake, just tell the truth. Your past is what it is….the past. You can’t hide it, lie about or change it.

If you think you are smarter than a perspective employer….don’t bother applying. And if you do…..don’t go screaming to the world about how bad the company sucks when you are found out and don’t get the job. Go scream in the mirror.

Thanks for the vent! I feel better now. LOL!