Is it possible for a rookie to find a local driving job?

Freebird, thank you for an opinion that does not agree with mine. And even proof that I am wrong. No sarcasim intended.

My opinion comes from many years in the job market, but it is still only my opinion. Sometimes we, myself included, give our view of life as the facts. I hope people reading always remember that what each of us posts in the world as we see it.

I know what you have done, can be done. I've pulled off a few remarkable things related to jobs too. In all honesty, what do you think would be the percentage of this happening, on the average, considering all job applicants in the industry?

 

You can improve with that. I'm the same way, and have had to overcome it. The first thing I'd say is to practice. It feels goofy, but stand in front of a mirror and rehearse. You know what questions they are going to ask, so get the answers down pat. Know your subject inside and out. If you get a chance, do some public speaking or something else that terrifies you.

The thing with confidence is to pretend you are. If you can convince your audience, you'll suddenly find that you are confident.

 

I agree 100%. I always HATED public speaking (was usually in school) and i never KNEW what i was talking about so it made it very nerve wracking.

But after I joined the Air Force, when I was promoted to 2nd LT and moved into the position of Squadren Commander I HAD to stand up in front of the 179 people i was in command of and give orders and teach classes and all this stuff and It didnt bother me at all........The differance was I KNEW what i was talking about, so i wasnt nervous at all.




American Trucker

 

oh, I'm still terrified of public speaking. I have to do it though, so I just go up there and try to look confident. A big part of that is being prepared. People tell me I'm a natural. If they only knew...

 

Get you a GOOD GPS unit like a TomTom and local delivery is WAY lots easier. I wish we had these years ago along with a cellphone.

 

ive tried the gps thing and dont like it...i keep it in my bag for just in case i dont have a map that covers a particular area......doesnt happen often

but like ive said before, all the maps and gps in the world wont help you when you have the wrong address, or are looking for an address that doesnt exist

 

Hey, I am right with you. But when these things can do Bluetooth for your cellphone, show you which dirrection you are going and warn you when you are over the speed limit, they really pay for themselves.

Thing is the newer units with the larger screens are not all tht great, but you can but nice used ones cheap on eBay and Craigslist.

But I always have my maps too. And a cellphone for calling ahead if need be.

 

This is exactly right. Practice it over and over. I am still scared to death, but have spoke in front of nearly two hundred. I swear my voice was cracking and all I wanted to do was melt into the floor. I faked it and actually had several tell me they enjoyed it (I still have trouble believing this). The thing I had going was passion about the subject matter.

Practice it until you are passionate about what you are saying and then fake it until you are comfortable. It will work and it will pay off.

 

One time when I was about 18 or 19 my friends and I were at the town's fireworks on the 4th of July. We were in the back of my pickup truck, I was an electronics geek and had my truck's 200 watt stereo set up so I could take the 6x9 speaker boxes out and put them on top of the cab roof when we were tailgating. I also had it set up so I could use it as a guitar amp and 2 of us had brought our guitars. We had kept the volume down because a park district cop had already warned us the music was too loud. Back then I used to be able to play the national anthem with so much passion that I was told it could it make a paralyzed veteran to stand up and salute. (Absolutely NOTHING like Jimi Hendrix's unpatriotic insult) Somebody told me to play it when the fireworks started, and I had no problem with it because it was quiet, per the cop's orders. I had no problem playing it just for the handful of people around me.

Well as soon as I started, one of my friends cranked the stereo up to full volume and since it was a single midrange instrument, the speakers didn't have to reproduce multiple frequencies at the same time and it was LOUD. I didn't want to be playing it in front of about 1000 people and would have left the guitar at home if I'd known they were gonna trick me into it. But I kept playing. Next thing I know I've got police spotlights on me, but I didn't take my eyes off the strings. My hands were shaking because I was nervous but I guess I responded well under pressure; I didn't #### up at all and afterwards the crowd was screaming, even after the cops turned off their spotlights. That was my 15 minutes I guess.