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    Ross 86 Guest

    Default Need some advice

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    Hey to all you lineman out there! My name is Ross, I am 20 yrs. old from south-eastern, IL and a few months ago I graduated from the Powerline program at NWICC in Sheldon, IA. I have been looking for an apprenticeship for the past few months, something non-union because I just don't know hardly anything about the Union. Haven't had any luck so far, so I am trying to find out more about the Union and try that route, I am just a good ol' farm boy and I know if someone will just give me a chance I'll be one of the hardest working, most dependable guy's they've seen. Any advice from you experienced lineman on the Union or a young guy just trying to get started in this field would be Great!

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    Default hey Ross...

    Welcome aboard kid. You can find the Union phone numbers on line. Call them, join one and get on the books. I've been a union member for 30 years and never regretted it. Are you willing to move away from home? If you are serious about this career you must be mobile at your age. Use all your options! There is a lot of work out there, you just have to be resourceful and find it. You'll do fine with a good attitude and work ethic. Listen, learn, respect, and ask questions. Us old duffs love to see budding talent!
    This site is a great place to start. Read the posts, talk to others.

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    Ross 86 Guest

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    Thank's alot, I am willing to move away from home, so what do I do after I get "On the Books" and what are the books.

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    Default too funny...

    Get on the "books" by paying dues and becoming a groundman. You'll get assigned to work somewhere with someone... Pretty vague huh? But it's a starting point. Get some experience working and take your journeymen's advice and build a resume to apply for an apprenticeship. You can look into the schools offered all over the country for pre apprentice training and many of them have job placement after graduating. Spend some time online to find these schools near you or ask on this site. You'll find help with these guys here.

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    Ross 86 Guest

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    Will my Year spent at line-school help me out any or will I start out the same place as someone with no training???

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    anything you do related in this trade can be used to build/negotiate your career. I like you attitude so far. I just got three kids started in the NW Lineman School in Idaho last year and they are all working in California. 4 months of training, they were the top 4 in the class and were recruited as soon as they walked off the podium receiveing their diplomas.

    try:
    Northwest Lineman College
    7600S. Meridian Rd
    Meridian, ID 83642

    phone 208-888-4817

    They will send you all the stuff! Let me know how you did!

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    Ross 86 Guest

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    When joining the union, is there a test you have to take to get in? I was on the NJATC website the other day looking at some sample questions from the test you have to pass to get into an apprenticeship and they were dam hard, questions in ALgebra and reading comprehension, whats up with that, I want to be a Lineman, not a High School teacher
    Last edited by Ross 86; 01-07-2007 at 01:50 PM.

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    There is no test to become a groundman that I know of. The NJATC sample questions that you were looking at are to give you an idea of what you need to have for skills to be able to get through the school stuff. You need the match to calculate current loads, pulling loads, and many other areas of our work. The reading comprehensive is to remember the stuff you read and be able to retain it. Very important! This trade is not only the muscle part but brain part too. You should be ok if you graduated from high school with any kind of a good gpa. It's a lot of work!

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    Thumbs up Don't worry about the union

    You will learn about the union in apprentice school. Don't cut yourself short "Go IBEW" Look up www.nwppa.org look up jobs

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    if your in southeastern IL, check out local 702, which is in west frankfurt, IL. 309 in Collinsville may be another local for you. Good wages and benefits in that part of the country. As far as the test goes, last i knew 309 was the only local in ALBAT area that requires the test.

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