Hey all,

I interviewed for Local 48’s Inside program yesterday and walked out feeling very good about everything I had said. I generally interview very well and I didn’t think yesterday was an exception. This morning I got ranked in the 300s which, while disheartening, has me a little bit more confused than anything. Confused about what I could have done better, but also what exactly I should do from this point.

I have good baseline tool knowledge and trade adjacent experience, some electrical, but mostly auto. I had talked with a couple of other pre-apprentices who are partway through the process and their experience didn’t seem too different from my own (many of which scored substantially higher). I got an additional email saying that my interview committee enjoyed meeting me alongside some information as far as how to score higher on a re-interview. I don’t know if that email is automatically sent to everyone that ranks low, but it honestly seemed targeted towards me.

I don’t dislike the idea of working as a material handler to qualify for the re-interview, I am just not financially able to due to the pay cut. I could perhaps take pre-apprenticeship classes, but the local says remote learning courses don’t contribute to the process of re-interviewing; which would be my only option because I have a full time job.

Anyways, the only other thing I could possibly think of is finding a non-union electrical job and re-applying after I’ve worked there for the required time.

That, or, I could perhaps apply for the Limited Energy and transfer into Inside after I’ve finished the apprenticeship. I’ve heard that Limited Energy is less competitive so that’s why I mention it.

Anyways, just hoping for some guidance. I’m committed to going this route, I find the work interesting, and I would like to make this trade my career, but I feel like I just hit a huge roadblock with no way to go around it. Anything advice helps.