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Subject at age 49 in 2003 made life changing career move attended Community College based Conductor training course passed with a 94.5 for employment with Class 1 railroad. Major Class 1 railroad hire
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posted at 6/12/2008 10:33 AM EDT
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Subject at age 49 in 2003 made life changing career move attended Community College based Conductor training course passed with a 94.5 for employment with Class 1 railroad. Major Class 1 railroad hired subject.
Subject at age 51 in 2005 caught up in pre-trip alcohol test with a .06 bac, fired from job, attended SAP remediation, has not worked since being fired. Subject at age 54 in 2008 cannot get hired after more than 100 attempts at job applications, or reaches interview stage and is overlooked at that time. Since 2005 subject has maintained sobriety, answered all questions and querries by prospective employers honestly, while maintaining job knowledge through independent study and review of FRA GCOR. Here is an individual that should be an automatic asset to any railroad, so what gives? Why can't he be hired? |
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posted at 6/13/2008 6:28 AM EDT
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Well, for one, it is going to depend on how he compares to other resumes received. Right not, I am averaging 50 resumes (at least) for every job posting. Most are not getting to the interview stage at all.
A few things that pop out about your specific details: (1) 2 years experience is not much. Especially if he is competing with others that have more. (2) What experiences/education/skills does he have prior to passing the Conductor test? (3) I don't know all the rules on drug testing in the train industry, but I do know that in the trucking industry (DOT) it is mandatory that prior employers pass on certain information (such as failed drug tests). So it can be a kiss of death for at least a few years. But if it were, I would have hoped the person would have known about the criteria before making the bad decision. (4) Are you forthcoming with why you haven't been working or are you allowing the employers to find out when checking references? I have always held the idea that it is better to be forthcoming...but how can you prove you have been sober since? (5) Sometimes it is all in the attitude and how it is presented...remorseful vs whoops I got caught. And those are just a few reasons that are off the top of my head. |
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