Interview at Clearwater CC

[kpr10is]

ok, so i have an interview for an audio job at the Clearwater CC on monday. Since its my first audio related job...anyone have any tips? Also, any websites for a quick crash course? Ive done mostly everything except like tv's but I never really memorized the details like calculating impedance n all that stuff, i just did it as i went using online wiring diagrams etc.

thanks for the help

-Kevin

[TBSpyder]

Don't worry about studying man. Have you ever been to CC? They don't care how much you know.:lol: :lol:

[kpr10is]

Originally posted by TBSpyder
Don't worry about studying man. Have you ever been to CC? They don't care how much you know.:lol: :lol:

lol true

i know CC isnt much comparatively
but hey, i gotta start somewhere
crosses fingers

-Kevin

[TBSpyder]

I hear you man. Are you looking to get hired in install or sales?

I interviewed for installs...seriously, they're not looking for much. The manager asked me if I knew how to use a DMM and some shit. He even made the point to say "it's not like we're looking for someone who's mecp certified." lol Them and best buy are probably the only audio places though that will hire someone with little to no work experience in the field. I didn't take the job because there was just no way it would have paid my bills.

[kpr10is]

I put I was looking for an install job on the application, but when I met the Roadshop manager today to set up the interview, he asked me if I would do either one and I said yes, and Id be happy doing either, doesnt matter to me.

DMM=digital multimeter? Should I learn to use one before I get the job?
Edit: found this site real quick on google, this should work.
http://www.ecmweb.com/ar/electric_basics_digital_multimeters/

[93ex]

id say 90 percent of the stuff that goes thru tha bay there doesnt require much besides basic knowledge

[kpr10is]

Yup, im thinking it wont be too hard
People that get car audio installed at CC dont know wtf theyre talkin about anyway

-Kevin

[Bumpin Expo]

i used to work there and look how much i know LoL, if ur sales, just know the basics on the cd players. Thats the biggest seller in there are the cd players. Sometimes ull have some prick come in ask u a million questions about em but besides that its usually old people lookin for somethin to the car. Just try n sell the most expensive things. If u go over quota, the managers get a bonus and they will love you!

[kpr10is]

It wouldnt be a big deal for me to do sales, im sure i could memorize every feature of every cd player in the store if i wanted, ive just never really done sales so i have no idea if id be any good at like pushing the expensive stuff. And installing head units, speakers, and subs is no biggie, my only fault imo would be that im a perfectionist and id have to learn to get cars in and out faster while still doing a good job.

Afboy, i know they hired u because u said u knew the ppl there, but would they normally hire a high school senior? I know my work would speak for itself if i got hired but if there are older like college ppl applying, im not sure, cuz if i was the manager i might hire someone older before i hired a high school kid.

Hopefully the other 3 applications the manager had are all dumbasses :lol:

ill let everyone know tomorrow how it went and what they asked me.....i.e. "its not like we want someone mecp certified" :lol:

[MDIFYTD]

I used to work at CC back in the day, in home audio. They did tend to hire less high school people than college but I think that's because their schedule was more flexible. If you know what you're doing and are somewhat flexible on your schedule I think your gonna do allright. Most of the time it's all about the interview anyway.

[Bumpin Expo]

Originally posted by kpr10is
It wouldnt be a big deal for me to do sales, im sure i could memorize every feature of every cd player in the store if i wanted, ive just never really done sales so i have no idea if id be any good at like pushing the expensive stuff. And installing head units, speakers, and subs is no biggie, my only fault imo would be that im a perfectionist and id have to learn to get cars in and out faster while still doing a good job.

Afboy, i know they hired u because u said u knew the ppl there, but would they normally hire a high school senior? I know my work would speak for itself if i got hired but if there are older like college ppl applying, im not sure, cuz if i was the manager i might hire someone older before i hired a high school kid.

Hopefully the other 3 applications the manager had are all dumbasses :lol:

ill let everyone know tomorrow how it went and what they asked me.....i.e. "its not like we want someone mecp certified" :lol:

yes i did know the managers and i knew the people in car audio since i was in there everyday bullshittin, askin questions, showin em shit i did and asked for suggestions. I also brought them customers. But if i didnt know a decent amount of what I was doing then they wouldnt have hired me. As for them hiring collage over highschool, well you have to be 18 to stay, well in car audio atleast cuz if one day they need an installer, what are they gonna do wit me. I cant install since im only 17 althought i can work on my own car when they are dead and i ask a manager. I guess u could say i got the job since I knew the people there.

[kpr10is]

The interview went pretty good. I was talkin to Don Keyes, the Roadshop manager, and Rob who is training for asst manager who has the Mini Madness Navigator with the W7's, some of u have prolly seen it, it was at slamfest.

Anyway, it was easy simple stuff since he is hiring for a sales position, not for installer. But I am 18, and I put installer on my application so he said if one day they were slammed I might be asked to go put in a head unit or two. But anyway, the only thing audio related I was asked was how did I get started doing it/what motivates me. When I replied, he then asked me what kinds of cars ive done, i told him, he asked what kind of connectors i used for head units, how i got through firewalls, etc, just to make sure i wasnt a total dumbass. Besides that, piece of cake.

I think ive got a good shot at it, pending the drug test which isnt an issue for me cuz i know im clean.

-Kevin

[Bumpin Expo]

I never had to drug test

And how do u get thru fire walls :-D

Today I did my gf's del sol and on the third hole I finally got thru on a good place :-D

[Bumpin Expo]

im jp bout the 3rd hole thing, it wasnt fun tho. I had her tap on the fire wall and i was on the other side and when i found a good place where she was tapping and i could feel it i drilled. Know any better ideas?

[TBSpyder]

Originally posted by Afboy143
im jp bout the 3rd hole thing, it wasnt fun tho. I had her tap on the fire wall and i was on the other side and when i found a good place where she was tapping and i could feel it i drilled. Know any better ideas?

Yeah, going through an existing hole.:nerd:

[PurpleEK]

right below the battery is a hole

[93ex]

Originally posted by Afboy143
im jp bout the 3rd hole thing, it wasnt fun tho. I had her tap on the fire wall and i was on the other side and when i found a good place where she was tapping and i could feel it i drilled. Know any better ideas?

pull the carpet up and look for a plug? find a grommet in the firwall and snake a coathanger in it?