local 19 eastern region

Anybody else apply for local 19 in the Spokane area? Or are there any existing members on here from around spokane, wa? I myself just applied and am waiting to get my test date. Just curious to see out of local 19 how many are actually from somewhere besides the Seattle region

I applied and I'm from Seattle. I already passed the test and waiting for an interview date.

Oh wow, I haven't even taken the exam yet. It's set for Thursday October 5th. Good luck! Are you on seattle's list as well?

Yes. I'm #82. I took the test back in May when I applied for Seattle. Good luck to you too. Make sure you brush up on your arithmetic.

Appreciate it much!

Dchap, testing was yesterday and today. Sounds like interviews will be set up for beginning of November and should be getting interview dates and times as soon as next week. They said they are rushing it due to a lot of work coming up. Just thought I'd fill ya in if you didn't already know

Awesome. No I hadn’t heard anything. Hope testing went well for you.

dmart144 just a heads up if you didn't see anything. I got my interview date yesterday.

I got mine also, thanks for making sure. I appreciate it. Mine is November 2nd

Well what's the verdict dchap? Hopefully better then me! I pm'd you. I didn't do as good as I was hoping. 36th overall

did not see this untill recently im in the eastern 19 and got 37 overall

now we wait and hope for work! congrats!

Did you get my pm captidgas

Hello all! I've been checking these boards since I applied to Spokane but finally signed up. Unfortunately I didn't even rank this time around so I thought I'd come in here and hopefully get some pointers because I think I'd like to give it another try for NC or VA. I talked to several applicants when I was in WA and some people have done multiple interviews. I'm wondering, is the interview the same wherever you've gone if you've tried multiple times?

Welcome first off. Second off, sorry to hear that about the interview. This was my first time through the process but I've heard of 3 people who didn't pass the interview in spokane. I'm thankful to be ranked but thought I'd be higher on the list. I imagine the interview process is similar everywhere you go. I interviewed last week with the pipe fitting union in Spokane and am fortunate enough to be ranked #2. I'm still hopeful I may get a call from the iuec. Did you feel like you interviewed well? Good luck on your future endeavors

i did not get your pm @dmart144

as im understanding its the same 10 questions at every interview and 1 union rep and 1 company rep
i would have liked to rank higher but my old certifications from my last job are out of date and my current job does in house certifications on every thing and i could not get copys good luck and keep at it i think the job will be worth it

Thought my interview went pretty well. I'm thinking there were a couple I could've done better but I thought for sure is be ranked. I'll pm you and want to ask about one specific question brought up in the interview.

captidgas you had 10 questions? I was only asked 7.

Part of me is just hoping it was a mistake that they only asked 7 questions instead of 10 and that's where my 30% went. But I doubt it.

it totally could have been 7 questions and i had a typo sorry to freak you out

No worries. Just bummed because Spokane was my top choice. Should've interviewed somewhere else first to be better prepared.

Yes, 7 questions for me as well. You have to take into account the 5 points for military, 5 points for a college degree and so on and so forth. Again, this is only my first time going through this but I saw on the score sheet that they offered those points. I wish I would have interviewed somewhere else first as well to be better prepared but now I know I guess. Just have to hope for the best. I figured they only interviewed 40 to 50 so there's a lot of room for improvement

Hey dmart, I was never shown the actual score sheet. Do you have a copy or do you know where a copy is available? I think that information being out there would help more future applicants. I personally took the time to get several certificates related to the elevator industry after i didnt do so well in my home town of Baltimore. So when D.C. opened their recruitment about 5 months later I went in there with more ammo. It helped A LOT. Before I interviewed with Baltimore I had a few elevator mechanics that i have known for more than 10 years give me a good reference to the people that would be interviewing me as well as my father being in the trade. My father wasnt a card carrying member yet...he got called in at the age of 56 after being on the list for three years!!! So although he had only been in for about 6 months, I thought all of that combined would make me a shoe in. Well, it didnt. I scored 91 out of maybe 150+ guys and with Baltimore being a small local, i wasnt very hopeful. However, when i interviewed with D.C. I knew NO ONE. All I had were those certificates that I just recently completed and with those I was placed 32 out of over 300 people. With D.C. being the 4th largest local my chances looked a lot better and as of last week they are on #26 after only six weeks of the rankings being out. Needless to say, I am hoping to get a call very soon....

maybe somebody with better knowledge can give some insight, but while checking in for my interview I saw them grab my tool test and put it with a packet of paper that had a spread sheet of things to be graded on. it looked like a degree was 5 points, a related degree was another 5 points(I believe), attending school but no degree was 2.5pts, military was 5 pts, integrity 7, communication 7, so on and so forth. I just glanced at it so I cant be certain but I think that's how it went. And glad to hear you're that close already to getting called! you'll have to keep us updated as I'm sure youll be getting the call rather soon!

MVM what certs did you get?

I have been following these post for a while.. I just ranked #12 in eastern Wa. I am currently in a different union trade and will be turned out next feb. My question is how often are these guys out of work? Being in the union im used to a few weeks here and there like all union guys. But you hear stories of other city locals being off 5 6 or even 7 months a year sometimes. I just fear changing careers at the end of my apprenticeship or newly turned out and finding out they dont work as much as i would like... Any input would be appreciated.

Congrats on the ranking! I was hoping to be around the top 10-15 myself but must have interviewed poorly. Be sure to let us know when you get the call whether you take it or not. I don't know much about layoffs but I'm sure as most trades there will be the occasional

yeah i was hoping to be about half the number i got but job growth shows +12% for almost the next 10 years the chart shows 2016-2026 https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/elevator-installers-and-repairers.htm