JATC interview questions and answers
1. |Can |you |tell |us |some |of |the |reasons |why |you |decided |to |apply |for |an |electrical |
apprenticeship? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |union |is |what |sold |me. |The |brotherhood, |I |like |
that |ill |be |valued |as |a |worker, |and |I |know |the |union |will |teach |me |the |right |way |to |do |things. |I
|like |that |ill |be |able |to |go |to |work |every |day |and |know |ill |be |challenged |physically |and |
mentally. |I |know |ill |never |get |bored |because |there |is |always |something |new |to |learn |in |this |
trade. |I |also |want |to |be |able |to |take |care |of |my |family.
1. |What |are |some |of |the |experiences |you |have |had |in |the |past |that |increased |your |interest |in |
becoming |an |electrical |worker? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-About |two |years |ago |I |was |trying |to |
figure |out |what |I |wanted |to |do |with |my |life |after |college. |I |knew |I |didn't |want |to |pursue |what |
I |actually |want |to |college |for. |After |researching |and |finding |out |about |the |union |and |talking |to |
one |of |my |friends |dads |that's |an |electrician |I |knew |that |this |is |what |I |want |to |do |for |the |rest |
of |my |life. |Ever |since |I've |found |out |about |it |I've |been |studying |for |the |aptitude |test |pretty |
much |everyday |and |I've |watched |countless |videos |of |day |in |the |life
1. |What |knowledge |do |you |have |about |what |an |electrical |worker |does |on |the |job? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-I |know |that |electricians |install |and |maintain |electrical |equipment |in |businesses |
and |homes. |They |also |pull |wire, |install |light |fixtures, |bend |conduit. |I |know |that |ill |be |working |
in |all |sorts |of |elements. |Freezing |cold |to |blazing |hot. |I'll |dig |trenches, |climb |tall |ladders, |go |
through |crawl |spaces |and |I |know |ill |be |doing |a |lot |of |cleaning |up |and |sweeping.
2. |Describe |a |time |when |you |were |missing |something |you |needed |to |finish |a |project |or |job. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |was |coaching |wrestling |at |a |middle |school |and |one |day |the |door |to |
our |mats |was |locked |up. |My |assistant |coach |thought |we |should |cancel |practice |but |I |didn't |
agree |and |thought |we |could |find |something |to |do |that |would |be |beneficial |to |the |wrestlers. |
we |improvised |and |we |went |outside |to |the |grass |and |worked |on |our |stance, |did |some |
conditioning, |and |watched |some |wrestling |film
, 2. |Tell |us |about |a |time |when |you |had |some |work |to |do, |but |you |were |not |exactly |sure |how |to |
do |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |was |coaching |wrestling |at |a |middle |school |and |one |day |the |
door |to |our |mats |were |locked |up. |My |assistant |coach |thought |we |should |cancel |practice |but |I |
didn't |agree |and |did |not |want |to |waste |a |day. |Instead |we |went |outside |to |the |grass |and |
worked |on |our |stance, |did |some |conditioning, |and |watched |some |wrestling |film
2. |Describe |a |time |when |you |had |an |idea |about |a |different |way |to |make, |build, |or |repair |
something. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |was |coaching |wrestling |at |a |middle |school |and |one |day |
the |door |to |our |mats |were |locked |up. |My |assistant |coach |thought |we |should |cancel |practice |
but |I |didn't |agree |and |did |not |want |to |waste |a |day. |Instead |we |went |outside |to |the |grass |and |
worked |on |our |stance, |did |some |conditioning, |and |watched |some |wrestling |film
3. |Describe |how |you |went |about |planning |a |project |that |you |completed |from |start |to |finish. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-My |mom |asked |me |to |build |her |a |couple |of |raised |garden |beds. |I |
planned |the |project |by |researching |how |to |build |one |because |this |would |be |my |first |time |
doing |it. |Once |I |had |an |idea |on |how |I |was |going |to |build |the |garden |bed, |I |figured |out |the |
cost, |and |then |gathered |all |the |material |and |tools |I |would |be |using. |I |followed |the |instructions
|that |I |printed |out |and |the |garden |builds |turned |out |great. |My |mom |loved |them.
3. |Tell |us |about |a |time |when |you |were |proud |of |the |way |you |organized |a |job. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-I |had |to |write |a |five |page |essay |for |my |philosophy |class |and |I |had |7 |days |to |do |
it. |I |worked |about |48 |hours |that |week |and |was |taking |the |max |amount |of |credits |you |could |
take. |I |was |worried |that |I |may |not |beable |to |get |it |done. |I |had |to |make |a |detailed |strict |plan |
for |me |to |finish |this |paper. |It |took |a |lot |of |discipline |and |sleepless |nights |to |finish |the |paper |
but |I |completed |it |a |day |earlier.
3. |Describe |a |time |when |you |were |working |on |an |important |deadline, |but |something |of |
higher |priority |came |up |and |prevented |you |from |making |the |deadline. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-When |I |was |in |college |I |had |to |write |a |5-page |paper |for |my |philosophy |class. |I |
had |a |week |to |finish |the |paper. |I |had |it |planned |out |to |where |I |would |have |to |write |only |one |
page |the |day |it |was |due |and |that |I |would |do |it |before |I |went |to |work. |as |I |was |working |on |the
|paper |that |day, |I |got |called |into |work |early |because |there |was |an |emergency. |I |got |off |at |1130
|that |night, |so |I |told |myself |I |would |get |as |much |as |I |could |do |in |the |last |half |hour |before |it |
1. |Can |you |tell |us |some |of |the |reasons |why |you |decided |to |apply |for |an |electrical |
apprenticeship? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |union |is |what |sold |me. |The |brotherhood, |I |like |
that |ill |be |valued |as |a |worker, |and |I |know |the |union |will |teach |me |the |right |way |to |do |things. |I
|like |that |ill |be |able |to |go |to |work |every |day |and |know |ill |be |challenged |physically |and |
mentally. |I |know |ill |never |get |bored |because |there |is |always |something |new |to |learn |in |this |
trade. |I |also |want |to |be |able |to |take |care |of |my |family.
1. |What |are |some |of |the |experiences |you |have |had |in |the |past |that |increased |your |interest |in |
becoming |an |electrical |worker? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-About |two |years |ago |I |was |trying |to |
figure |out |what |I |wanted |to |do |with |my |life |after |college. |I |knew |I |didn't |want |to |pursue |what |
I |actually |want |to |college |for. |After |researching |and |finding |out |about |the |union |and |talking |to |
one |of |my |friends |dads |that's |an |electrician |I |knew |that |this |is |what |I |want |to |do |for |the |rest |
of |my |life. |Ever |since |I've |found |out |about |it |I've |been |studying |for |the |aptitude |test |pretty |
much |everyday |and |I've |watched |countless |videos |of |day |in |the |life
1. |What |knowledge |do |you |have |about |what |an |electrical |worker |does |on |the |job? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-I |know |that |electricians |install |and |maintain |electrical |equipment |in |businesses |
and |homes. |They |also |pull |wire, |install |light |fixtures, |bend |conduit. |I |know |that |ill |be |working |
in |all |sorts |of |elements. |Freezing |cold |to |blazing |hot. |I'll |dig |trenches, |climb |tall |ladders, |go |
through |crawl |spaces |and |I |know |ill |be |doing |a |lot |of |cleaning |up |and |sweeping.
2. |Describe |a |time |when |you |were |missing |something |you |needed |to |finish |a |project |or |job. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |was |coaching |wrestling |at |a |middle |school |and |one |day |the |door |to |
our |mats |was |locked |up. |My |assistant |coach |thought |we |should |cancel |practice |but |I |didn't |
agree |and |thought |we |could |find |something |to |do |that |would |be |beneficial |to |the |wrestlers. |
we |improvised |and |we |went |outside |to |the |grass |and |worked |on |our |stance, |did |some |
conditioning, |and |watched |some |wrestling |film
, 2. |Tell |us |about |a |time |when |you |had |some |work |to |do, |but |you |were |not |exactly |sure |how |to |
do |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |was |coaching |wrestling |at |a |middle |school |and |one |day |the |
door |to |our |mats |were |locked |up. |My |assistant |coach |thought |we |should |cancel |practice |but |I |
didn't |agree |and |did |not |want |to |waste |a |day. |Instead |we |went |outside |to |the |grass |and |
worked |on |our |stance, |did |some |conditioning, |and |watched |some |wrestling |film
2. |Describe |a |time |when |you |had |an |idea |about |a |different |way |to |make, |build, |or |repair |
something. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |was |coaching |wrestling |at |a |middle |school |and |one |day |
the |door |to |our |mats |were |locked |up. |My |assistant |coach |thought |we |should |cancel |practice |
but |I |didn't |agree |and |did |not |want |to |waste |a |day. |Instead |we |went |outside |to |the |grass |and |
worked |on |our |stance, |did |some |conditioning, |and |watched |some |wrestling |film
3. |Describe |how |you |went |about |planning |a |project |that |you |completed |from |start |to |finish. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-My |mom |asked |me |to |build |her |a |couple |of |raised |garden |beds. |I |
planned |the |project |by |researching |how |to |build |one |because |this |would |be |my |first |time |
doing |it. |Once |I |had |an |idea |on |how |I |was |going |to |build |the |garden |bed, |I |figured |out |the |
cost, |and |then |gathered |all |the |material |and |tools |I |would |be |using. |I |followed |the |instructions
|that |I |printed |out |and |the |garden |builds |turned |out |great. |My |mom |loved |them.
3. |Tell |us |about |a |time |when |you |were |proud |of |the |way |you |organized |a |job. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-I |had |to |write |a |five |page |essay |for |my |philosophy |class |and |I |had |7 |days |to |do |
it. |I |worked |about |48 |hours |that |week |and |was |taking |the |max |amount |of |credits |you |could |
take. |I |was |worried |that |I |may |not |beable |to |get |it |done. |I |had |to |make |a |detailed |strict |plan |
for |me |to |finish |this |paper. |It |took |a |lot |of |discipline |and |sleepless |nights |to |finish |the |paper |
but |I |completed |it |a |day |earlier.
3. |Describe |a |time |when |you |were |working |on |an |important |deadline, |but |something |of |
higher |priority |came |up |and |prevented |you |from |making |the |deadline. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-When |I |was |in |college |I |had |to |write |a |5-page |paper |for |my |philosophy |class. |I |
had |a |week |to |finish |the |paper. |I |had |it |planned |out |to |where |I |would |have |to |write |only |one |
page |the |day |it |was |due |and |that |I |would |do |it |before |I |went |to |work. |as |I |was |working |on |the
|paper |that |day, |I |got |called |into |work |early |because |there |was |an |emergency. |I |got |off |at |1130
|that |night, |so |I |told |myself |I |would |get |as |much |as |I |could |do |in |the |last |half |hour |before |it |
