How To Find a Job After Welding School!

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[madcapmagician]

Don't forget to make sure you are up on your symbols and blue print reading... Your weld test can be 100% spot on but if you don't know or forget your symbol meanings or have issues reading prints it can cost you an interview. Learned that the hard way... Forgot one symbol meaning and lost a job... So work to remember them😁

[barnzYT]

I think what Man cub said was absolutely spot on, work experience is one of the most important things to learn and working on different job sites keep asking and learning, picking up little tricks off other fabricators/welders all the time 👍

[album]

I graduated weld school earlier this year and cannot get a job for the life of me. The places around here want experienced people, and wont give new people a chance

[keithmartinez]

Be all the way in, make it your life!! Put in what you want out of it!! Don’t turn down work and be teachable

[culturedheathens]

Had a great time chatting with you all !

[CBDhotdog]

This was really informational. It makes me excited! Welding is so cool and welders are so cool

[diamakaaniagolu]

I honestly can't believe what I just read from your comments. I'm writing an article series to help veterans transition to civilian careers and the current topic is welding. I'm so happy that I came across this community during my research because I was this close to spreading the lie that there's a shortage of welders and that the pay is heavenly. Thanks for this info guys, and I hope things go well with y'all💜

[itsyaboimat]

My biggest issue is that I've got Cerebral palsy so companies are really iffy once they hear I've got a disability and it doesn't help that I never really got a full grasp during school because of It so now I have to find a shop that will take me and help me become the best welder I can be

[Troph]

Absolutely have somebody write your resume. Those people usually worked as HR and know exactly how HR thinks, nothing wrong with using $10 words if you can back them up. Every time I had my resume built I had multiple offers within 24 hours.

[hirammartinez]

Remember we’re not trying to become a lawyer we’re trying to be a welder as for me we’re not The smartest speaker we are the most loyal hard-working long working workers 🤷🏻‍♂️ sorry if my words are not like they’re supposed to be in the book but my work speaks for itself thank you for your time sir look forward to meeting you on a job site when I graduate from school

[rigsospuro]

Go be a helper on the pipeline for 6 months to a year. Rig up your truck(2500-3500 truck) sa200 or better welder. Bevel machines and practice that 1104 weld test: take them until you pass and go from there. Make 150k plus

[tedlonge]

Keep in mind all these people that are talking. Are selling a service as in teaching and training. They want you to buy into there company and try to make the future look bright. I have been welding for years show up on time work late and willing to learn and teach my self. Have a positive attitude. And have many certifications. In 4 process. Also have done and learned alot of fab as well as CNc. Let me say this the pay for these skills are not there there is no upward mobility. You will be doing the same job on your first day as your last at age 70. It's a job of passion and being poor it's not a job for old age.

[dirttrackdevil]

Having a major problem, won't mention the schools name or instructors names but I went to welding school to make a career, and it was during covid and all that and that made it really difficult and alot of it was online and crammed no time to learn what we were even doing. we went through print reading in 1 day, and welding symbols in like 3 days. I've studied the symbols myself so I'm good there but I've really struggled to grasp print reading on my own, and both welding instructors about 3 months into school were buddies and lined up a really high paying job together, and for like a 2 months they did not come into the booths to explain anything or teach anything, they didn't even teach us how to read a tape measure for God's sake you could hardly find where they were and for like a month they both just stood at a table running tig up hill all day didn't know they were practicing a weld test. then they just up and quit without giving a notice, and yes something was mentioned to the people over the school multiple times. They hired a new instructor to fill in and he was a really nice guy and did try to actually teach, but he didn't even know how to tig so I couldn't even learn to tig weld. He lined me a job up at a factory won't mention the name doing production mig, not a very good place to work I mean honestly I barely knew what I was doing and my welds looked better than anyone's there, and I'm not bragging trust me. Well I lost that Job due to some personal family medical reasons and a very very strict points system, so my feelings aren't that hurt there was really nothing I could do. Now I have been looking for a job for like 2 months, and the only one I can find Is a shop that does open root 6010 pipe, and I don't feel qualified and now I just don't know what to do, I really don't wanna give up on welding, I really went into this eager to learn and kinda got messed over. I can't afford school again any suggestions or relatable stories maybe would help don't know if I should cut my losses with welding, or get a job welding doing something I have no idea what I'm doing and probably mess a bunch of crap up, and look like a moron because I know I could pass the weld test to get it it's a flat and over head T joint 7018. I'm not making excuses cause literally half my class dropped out and took different paths, and I tried to stick it out please any advice I'm about to have to be a dishwasher just to make ends meet.

[vigwelding]

All good comments from the panel. When in welding or the construction field you have to go where the money is and when that is over, go where the money is and keep repeating it. Very few every find a job paying bank locally unless you get lucky and start your own company and find a niche, but even that dries up at some point.

[WilliamDumoreGlobz]

Most importantly. Do not ignore the many hazards if you want to grow old & retire

[danielsaunders]

I've been having trouble finding a weld job bc a lot of people want experience. I just don't understand, I mean there is a high demand for welders but how to they expect to make more welders when they aren't hiring people out of school. I mean I know how to weld like come on....

[rlund]

Bob Moffet makes everything better!! This was a superb video.

[irongeir]

That is great and all but if there is no demand do not expect to be getting anywhere after college because when demand is low you have much higher qualified welders waiting in line ahead of you. So best you can do is get a job in a similar setting. Then go from there.

[nayanchowdhury]

i like yours every videos, good meeting & sharing, thanks a lot dear 💗💟💗

[TurninNBurnin]

Preach and Teach!!! Go out and get you some of that!