Re: How does one find employees, including trainees?

["Tommy" <tommy at leesecurity dot net>]

Why would knowing ohm's law make one overqualified? that sounds like a
comment from an unnamed (RLB) person who already says that alarm
installtion can be done by "trained monkeys."
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JoeRaisin wrote:

>
>
> shady wrote:
> >"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7r4m721d30i0tefa8o2lq5phu4orc9b8gv@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > How does one find employees, including trainees?
> > >
> > > I have a friend with a burglar alarm business, installation and
> > > monitoring, homes and commerical property (no autos).
> > >
> > > He needs more installers and repairmen.   Any ideas on where he
> > > can get them?
> > >
> >
> >
> > I got my start about two years ago from an ad posted at an
> > employment  agency.
> >
> > I had tons of computer experience, a little home construction
> > experience,  but no alarm experience at all... never even touched a
> > keypad before.
> >
> > He was looking for someone experienced, but was willing to train
> > too.
> >
> > There isn't really much training when you get someone like me.  Now
> > I'm the  only person doing installations and service.  15-20
> > installations a month.  Residential, commercial, cameras, and
> > whatever else I get thrown into.  It's  a small town so we manage
> > to keep up but are generally booked solid for a  week or two in
> > advance.
> >
> > As far as ohm's law goes, I've never used it.  What would I need it
> > for in  the alarm field?  Electronics, sure... electrical, maybe...
> > alarms, no.
>
> Knowledge of Ohm's Law, however, implies a certain background or
> training in electronics.
>
> Someone who knows Ohm's law is almost certain to understand the
> difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit (very
> important in installing and troubleshooting alarms).
>
> The last guy my company hired (and who is no longer working for us)
> overstated his training on his resume.  He was a telephone "tech" in
> the military, and made it sound as though he was versed in
> electronics while all he really did was splice wires.  Had they asked
> him that simple question (Ohm's law) we would have at least been
> working with a known value.  Instead there was a lot of frustration
> before the rest of us figured out he really didn't know what he said
> he knew.
>
> A few of us took him under wing and tried teaching him but he decided
> to quit instead.  In his words, "its only a matter of time until they
> fire me."
>
> So, while knowing Ohm's law may make one over qualified... it still
> means that they are likey to be able to handle anything the job
> throws at them (electronically).

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