Tips on Finding Electrician Jobs

Tips on Finding Electrician Jobs

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Build anything, and electricians will have a hand in it. Unless you're talking about a cabin on a lake for throwback 1800s living, every building needs an electrician's knowledge and insight to make it all work. Then why is it so hard to find electrician jobs?

Why It's Difficult

Whether it's full-time or temporary electrician employment, the jobs available may not seem to match the need. A lot of this has to do with where businesses are advertising openings. Especially when it comes to electricians, construction companies like to develop relationships. Good installation shields them from a lot of liability and having to do major reconstruction over what they just built. This means that companies often stick with the electricians they know and have worked with before. Companies know the quality of work they'll deliver, and so feel safer.

The Basics

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Obviously, this makes it difficult to get your foot in the door with many companies. Let's assume you already have the basics covered. You've been to trade school and you're trained. Or you've been certified through an apprenticeship. Either is valid. Perhaps you even have a specialty and certification. (If you lack specific OSHA training, we can help you get it.)

 

Be aware that certifications aren't necessarily locked to a place. You can move, and chances are good your certifications will all still be applicable in your new location. This expands the range in which you can look for electrician jobs.

Take Advantage of Continuing Education

Remember that you can work your way up from apprentice to journeyman and then to master. Keep your education and certifications up to date. If a company can't easily check your qualifications, hiring managers will move on to the next application rather than investigate it.

It's easier to keep everything in order than having to go back and double-check what was missed or inaccessible.

Re-draft Your Resume

If you're having trouble getting bites from companies, your resume may be the culprit. Most resumes look the same and are fairly unexciting. Of course, you want to communicate experience and qualifications first and foremost, but consider changing up the presentation or the information you deliver at the beginning. If you aren't in the habit of drafting cover letters, perhaps it's time to start.

A messy resume will often be rejected regardless of experience. Electrician jobs require precision and care because of the risk and liability involved. A business that sees a lack of precision and care in the resume is very unlikely to hire the person who wrote it.

If resumes aren't your strong suit, consider having someone edit them for you. Alternatively, take it to a labor staffing agency that can help you refine it.

Widen Your Search

Looking for work can be a full-time job in and of itself. It's frustrating, and sometimes you get disappointed with yourself or others. That's OK. It's normal. If you're doing it on your own, there are ways to expand your search.

As we said, you can take your resume to a labor staffing agency for some help. While you're there, you can ask about the electrician jobs they have available. Companies will often utilize a labor staffing agency to help them find new talent and fill out temporary electrician employment. This is a great way to get your foot in the door with a company.

Why Labor Staffing Agencies Work

Businesses trust labor staffing agencies because we specialize in connecting employers to the skilled labor they need. An agency can fill in as a human resources function for construction companies that otherwise can't support such a department. Labor for Hire vets candidates, so companies can streamline their hiring processes.

The cost is usually a small portion of a temporary contract you get. In other words, we only get paid if we find you paying work. We also offer OSHA training courses that give you additional qualifications which make you an even better hire.

“Union” Isn't a Bad Word

There's a lot of conflict over unions these days, but they can be very helpful. Unions can help you make connections, develop professional relationships, and find work. They'll often offer additional classes as well. Unions do ask for monthly dues. Depending on the work you're getting, these dues may be reasonable or not.

As a labor staffing agency, it'd be easy to tell you to that unions are bad, but that's not the case. We encourage you to use every job-seeking tool available to you.

Smart Job Hunting

By utilizing resources like Labor for Hire to job-seek on your behalf, you can create a little bit more time for yourself. If you're burned out job hunting, you'll already be stressed on Day One of a new job. Let us take some of that burden on for you, so that job hunting is a more reasonable experience - the way it should be.