I faxed them the release forms for permission to call last employer and so on thursday. I haven't heard from them since. Is this a couple day procedure or do you think I need to call them monday morning to see how things are going?

 

If you want the job you call everyday! Show them you want this job. 99% of the people who apply for a job wait for a phone call, so if you are calling everyday you stand out from everyone else. Who are they going to remember if they only have 5 positions available and 100 applicants?

 

It never hurts to follow up. I would call Monday just to be sure they have the papers and are working on them. I think it did take a couple of days for them to verify everything with me.

It also speeds the process if you take some action on your part. I had the time to do it, so my recruiter and I went over everything that would be needed for employment verification. Luckily for me, I had worked at the same job for about 10 years. My only problem was the last couple of years of unemployment and self employment. She told me what they would need for verification and I went to work on it. That seemed to really speed the process and they appreciated it.

Basicly what happens is the recruiters are responsible for getting the information together, then they send everything to a verification department, then on to the hiring committee. I think it takes a couple of days, even with everything in good order.

Good Luck!

Arky

 

I got my job by catching the ad within one hour of it being posted on Monster.com one morning.

I tracked down the facility and its phone number based on the area code and prefix of the fax number in the ad.

I tracked down the transportation manager through simple social engineering. He asked how I found him. I told him, "excellent problem solving skills, sir." - problem solving skills was one of the qualifications required in the ad.

I had an application in hand, filled out, and back to him before noon. I told him that he only needed to find one driver now instead of two- because I was the ideal candidate. By tracking him down personally and getting the application in within an hour I bypassed the whole "fax into a stack" syndrome.

I called him later that afternoon.

I called him every morning and afternoon.

I shot him an email every morning and every afternoon.

I kept this up until he hired me.

I sent him a thank you card.


My daddy always said, "The world doesn't run on potential." You have the potential to be hired by any company. Would you rather get hired by the company that wants you, the company you want, or the company that is BOTH?

You can't sit and wait for things to happen. You make your own destiny.

-p.

 

I'm not going thru their cdl school I have 2 yrs local TT experience. Does anyone in the know have any idea if I will still go on some waiting list that I keep reading about. My recruiter actually said nothing about a waiting list and I forgot to ask.

 

It will depend on where you live and it changes weekly as I understand it. I take it that you have no OTR experience, which means you will be going out with a trainer. This is where the waiting list will come in to play if at all.

For those that do not need OTR training, I don't think you will have a list at all.

There are some on here who will criticize Maverick for having a waiting list, but there is always two sides to any argument. I personally feel that their good reputation for treating drivers with respect and honesty is paying off and they are getting more applicants than they can get through the system. Until Maverick starting training student drivers, their turnover was very low for the industry. Any training company is going to have a higher turnover simply because of the large number of people who think they will just love driving a truck and find out that they absolutely hate it! LOL

pogo, the only way to get a sure answer is to ask your recruiter.

Arky

 

no otr experience. I will be asking the recruiter tomorrow. Your very helpful arky thanks

 

Arky is dead on there pogo. Give em a call and follow up.

I don't know if I'd go as far as calling and emailing twice per day though. It will be different for every hiring manager or recruiter, but a lot may see this as a sign of desperation and just flat out being a pest. It can work against you just as much as it can work for you. I can tell you that Maverick is not a company that feeds on desperate drivers who are looking for their last resort. They have standards as high as any company out there. You'll have a series of tests with them and if you don't cut the mustard, you won't get hired plan and simple. Not saying they're holier than thou, they just don't take everybody.

As for the verification, there is no set timeframe in which this will be completed. They are 100% at the mercy of your previous employers as they won't act until they receive the fax back from them. It could be hours or it could be days.

One thing that you can do to really speed things up is to get reference letters from your employers, even your current employer if that's possible. I faxed them a letter that verified my past 10 years employment when I faxed the application and honest to goodness I got a call back offering a pre-hire within an hour.

I also agree with Arky that the fact that they have a waiting list should be viewed as a good thing. The have a lack of trainers at times because they don't operate as some other companies do by allowing someone with 6 months experience to become a trainer. Add into it that not every driver wants to be a trainer and there you have it.

Good luck.

 

Well I just got an interview with Performance Food Group.....they said the company that does the background checks takes two weeks to do it. I feel really good about the interview and I think they want to hire me...so should I check in before the two weeks is up? Like how often should I call them? Thanks.

 

I should clarify that my job is not just "any" trucking job and I was far from desperate and looking for my "last resort." We are a specialized, semi-private carrier that hauls hazardous waste exclusively. I've hauled loads with as many as 12 placards.

As for being a pest- maybe. But I'm no kid, I knew my credentials were above what they needed and I knew that I would be the best candidate for their needs. So I made sure that I was always #1 of the two drivers he needed to hire.

It worked.

In any case, my post was just an example, not a step by step. You can't just wait for someone to call you.

My father is an executive recruiter -a headhunter- and he will tell you just as he told me that the candidate that gets hired is the one who meets the needs AND stands out from the pack. Sure, trucking isn't quite the same ballgame and many companies just need a warm ass in the seat to get the freight down the road. But good companies (like Maverick) want good drivers. Good drivers will have to compete.

-p.