Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-08 Thread Robert
Hohhof *Sent:* Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:29 PM *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Article in paper today says 50 and even 40 year olds are having trouble finding jobs despite being qualified. The phone interview goes fine, but at the in person

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-08 Thread Jay Weekley
got into a fist fight with another employee and dropped a handhole on a guy in the ditch... He had the look of a tweaker to me. *From:* Ken Hohhof *Sent:* Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:29 PM *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Article in paper today

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-08 Thread chuck
in the ditch... He had the look of a tweaker to me. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:29 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Article in paper today says 50 and even 40 year olds are having trouble finding jobs despite being qualified

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-08 Thread Ken Hohhof
-somethings. From: AF On Behalf Of dave Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:28 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills LOL! I can see that with some of the yonger generation of military. I questioned almost everything when I was a PV2/E2 it was in our dna As I become

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-07 Thread dave
/watch?v=Atks5rRqQkg *From:*AF *On Behalf Of *dave *Sent:* Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:59 AM *To:* af@af.afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Since I was a Full time and a Part time soldier I was brought up with good values and the meaning of hard work even  though I had my spell

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-07 Thread Ken Hohhof
' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills My son is almost done with his road to Eagle Scout, while some requirements have changed I can assure you it is still a rigorous process. There are still a lot of required merit badges to be completed. What I like about those required badges

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-07 Thread Brian Webster
. www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2019 11:27 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Sadly, eagle scout will soon have little to no value, reqs

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2019-06-06 Thread Steve Jones
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills >> >> the other issue we've had with military personnel is that in the military >> their boss is on a need to know basis (and therefore they don't always need >> to know stuff)

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-06 Thread can...@believewireless.net
ent:* Thursday, June 6, 2019 2:47 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills > > the other issue we've had with military personnel is that in the military > their boss is on a need to know basis (and therefore they don't always

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-06 Thread chuck
Eagle Scouts, hams, farm kids, vets. All good indicators. From: Sean Heskett Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2019 2:47 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills the other issue we've had with military personnel is that in the military their boss is on a need

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2019-06-06 Thread Sean Heskett
7:59 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills > > > > Since I was a Full time and a Part time soldier I was brought up with good > values and the meaning of hard work even though I had > my spell of crazy young man days but I think my first Tour h

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-06 Thread Ken Hohhof
if the boss was maybe a pointy haired moron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atks5rRqQkg From: AF On Behalf Of dave Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:59 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Since I was a Full time and a Part time soldier I was brought up with good

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-06 Thread dave
be a problem if you hired me as an installer. *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard *Sent:* Wednesday, June 5, 2019 9:01 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Indeed. For an installer, it seems to me that construction-type experience

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-05 Thread Ken Hohhof
Or like me, I can fly a desk, but I’m afraid of heights and that would be a problem if you hired me as an installer. From: AF On Behalf Of Mathew Howard Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 9:01 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Indeed

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2019-06-05 Thread Mathew Howard
Indeed. For an installer, it seems to me that construction-type experience is probably more valuable than tech experience. On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 8:21 AM Jay Weekley wrote: > Was he in the dilemma of trying to get a tech job without experience but > couldn't experience without a job? I'm as

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-05 Thread Ken Hohhof
Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Was he in the dilemma of trying to get a tech job without experience but couldn't experience without a job? I'm as interested in someone that knows a wood bit from a mortar bit as I am in someone that can perform a simple router setup. Jerry

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-05 Thread Jay Weekley
Was he in the dilemma of trying to get a tech job without experience but couldn't experience without a job? I'm as interested in someone that knows a wood bit from a mortar bit as I am in someone that can perform a simple router setup. Jerry Head wrote: Disagree. We hired an installer last

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-04 Thread Chuck McCown
But still holding to my stat of only 33% are even showing up for an interview. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2019, at 7:57 PM, Jerry Head wrote: > > Disagree. > We hired an installer last year who just turned 18. > He was one of three people (of 9 who answered the ad) who showed up. > We had

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-06-04 Thread Jerry Head
Disagree. We hired an installer last year who just turned 18. He was one of three people (of 9 who answered the ad) who showed up. We had a simple test of programming a XX-Link router. He failed. My network engineer said "Lets try him anyway". We did hire him and he has worked out really well. So

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-31 Thread Adam Moffett
19 9:19 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills I don't know anybody with a ham license :( On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: Check for a ham license... On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: When I was young I went exploring. I'd ask my mom if I could go for a bik

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2019-05-31 Thread Caleb Knauer
Brian Webster N2KGC >> www.wirelessmapping.com >> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >> >> -Original Message- >> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett >> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:19 AM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject:

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-31 Thread Chuck McCown
Anyone worth a crap is not out looking for a job these days. Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2019, at 10:51 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > wrote: > > A couple of thoughts: > > Many of these type of people will be working on something interesting > in their own time.Maybe some

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2019-05-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
A couple of thoughts: Many of these type of people will be working on something interesting in their own time.Maybe some probing questions about what they have done on their own. Depending on what you're looking for, things like 'have you ever played with an arduino? Raspberry Pi? etc?'

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1083583 On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:19 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > > I don't know anybody with a ham license :( > > > On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: > > Check for a ham license... > > > > On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > >>

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Jay Weekley
un...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:19 AM To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills I don't know anybody with a ham license :( On 5/30/2019 8:

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread chuck
AF7YN (formerly KA7WMG) XYL N7IZE -Original Message- From: Brian Webster Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:16 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Sure you do ;-) Thank You, Brian Webster N2KGC www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Steve Jones
y 30, 2019 9:19 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills > > I don't know anybody with a ham license :( > > > On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: > > Check for a ham license... > > > > On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > >> W

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Brian Webster
Sure you do ;-) Thank You, Brian Webster N2KGC www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com -Original Message- From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:19 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills I

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread chuck
Steal known good ones from other companies. That is a sure way to get a good hire. -Original Message- From: Sterling Jacobson Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:44 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills I don't know anymore, it's very

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Sterling Jacobson
hiring full time or even part time W2 based people. -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 8:20 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills Is that like a spam license? -Original Message- From: AF

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread chuck
Message- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 6:28 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills When I was young I went exploring. I'd ask my mom if I could go for a bike ride. I never really specified where, and just kept ranging farther

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Ken Hohhof
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/peopleware-productive-projects/9780133440706/ch16.xhtml -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:28 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills When I was young I went

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Ken Hohhof
Is that like a spam license? -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 8:19 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills I don't know anybody with a ham license :( On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: > Check for a

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Adam Moffett
I don't know anybody with a ham license :( On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: Check for a ham license... On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: When I was young I went exploring.  I'd ask my mom if I could go for a bike ride.  I never really specified where, and just kept ranging farther

Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Robert
Check for a ham license... On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: When I was young I went exploring.  I'd ask my mom if I could go for a bike ride.  I never really specified where, and just kept ranging farther and farther from home.  I'd end up in creeks, culvert pipes, climbing fences,

[AFMUG] Assessing life skills

2019-05-30 Thread Adam Moffett
When I was young I went exploring.  I'd ask my mom if I could go for a bike ride.  I never really specified where, and just kept ranging farther and farther from home.  I'd end up in creeks, culvert pipes, climbing fences, walking through woods, construction sites, quarries, and basically