Truck Driver Life on the Road
Will my employment history as a truck driver matter when I start looking for a job as a software developer?
Posted by Sireti in Trucking Q&A on 04 28th, 2009 | 2 responses
*I am taking classes online. Here is my history: 12/03-2/05 US Army Deployed in Iraq Heavy Equipment Operator 4/05-4/06 OWBF (a furniture place) Local Box Truck Driver 8/06-12/06 Werner Enterprises OTR Truck Driver 12/06-Present JB Hunt OTR Truck Driver I would really like to start working for a local company so that I can be home more often but I am concerned that when I finish my Bachelors degree next summer that no one will want to hire me because I have switched jobs too many times. What do you think about this? Will moving to one final truck driving job make a difference in whether or not I can get hired as a software developer?
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Truck driving is a solitary life but an interesting one.
I don’t see why it would be helpful or a hindrance.
good luck
You got this all wrong—for the last 5 years you have been Employed heary equp and TD. Bosses know you need money and your consistency is in your favor….OK–take another job driviing.. . I am more concerned about your living habits… I just hope you are not a smoker??? I have seen drivers pop cigaretts in there mouth like life savers… When you climb down out of the tractor for the last time… Smoking stops–wife smokes she stops….There over…Smokers don’t understand how nasty and smelly tobacco stinks…No one will want to work with you — clothes smell bad— breath is nasty — just by walking into a building you seriously stink it up…Now were talking where the rubber meets the road… I’m Air Force and your Army–there isn’t anything that I would do to keep one winey 2nd Lieutenant from getting the job before you… Smoking is serious and a spit cup is totally insane….One other thing is if your outside smoking and they need you—NOT Good… There is a lot of people looking and you want everything — everythiing to your advantage… Clean up the trucker talk… ..