Getting a Job as a Ski Tech

[No.Quarter]

I'm a broke college freshman and I need a job. I want to know how hard it is to get a job as a ski tech. I don't have any real qualifications other than I work on my own and my friends skis and I highly enjoy it and can do some really strong base welds, fix topsheet chips and stuff like that. So how hard is it to get a job as a tech? Especially since I am a younger guy in this town. At my previous job I was very well liked by my supervisors, but I never asked for a letter of recommendation before I left. For that job I was actually just really lucky, my dad's boss knew some people and was able to put in a good word and set up a meeting with the hiring person, so I didn't even have to fill out an application until after I pretty much had the job. So I also don't even really know how to get a job in general.

So NS, how do I show that I can be a competent ski tech?

 

[powderdrunkie]

Usually if the interview goes well the shop can put you through a certification class or two. Even experienced techs have to renew their certs over time. So just nail an interview or two and you're laughing.

 

[ghosthop]

So NS, how do I show that I can be a competent ski tech?

not to be the bearer of bad news, but you're in bozone right? You should have been looking for jobs at a shop 2 months ago, I would imagine most places have filled their seasonal needs.

 

[No.Quarter]

not to be the bearer of bad news, but you're in bozone right? You should have been looking for jobs at a shop 2 months ago, I would imagine most places have filled their seasonal needs.

I was thinking that might be the case

 

[Mr.noodle]

If you get the job I like to play this prank where if someone asks for their skis to be center mounted alway mount the a centimeter or two back, it gets the every time