TECHNICAL SKILLS INTERVIEW

The overall purpose of this technical assessment is to gain further insight into the person’s ability to work as an HEO. The person may have skills from having previously worked or trained as an HEO. He/she may have transferable skills from work in trucking, farming, and/or construction, or from hobbies such as carpentry, woodworking, or mechanics.

Name:
Phone Number:

Ask: Have you worked with heavy equipment before? If not, have you had experience as a long distance trucker or worked in a technically based environment such as drywalling, carpentry, construction, or farming? Alternatively, if no, have you any hobbies that involve working with your hands, such as fixing motors, woodworking, or any other hobby that involves the use of tools?*
Record answer.




* If a person has not had experience in any of these areas suggest that they might want to talk to an HEO or long distance trucker to get a real sense of the job. Provide the person with further information on HEO.

Ask: What type of equipment did you use or tell me about your hobbies. Record answer.




Based on the person’s experience ask ONE set of the following questions.

Set 1 – HEO experience
Set 2 – Long distance truck driver or technically based environment such as drywalling, carpentry, construction, or farming.
Set 3 – Mechanically based hobbies