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hollow I'm new and going into the automotive business and getting training to get my first certification do you have any tip?

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Lauren’s Answer

Hi Jay! Great question. I don't work in automotive but I used to work at a really cool nonprofit called TechForce Foundation. They are a nonprofit (based in Arizona!) that supports students going into transportation technician careers. They have great resources like tips, scholarships, job boards, newsletters, etc. for students. I highly recommend checking out www.techforcefoundation.org.
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I know of two local Mechanic owners who are Constantly looking for teachable, on time, expeditious, skilled techs who are willing to help them grow their business. Im in Western MD. he has one tech that I think is "autistic" because he seems a bit aloof and such.... but he started with him going to school at night, and doing mostly things like oil changes and fluid checks, windshield wipers etc. I learned recently that this same tech had done some harder stuff on my vehicle as I learned that he is learning and starting to click up thru his certs. The automotive biz is a biz of getting your certs. You have to earn your certs on a wide variety of vehicle systems. Its a business that in just a few short few years you can gravitate towards being in business for yourselves. The guy i know struggles with smart tech vs certified techs-- i think he uses a combination of both. Most of his guys worked for someone else before coming to work for him. He is a honest, smart, certified, very experienced mechanic. He still gets is wrong sometimes. he recently diagnosed a noise problem as a Transfer case issue. He ordered and replaced a used transfer case and then test drove it-- all to find out it was a rear bearing that was bad and causing the noise--- $1300 later....... and the one he replaced it with leaked gear oil. He wound up at his expense buying another used Transfer case and replacing the leaking one. He never charged me another penny for that work. So while you are learning to be a Great mechanic learn to be Honest and your business will grow immeasurably.
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