Automotive Graduate Wants Into Dealership Service Dept?

Congratulations, and good luck.

Now, I've found that adding too much information when applying for a position can be worse than not enough.

1) Don't overwhelm your future employer with a bunch of nonsense that will make them bored reading you resume'.

It will make them think you can't keep your thoughts straight.

2) Don't go too far back into your employment history. Seven years at the most.

3) Don't give them opinions of yourself.

4) Do give them good references. (work related) Let the people you list as references that they may get a call in the future and ask them if it's OK to list them.

5) Be proud of your accomplishments, but don't embellish them.

6) Let them know why you want to work for "them" as opposed to some other place.

7) In your interview, ask them some good questions too. (benefits offered, advancement possibilities, job security and such)

I'm over 40 also

the problem you are going to have isn't so much getting into a dealership to work so much as you are going to have to accept a low pay rate......even though you are forty years old and have a degree you have no practical experience in the field and will need to start at the bottom, dealers will have a problem hiring you like this because of your age they know you do not have as many years left in the workplace as a kid fresh out of high school.........they consider mechanics investments because they need to take time to train them......it is just better business sense to hire a newbie that is in their 20's and can stick around for twenty years longer than you.........you may be better off finding an independent shop to work at........at least till you get a few years experience under your belt!!!!

when i applied for my first mechanic job while in tech school, i made a list of all the cars i worked on and what i did to them, to prove i had some experience. i ended up landing the first job i applied for.