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Can anybody in las vegas nevada weld with innershield wire paticularly nr-233 1/16 inch diamiter.my company is looking for a welder who can use this wire in all positions to weld in the field doing structural steel everybody that comes by the shop who says they know how to use it always makes a few vertical passes that look like my grandpas hemoroids and dont get the job.i cant believe that with all of these out of work welders we cant find a welder
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Hey bro i live out in pahrump, so heya :)

Post or pm me your contact information and ill pass it along to a couple of my buds. Sure they'll be interested if the pays right.
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What's the pay, per diem, and hours?

The answers to these questions will probably answer yours.

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lol, we dont get per diem in las vegas otto. :p
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Kermdawg, that's kind of my point. Not the per diem, so much, but I'll bet this job is 40 hrs and wouldn't be at all surprised if it starts at $12 or less.

Admittedly, innershield isn't hard, but it isn't fun, so people who've done it before would like to make more next time.

You get what you pay for.

Sooner or later someone will be hungry enough to do the job for the money, but it takes patience to find that guy.

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ekfinn, that letter was brilliant!

"...fucked up as a football bat..." :lol:

"... after the aggrieved groups get their free 40's and cigarettes..." Ain't that the truth!

If you're good with a squirt gun, and are willing to travel, I saw this job today. When I read your post, I thought you might be interested.

http://www.roadtechs.com/const/wwwboard ... nbr=169842
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Ya its a tough time to be in the trades right now. 10 bucks an hour aint even unemployment dude, hell hop on the 2 year obama job creation plan, aka 2 years of welfare, and wait it out. Thats my plan :)

400 a week take home for sittin on my butt all day? Shit. Why work when all the jobs in the trades are payin 10 bucks an hour?

On a side note, thats why I dont beat around the bush on the interview. I always ask what they are lookin to pay, just ballpark, so we aint wastin each others time. They dont like it ill pack my shit down the road but I think the straight and too the point attitude says alot about ya.

edit- otto, thats an AWESOME site, aint found that one yet, threw out a couple resumes on it though.
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It never occurred to me that I hadn't listed my job hunt sites here.

I find a lot of useful leads on http://www.roadtechs.com
Even during the leanest times, there was always at least some shipyard work. The downside is the number of headhunter agencies who collect resume's and rarely call.

http://www.constructionworkers.us is a search engine dedicated to job posts. I prefer to use the "super search" option. I enter "weld per diem" under "what", and leave "where" blank, and usually get many postings. Check the post date at the bottom of each listing.

http://www.indeed.com can be used the same way.

If you'll follow the "hot projects" section of the forum
http://www.industrialprojectsreport.com ... efault.asp
there are a lot of job tips exchanged, often with condition reports from the jobsite. There is a certain amount of B.S. to sift through. The site is the author of the "HotSheet", and if you choose to subscribe I recommend the online version, and start dialing as soon as it comes in.

One other site I check has more activity for residential/commercial construction, but occasionally has good leads for welders is:
http://www.drywallflorida.com
Don't let the name fool you; They list all kinds of construction jobs all over the country.


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Does anyone have any other suggestions for job searches?

The more options we have, the better off we are.

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Some employers that have work or are going to have work in the future, note no locations cause these companies have work nation wide-( i will update when I get the chance, hard to remember all the places ive applied at over the last year.)

c2hm hill-http://www.careers.ch2m.com/worldwide/en/-Usually has some work in Alaska and some abroad as well

Saulsbury Industrieshttp://www.si-tx.net/2009/employees.html-Lots of industrial work in the south and east U.s.

Halliburton-http://www.halliburton.com/careers/-Has alot of oil rig support work in North Dakota and some more work in differant parts of the US. I think most of the welders they hire are rig welders.

Ill update this post when I go back through my email and look at all the companies that rejected me later tonight :) hope this helps someone

Hey better yet, why dont we start a new thread with companies we know are hirin otto? Noones gonna find this info in this thread :p
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