Carpenter Interview Questions

"When hiring a carpenter, an employer will look for someone who has completed an apprenticeship or worked as a carpenter's helper and who can demonstrate an ability to erect and rehabilitate building and other structures while maintaining a standard of safety. At an interview you may be asked about your experience as a carpenter's apprentice and any projects you may have worked on, proficiency with specialty tools such as a scissor lift, and your personal carpentry practices to ensure the safety and longevity of your products."

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Carpenter Assistant was asked...July 25, 2013

They didn't ask any questions at all.

3 Answers

Well done

All the best

God bless

Webber

how much experience do you have?

3 Answers

10 to 15 years in the construction and carpenter trades...

Ive done small stuff but not to major. It would be almost a year not just 0. Cutting boards to size and anchor them down for a repair, not all come this way, shapes of the repair come into play Less

Tons in multiple fields that Webber deals in .

3-G Construction
Carpenter was asked...January 21, 2020

how long have you been in the construction

3 Answers

19 years.

10 years

several years i have been in several different construction related jobs

Norfolk Southern
Carpenter was asked...February 4, 2016

Do i want to be a carpenter

2 Answers

Yes

Yes

United Brotherhood of Carpenters

are you able to work at extreme heights, how do you know?

2 Answers

yes.

Have been mostly s residential carpenter , with limited commercial.... Started off doing roofing & siding... Contractors will call me to do piece work, cause the job requires walking 8-10 pitch roofs... So , no im not afraid of heights at all... More leary with another mans setup of the scaffold... Less

Method Homes

How much Finish Carpentry experience do you have?

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I have roughly over 1 to 2 years of Finish Carpentry, Framing, and Foundation experience Less

I have 20 yrs exp in finish carpentry

Turner Industries

Asked about experience

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i have 3-4 years

Yas. 10 years Experience. Lathe machine. Opratar

Carpenter was asked...September 1, 2015

How long have you been building, what kind of tools can you operate?

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I've been building for a while, here are the list of guys Ive worked with.

Carpenter was asked...November 26, 2016

How much experience I had

1 Answers

I answered it by telling him I've been doing this for over 10 years

Carroll Construction Supply

What was my first job in us..

1 Answers

Oral it..

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