I'm not hiring HVAC helpers without a 608 anymore. Fair or not?

I'll take the other side a little. First, I agree it shows follow-through. Second, passing the test isn't the same as understanding it; I've had students with a card who couldn't tell you which way the refrigerant flows. Third, you'll lose good career switchers who are working another job and can't study and job hunt at the same time. Make it a 90-day requirement and you get both.

Fair point on the switchers. But in my experience the 90-day promise is exactly what doesn't happen.

Yes. And put it at the top of the resume, not the bottom.

Kash, how many of those three would have stayed anyway? Sometimes the missing card is a symptom, not the cause. I've hired summer help too, ask me how I know.

Good. That's how it works most of the time. You ask.

Update on my question: asked my boss, he doesn't require anything, but he said he'd pay for a code class if I asked. So I asked. Starting in October.

kind of chicken and egg though? i'm studying for it now and half of it is stuff i've never seen in person. took my shop 4 months to even let me hold the gauges. how are you supposed to know it before anyone hires you?

Plumbing apprentice, sorry to jump in from another trade. Does anyone do this for plumbing helpers? Require something before you start?

electrical side my first job wanted osha 10 and a license and that was it lol. drivers license i mean

Two left inside six months. One is still with me and is a good tech, card or no card. So you have a point.

so if i pass it by november am i hireable lol. asking for me

is the 608 worth it for electrical guys? sorry if thats off topic

theres a thread on here where a bronx electrician's boss wanted two of his guys to have it for ptac units. so sometimes lol

update: I'm going with ms_almonte's version. Card required within 90 days of starting, and we pay the test fee if you pass on the first try.

ok thats actually a good deal. studying tonight, practice tests until core is boring