Questions about the Post Interview Process

I was recommended on both the POSS and the BMST, and am hoping to hear about a follow up interview soon. Assuming it goes well, what do the next steps generally look like? For clarity, I'm applying with Constellation. I'm hearing that there's a drug screening, a psychological evaluation, a physical, and an in-depth background check? I'll be real with you; all this makes me very, very nervous. I know it's obviously incorrect to lie, and I have no intention of doing that. I also know that none of you necessarily have the inside scoop, I'm just asking for reasonable thoughts and assurances, cause I'm going to be quite frank about the things I'm concerned about.

* I had an edible gummy in a recreational state three weeks ago. I know Constellation is a zero tolerance workplace, but I have no history of misuse in the workpalce.

* I have autism, is that going to make the psych-eval harder?

* I was diagnosed with depression as a teenager, but I always thought that was more circumstantial than anything else.

* I don't have **any**, and I mean **ANY** Criminal history, but I do have maybe ten tickets over the last twelve years or so. One for speeding, and the others for various forms of incomplete documentation or paperwork, or something like a cracked windshield (All of which have been paid).

* Technically I'm behind on child-support payments, but they aren't administered through the state, and they've agreed to not pursue them for personal reasons.

* What sort of information is the PHQ going to ask of me?

* I can only really think of, maybe, five non-family members I can use as references off the top of my head. I'm not exactly the most social person.

* My credit is really bad, like in the five hundreds I think, because I didn't have a lot of support when I was in my early twenties, and I've mostly avoided any sort of payment plan since then.

* The dates of employment on my resume aren't exact; they should be in the ballpark, but I didn't go out of my way to confirm them.

* I was fired from one of my experience-relevant workplaces, but it was for attendance issues related to my fiance being ill.

* I haven't filed taxes in around three years; the first year was due to me being owed a rebate and simply not having time to claim it, and the other two times were because I wasn't drawing a salary and just helping with my fiance's business.

* I'm not jacked, but I'm not super fat either. I don't workout, but I stay relatively active by walking my dog a few miles every day..

I really, really want this job. Am I just cooked? Does all of this seem like relatively normal stuff? I'm just deeply worried than they'll onboard me, I'll upend my life to move towards the facility, and then they'll cut me loose because of something in the background check, or the physical.

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u/_eindis — 3 days ago

Trying to gauge BMST difficulty level

I know there have been a lot of POSS/BMST related posts recently & I want to thank everyone for being so patient. I'm sure answering the same questions gets old pretty fast.

To people without college degrees & who have been out of school for a while - how difficult did you find the BMST?

There aren't a lot dedicated BMST practice tests, but I saw that someone reported success from studying with AI. Would someone be able to look at this quiz generated by ChatGPT & tell me if the questions seem roughly equivalent to the BMST?

https://chatgpt.com/share/6a3fe9ea-7a18-83ea-b888-b25b15cf9d06

u/_eindis — 8 days ago

Sedatives while Grooming?

I groom my 2 year old Great Pyr with an extra long pin slicker brush (marketed for doodles, highly recommend) daily + line-brushing with a metal comb whenever I have extra time. His neck scruff is especially sensitive, so I normally have to go pretty quick with the slicker. Unfortunately, my baby has a resplendent mane & the extra-long pins were apparently not long enough for the job. He's developed some small matts in the area. It's easy to remove with some line-brushing, but the process is tedious & my boy gets fed up with his mane being touched very quickly. (I go in very small sections & minimize pulling so I don't think it hurts, it just disturbs his sleep. He punches first & asks questions later.)

He doesn't go for anything licky like peanut butter so I haven't been able to distract him with food. My thought is to give him some CBD treats and/or to ask the vet for trazodone, but he's never had either of those before and in general I feel guilty giving him a mind altering substance when he can't really consent & I can't really explain what's happening to him or why. He's been scratching his scruff more than usual, though, so I know he's getting itchy.

How do your Pyr respond to CBD and/or trazodone? Is there a good way to go about this?

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u/_eindis — 11 days ago

How tough is the NLO interview?

I've got my POSS and BSMT scheduled for this upcoming week; pass or fail, not much I can do about it now besides last minute studying.

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I guess I'm just worried that I'll pass my tests, do well in the interview, and then get passed over for both locations I've applied to.

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Conversely, I've heard that getting into the hiring pipeline is the actual hard part, and if you have a baseline level of competence, its a safe bet that you'll land the position.

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Any thoughts or words of wisdom?

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u/_eindis — 14 days ago