they said they were only taking 15. 32 people showed up with about 10-20 of em being minorities (it’s known that unions favor minorities due to needing to meet certain “quotas”) that about halves my chances, the other 5-8 of them were previous construction workers. fast forward after interviews, i get a rejection letter, obviously i’m disappointed and don’t know what i’m gunna do since i wanted to quit my then current job. fast forward to about a month later. i get a cal from the union rep saying they wanted me now. obviously i said yes. my only question is… why tf did they let a 20 year old inexperienced welder with no experience in construction in, when they had other options? what did i do right? i’m honestly just boggled by it.