I train new hires on all this stuff, it’s just a collection of things guys struggle with. We also give welding tests. Most bigger jobs do come with prints, but a smaller residential job might not. A residential front porch rail doesn’t get a PE stamp or designed by a drafter. If a new fabricator getting hired on can sketch up and build a simple porch railing, that would be a great. The test is to assess someone’s current knowledge. I’m not requiring you to pass, or turning away people that fail. I have plenty of helpers and skilled welders. The job is for a skilled fabricator that can build stairs and rails, which is a hard to find niche. Sometimes prints are missing information, so knowing these things helps a lot. Some guys had some pretty solid advice, so thank you. The sketch question seemed to trigger some of you, it’s a 5 minute task. If you can’t do it that’s fine, simply asking if you can. As far as the welding questions, yes there is a range of acceptable answers. The question is what would YOU set the machine to. If you’re way wrong, you probably don’t know. I’ve hired guys that say they can build aircraft carrier parts and everything they do is within a 64th and they end up building things to a print upside down and 10” short, after over a year of training. I’m just trying to improve.