This I guess would be the best place to tell the story of how I got hired by an operator.
I'm looking for a job, and see an ad in the paper, arcade tech, etc. so I noticed it had been online or in the online paper for 2 days. so I thought "shit" I missed it. So I wrote up my resume, and overnighted it to the address listed.
So about 2 weeks goes by, and this guy calls me, wants to know if I want to meet him at a bowling alley to do an interview, etc. So I go and meet him, and there's this really nerdy looking guy with a pocket protector and a briefcase, saying he's applying for the tech job too. So I immediately think "Oh shit, lost this one" because I just showed up casually dressed. Not a t shirt and jeans but just khakis and a polo shirt. So anyways, the op finally gets there, and he's brought his collector stuff, etc. He tells us that he'll interview the other guy first, then me after wards. I thought for a minute, damn maybe I should just leave... but figured since I drove all the way over there, I should sit around and wait, hell why not.
So about 10 minutes goes by, and the door opens and he tells the guy 'YEAH, WE'LL CALL YA, SOUNDS GREAT" blah blah blah, the guy walks out the door. So the op turns to me and goes "I thought he'd never leave!" LOL
So first question out of his mouth is "I gotta know, what games do you own?" and I told him, and he basically informed me that the only people that apply for these jobs are computer techs who have no clue what the hell they're doing, and what they really want is somebody personable who can do logical troubleshooting and be good with the people at the locations so nobody gets pissed off. He also said he was impressed that I overnighted my resume to him. I started the next week.
Afterwards I hired a few guys, basically personality was about everything. I hired probably 90% on personality, because you've got to have somebody who the locations will like, having a friendly relationship with a location was worth way, way, way more than the quality of service you provided.