Tentative
IUEC Local 2 recruitment window — Chicago, IL
IUEC Local 2 covers the Chicago, IL recruitment area. NEIEP has not published exact application dates yet, and currently projects the next opening around October 2028.
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Tentative
No exact dates published yet. NEIEP currently lists: Recruitment application window closed. Next tentative opening: October 2028.
Last checked against NEIEP 2026-10-13. NEIEP is the source of record — confirm at neiep.org before applying.
Next opening (NEIEP estimate)
October 2028
NEIEP currently lists: “Recruitment application window closed. Next tentative opening: October 2028.” A projection is not an application date — exact dates are published closer to the window, and that is when applications actually open.
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What applying to IUEC Local 2 involves
IUEC Local 2 covers the Chicago, IL area under NEIEP’s national recruitment system. Applications are submitted through NEIEP, not to the local union office directly. Once you apply and are scheduled, you’ll sit the EIAT entrance test, and if you pass, complete a hands-on tool assessment and a JAC interview before landing on a ranked hiring list valid for 2 years.
We do not have this area’s specific application URL, class size, minimum age, or physical requirements published anywhere we can verify — those details, along with any application cap for this particular window, should be confirmed directly at neiep.org before you apply.
The EIAT: what you’ll actually be tested on
The entrance test is the EIAT (Elevator Industry Aptitude Test): 100 multiple-choice questions, paper-administered, for a $25 fee — 35 reading (cloze fill-in-the-blank), 35 mechanical aptitude (illustrated, Bennett-style), and 30 math. You need 70% to pass, but the EIAT does not rank you — it’s a pass/fail gate only.
See the full breakdown of what’s actually on the test at the EIAT format page, or start practicing with a free EIAT practice test in NEIEP’s real format.
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The JAC interview — the step that ranks you
Two interviewers, 70% minimum, same rubric nationwide.
What’s actually on the EIAT
Reading, mechanical aptitude, and math — verified against NEIEP’s own study guide.
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When the window opens, you apply, take the EIAT and then face the interview that sets your rank on the list. The EIAT Prep app has 10 full-length tests in the real format, an AI mock interview that plays the JAC panel and scores you, and reminders before IUEC Local 2's window opens and closes.
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