I have worked at 2 different plants as an aux operator and so I'd like to share some insights that may be helpful. Regarding your lack of experience, it doesn't have to be a problem if you don't make it one. I started at Brunswick in 1999 and most of us in the class were ex-navy nukes, however, there was one individual who had no prior experience in our class. His work ethic was top notch. He never shied away from jobs when they were divvied out on shift, always did well on the continuing training exams, etc. As a result, he was selected for license class not long after he fully qualified as an AO and was one of only a handful of guys that made it through that class. Thus, I believe that work ethic is more important than experience (which is more of a secondary quality). Many places are looking to staff ops with people that have a desire to advance to RO and SRO, so be prepared to be asked about your career plans. Also, the interviews tend to be behavioral based. Basically, how would you respond to a given situation? For example, one question might center around you finding something that you don't expect out in the plant while performing a particular job or evolution, they want to know how you would respond. (would you tell someone, or just move on with the task and hope nothing goes wrong?). Human performance is a very big issue within operations, so maybe you could get some advice from your dad in that area. The fact that you passed the POSS exam is a good start. One more thing, your lack of experience might even be considered an asset, since you don't come in with any preconceived ideas of how things "should be", you have a better chance of more easily adapting to the culture.