Filling out an Application – The Do’s and Don’ts
Your completed job application is the single most important item you will give a prospective employer and gives them more information about you than you realize. Your job application will silently tell your employer if you are neat or messy, honest or dishonest, detail oriented or not, can stay on task and follow directions. If you cannot fill out the application by yourself, it will disclose whether or not you can read or write.
Your previous work history shows if you are one who hops from job to job or are a long term employee. A job application gives the company a chance to ask pre-interview questions of candidates, and it gives you another chance to highlight your skills and experience.
Come prepared and always bring information that you may need such as the required documents for identification (W-9), social security number, and your former supervisor’s information such as name, address, telephone number and email. Also bring the addresses and phone numbers of personal references or information that may be required for a credit check. Fill in all the information asked for. Avoid answering questions with “See Resume” or “N/A” or “Upon Request”.
If you fill out a job application online, use spell check to edit your answers for grammatical errors. If you fill it a paper application use dark pen and carefully print all answers. Ask for help rather than turning in an incomplete job application and remember to say “please” and “thank you”.
Be dressed appropriately. Be clean and neat in your appearance. The first impression is really important. A picture is worth a thousand words, and so the “picture” you first present says much about you to the person you are meeting.
For more information contact:
Brenda Bailey
Home: 208-650-4140
Email: brenda.bailey.1@hotmail.com
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