3606 Chapter 07: Write Job Applications

An employer can legally use a job application form to collect information about an applicant’s Social Security number and proof of citizenship.​

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An employment application requires information that is not in your resume, such as information about any misdemeanors and felonies.

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If an application asks permission to contact your current employer, you should answer yes even if your employer does not know you are looking for a new job.

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Most employment applications have a section stating that the employer may procure an investigative consumer report about you as part of considering your application.

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When you pick up a preprinted job application at an employer’s workplace, plan to spend just enough time to get the application and leave so that you will not disturb those who are working.

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To apply for jobs online, you have to register for the career site and this will cost money, so have a credit card ready.

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You will be screened into or out of an interview on the basis of your:

• Resume

• Job Application

• Cover Letter

• All of the above

Alana Simon and her roommate work different shifts in a counseling center in Leesburg, Florida. Alana needs a reference for a second job she is considering. Who should she ask?

• Her shift manager

• The district manager who is based in Orlando, Florida

• Her roommate

Which response would be suitable for the “Reason for Leaving” entry in an application’s employment history section?

• Fired for no reason

• Manager was not competent

• Quit

• All of the above

• None of the above

If there is a question you do not want to answer, you can:

• leave it blank.

• answer carefully, but truthfully.

• state that you will answer this in an interview.