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Completing Job Completing Job ApplicationsApplications

Completing Job Completing Job ApplicationsApplications

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What is a “job application?”

• A job application is a form that asks questions about your skills, work experience, education and interests.

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Your application for a job is going to give an

employer his or her first impression of you.

Here are some hints for filling out a job application.

• Don’t begin writing until you’ve read the entire application.

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• Follow directions.• Be neat.• Answer all questions truthfully. If a

question does not apply to you, write “NA” for Not Applicable. This will show that you haven’t missed part of the application.

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• Be prepared to supply references.A reference is a person who will recommend you to an employer, such as teachers, neighbors and anyone you have worked for in the past. This person should not be a family member.

• Check your work when finished.