WPA Beginnings

Online Applications

The Basics

You will need an email account

Fill out all fields completely

Resumes are optional, and very helpful

There will usually be an online test

They will force you to submit personal information over the internet

You do not have a choice in any of this-if you want to work there, you have to do it their way

Public networks, like at the library or Starbucks may not be the best place to submit personal info.

Companies use their career pages to promote a certain image

Apparently, Walmart wants to project a neck lanyard-friendly image.

Everyone is smiling and happy We encourage diversity We don't all wear blue smocks

Pat attention to these messages-they are telling you what they want to select for.

Who caught the typo above? Sometimes the messages are very subtle.

Walmart has already told us...

They want people who smile They want people to remember that they are more than

just the blue smock stores-they have corporate positions in offices (where they wear ID badges on lanyards)

The word respect will sound good on a resume or in a job interview

Excellence is another corporate keyword They send HR and Hiring Managers to seminars on this

stuff-talk their corporate language

Keep your user names and passwords simple

Remember the personal info bit from earlier?

Equal Opportunity Questions

They ask personal information about you Such as if you are a man or a woman, your

race, age, disability status, if you are a veteran, receive SNAP (food stamps), and such

WAIT A MINUTE! I thought all of those questions are illegal to ask before they make me a job offer?

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Equal Oppt'y, cont.

By law, the company is required to separate EEOC answers from the rest of the application.

Companies in compliance with the law use it to access tax credits, such as the Work Opportunities Tax Credit (up to $2,400)

They also use the information to defend lawsuits

Providing the info is voluntary

The 'documentation' is on form I-9

DocumentationA variety of documents are acceptable for I-9 purposes. The employee must supply either:One document that establishes both identity and employment eligibility (on List A on the I-9) OROne document that establishes identity (on List B), together with another document that establishes employment eligibility (on List C)All documentation must be unexpired as of April 3, 2009[4]Documents that may be used under "List A" of the I-9 form to establish both identity and employment eligibility include:Unexpired U.S. PassportU.S. Passport CardAn unexpired foreign passport with an I-551 stamp, or with Form I-94 attached which indicates an unexpired employment authorizationA Permanent Resident Card (often called a "green card") or Alien Registration Receipt Card with photographAn Unexpired Temporary Resident CardAn Unexpired Employment Authorization CardAn Unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by the Dept. of Homeland Security that includes a photograph (Form I-766)Documents that may be used under "List B" of the I-9 to establish identity include:Driver's license or I.D. card issued by a U.S. state or outlying possession of the U.S., provided it contains a photograph or identifying information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address.Federal or state I.D. card provided it contains a photograph or identifying information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address.School I.D. with photographU.S. Armed Services identification card or draft recordVoter Registration CardU.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner CardNative American tribal document Driver's license issued by a Canadian government authority

For individuals under the age of 18 only, the following documents may be used to establish identity:School record or report cardClinic, doctor or hospital recordDay-care or nursery school recordEmployees who supply an item from List B must also supply an item from List C

Documents that may be used under "List C" of the I-9 to establish employment eligibility include:A U.S. Social Security card issued by the Social Security Administration (Note: cards that specify "not valid for employment" are not acceptable.)A birth certificate issued by the U.S. State Department (Form FS-545 or Form DS-1350) Original or certified copy of a birth certificate from the U.S. or an outlying possession of the U.S., bearing an official sealA Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)[5]A Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)[5]Native American tribal documentU.S. Citizen I.D. Card (Form I-197)An I.D. Card for the use of a Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179)An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the Dept. of Homeland Security (other than those included on List A)U.S. citizens who have lost their social security card can apply for a duplicate at the Social Security Administration.

Here's the short version of the 'Documents'

Most people use: State Driver's License or ID

AND Social Security Card

Back to the on-line application

Be careful

At Walmart, you will only be considered for the job groups that you check off now.

Other companies limit the number of areas that you can check

Even though this can be a long process, be careful with filling things in completely and checking all the little boxes

Some websites will not let you move on until EVERY LAST LITTLE THING IS CHECKED, EVEN IF IT IN NO WAY APPLIES TO YOU

This can be frustrating

Sheesh, this is taking a long time

We are currently at step 2 of 8

The Walmart application is too long to go through each screen in this

seminar (Presenter, turn around and see if anyone is still

left)

The Wrap Up

For about 90% of companies, an online application is the first step in the hiring process

The process sucks Hang in there How to pass online pre-employment tests is

another seminar in the WPA Beginnings Series