Job Applications, Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews

A job application should be completed in _____.

• Blue or black ink

• Pencil

• Red ink

• Crayon

If you don't know your social security number...

• Leave it blank on the application

• Look it up and write it down before you turn in the application

• Make up a number

• It's okay. The number isn't important until you get the job.

When filling out job availability, a good rule of thumb is...

• Say you are available every day of the week even if you are not

• Leave it blank so they can pick a schedule that works for them

• For a part-time job, try to give them around 15-20 hours of availability during the week

• Say you are unavailable to work weekends because no one likes to work weekends

If a question on the application does not apply to you...

• Leave it blank

• Make something up

• Write N/A

• Write W/O

What is the correct way to write that you were paid ten dollars an hour at your previous job?

• $10

• $10/day

• $10/hour

• Ten/Hour

When asked "Reason for leaving" on a job application, appropriate answers would include all EXCEPT:

• School started

• Seasonal job ended

• Looked for a new opportunity

• My boss and I did not get along

A job application serves the following purpose:

• One-page overview of your education, employment, and volunteer history

• Test of your communication skills, literacy, and penmanship

• Describes why you want the job

• All of the above

When writing down your job history you should start with the job you had most recently.

• True

• False

If you've ever been convicted of a crime, it is okay to lie about it on your job application.

• True

• False

Instead of writing references on our resumes, we now provide employers with a...

• Copy of cell phone contacts

• Reference page listing at least 3 of my references

• Nothing...employers don't contact references anyway

• Your social media account names to get to know the real you