Job Application

Objective: Students will learn how to fill out a job application correctly.

Supplies: Job Application Quiz

The Job Hunting Handbook by Dahlstrom Company

Assignment Sheet #1 and #2

1. Allow each student to take the Job Application Quiz.

Correct the quiz and explain the answers as you do so.

2. Have each student refer to the Job Hunting Handbook pgs. 36-37.

Points to Discuss:

· Friends and Relatives—Choose your friends carefully.

· Criminal Record—insist on discussing , rather than writing about it.

· Education—don’t exaggerate on this

· Lay-off—take credit for the job you had

· Fired—Don’t omit that job from your application, state “Please see me” in the space for reason for leaving.

· Job Hopping—If you’ve had more than three jobs in five years, have a good reason for leaving each job.

· Unemployment gaps—“job hunting” is a legitimate reason

· No work history—list any volunteer, charitable, casual labor or self-employment jobs you might have had

· References—ask for permission to list individuals on job applications so they’ll be prepared for the call when it comes.

· Money—write “open” where it asks for expected salary or wage

· Off-Limit exceptions—An employer may ask you an off-limits question if that topic has to do with your ability to do the job.

3. Job Hunting Handbook pgs 38-39

Points to Discuss:

· Print

· Use a pen

· Be neat

· Answer every question. Put n/a if it is not applicable

· Don’t give an expected salary. Write “open”.

· Be accurate

· Have a good reason for leaving your jobs

· Get permission from people you will use as references

· Be honest

· Sign and date application

4. Have each student practice filling out the application on pgs 38-39 or have them fill out one of your own applications.

5. For an additional assignment, have students practice filling out an online application.

Go to http://jobs.utah.gov/selfservice

Click on “Job seeker Log-in”

Click on “Sign up here”

You will see a “user agreement”. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “agree”.

Now you will see an initial registration form. Fill it out.