Careful!
Your completed job application is the single most important item you will give a prospective employer. The job application gives more information about you than the obvious employment and education history. Your job application will silently tell your employer if you are neat or messy. It will disclose whether you are detail oriented or not. The job application can make or break your ability to obtain a desired position.
Instructions
1. Know spell. A spelling error on a job application can spell disaster. If you are able to, take the application home and fill it out with your dictionary to look up any commonly misspelled words or words you are unsure of.
2. Do not lie. Do not lie about your experience or education. Some employers do fact check your job application and will not offer you a position if they find that you have lied or misrepresented the information on it. Other employers may not fact check prior to hiring, but if they find out you lied on your job application at any time during your employment, they may have the right to fire you.
3. Write as legibly and neatly as you can. Sloppy handwriting and illegible words may indicate to your prospective employer that you will rush through important duties that they pay you to do methodically.
4. Use a pen. In addition to being completely unprofessional, pencil also smudges.
5. Read before you write. Be sure that you are writing the correct information in the correct space. If you cannot follow directions on your application, what will make your prospective employer think you can do so on the job?
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