Use a black or blue pen and use your best handwriting/print.
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Full name, current address, phone number
- Social security number (SSN)
- Driver's license number and state of issue
- Whether or not you've been convicted of a crime by civil or military courts
- Describe: Nature of the offense, Date of conviction, Location where convicted, Disposition (sentence, probation, etc.)
- Home addresses for the past ten years
- Date you're available for work
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If you must give your current employer notice two weeks in advance, write Two weeks notice.
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Otherwise, write the date on which you know for sure you can start work.
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- Military service. Bring your discharge papers, just in case they ask to see them.
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Entry and discharge dates, Type of discharge, Branch, Occupational specialization, Special training received and dates, Last rank
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You might be asked if you're a veteran of a war, such as Vietnam. This is for affirmative action programs, not discrimination.
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- Position desired, first and second choices
- Geographic preference, first and second choices (if applicable)
- Salary desired. If you want to temporarily sidestep the salary issue so you can negotiate, write negotiable, open or competitive.
- How you heard about the job
- If an employee referred you, get the employee's work contact information in advance and include it on the job application.
- Education and training - graduate school, college, vocational/trade school, high school
- Start and end dates, School names and addresses, Majors and minors, Degrees earned and dates
- Qualifications/Skills
- Summarize skills that would fit the position; i.e. Typing WPM, Software knowledge, Technical skills
- Professional license, memberships, or special skills
- Names of organizations, Dates of membership, Addresses and phone numbers
- Whether or not you are authorized to work in the country. If you have a work visa or weren't a citizen at birth, be sure to bring relevant paperwork.
- Three or four professional references
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Name, Title, Business addresses, Phone number, Relationship and length of time known
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Whether or not you've previously applied for work or worked at the same company. If so,
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Dates of application or employment; Divisions, units and departments for which you worked, Names of supervisors
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Work history - list in order with the most current first; include employment for the past 10 years and include all military history
- Names of employers
- Full address and phone numbers
- Job title and summary of job duties
- Number of hours worked - part time or full time
- Start and end dates. Month/year to month/year. Write present for the ending date at your current employer.
- Last or beginning and ending salaries. If you want to temporarily sidestep salary or don't think it's any of their business, leave it blank or write competitive.
- Supervisor names
- May your supervisor be contacted? yes or no? If no, why not?
- Reasons for leaving. Be careful with this one. Never criticize a former employer. Instead, write something generic like career advancement
- Special accomplishments or awards - this can be from work and/or training
- List any additional information you would like them to consider
- Read the Applicant's Certification and Agreement. Sign the form and enter a date.

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