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I am trying to fill out a job application!


Question Posted Thursday April 13 2017, 12:49 pm

I am trying to fill out my first job application and I messed up on the first one so I printed another one off the computer and the computer automatically highlighted the first page . Does it it look professional for the application to be high lighted? I am also having trouble understanding some of the questions on the application.

.Are you an alien authorized to work in the United States. Could someone explain to me what this means? I also have no work history so on the work history section I am stumped. On current or last employer do you put your supervisor's name or the company's name ? Remember all I have is volunteer woork. Thank you so much for your help.


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ammo answered Sunday April 16 2017, 2:57 pm:
I am unsure what you mean by the printer highlighting the first page but it should be okay so don't worry, the main thing to look for is that they would be able to read your answers clearly.

In regards to them asking if you are an alien authorized to work in the United States, they are asking you if you are from overseas/abroad (not a US citizen) who has permission to legally work in the United States.

As for your work history, include all the voluntary work you have done - this still counts as work history. As for where it asks who your employer is, this should ideally be the company name but if you were working, for example, for a person (like a gardening job where you were working for a person and not a company) you can put the name of the person. The only place ideally you would need to put your supervisors name is for references (if the application asks for them) or if the application specifically asks you for the details of your supervisor.

Hope this is of some help.

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adviceman49 answered Friday April 14 2017, 10:18 am:
On this question: Are you an alien authorized to work in the United States? If you were born in this country you are not an alien. IF you were not born here then you are an immigrant alien and need a work visa.

Under work history: list all the volunteer positions you have worked at. You put the name of the organization you volunteered for and any other information it asks for.

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Dragonflymagic answered Thursday April 13 2017, 10:43 pm:
If they gave you a photocopied job app as I have recieved depending on where I've gone, then I wouldn't worry about it. I have sometimes put first name where last name goes and when I make an error, I don't erase but put arrows pointing to where the answer belongs that I wrote. It isn't the best impression but if a company just hands out an app form they purchased at some office supply place, they are not as concerned with how pretty it looks but more the information that you put on it.

Alien refers to a person born in another country who is now living in the US and have gone through the channels of acquiring a work visa, and visa to be living here. A person who has snuck into the country somehow and has no id, no citizenship here, no work visa's, would not be eligible to work in the US. So if you were born here, the answer is N/A which stands for 'NOt Applicable' meaning it doesn't apply to you. If you say NO, it would mean you are admitting to being an alien and not being able to work in the US and if you say Yes, then you are again saying you are an alien but you have valid paperwork authorizing you to work here. And at a job interview, they would want to see this paperwork.

As for this being your first time seeking work and no previous work experience, employers understand that with teens or college age people. when you are 'employed' have an employer or had one, it means you had a job where you earned an income.
If you have a few different volunteer work done, I'd cross out current last employer and put Volunteer work. then fill in the blanks with when you started and stopped, name of organization, any boss or supervisor or manager name with address and phone number. Theres a spot for what basic duties you had at a job, so volunteer or not, there are job duties, so put what it is in there, like if you answered phones, helped with packaging, stocking shelves, did filing or some other kind of paper work. All this is previous experience. They want mostly someone who is dependable and will follow their rules. This means you always show up for your shift and if you can't, you at least have the decency to call and say you are sick or as is one case for me, the one vehicle we have, we share and it was dead, having to be towed to repair shop. I have worked places where teens or college age people did not show up on time, did half-hearted work or did not call in so boss knew they'd be short that day. If this app wants any characte references, it means people who have known you at least 10 years and are not family, and can tell a prospective employer when they call, that you are a great mature person, friendly, whatever else the interviewer wants to know. this is harder because other than family theres just your friends. So try to think of any adults who know you for a couple years if not 10, like your church pastor, a teacher at school, the next door neighbor who has interacted with you some and has had contact with you, either sharing friendly conversation, has observed you walking the dog, doing yard work. These are things kids don't like to do, teens neither, I have 3 kids who were like that then. It shows you don't shirk chores or responsibilities. Its even better if you have an elderly neighbor you have helped out on occasion with small tasks, or just gone over to check on. It shows you care. The easiest places to get into for a first job are fast food places. Its not hard, they know there's no previous experience and typically most their employees are teens in HS or just out of HS or college age. Other retail type stores, like even a Walmart may pick up younger people. I had one daughter start at fast food and when he sold the place, she found work at the Asian version of a dollar store where we live. Another daughter did coffee barista work, changing to cashier at a grocery and later Walmart work.
Good luck dear and don't worry, the very fact that you have done volunteer work for no pay means a lot.

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