- Look for the section that wants you to outline your education. The section will often provide you with several lines, so you can add several schools to the job application. Add the most recent school or degree first and the second-most recent afterward. If you only have one college or university degree, add this first and then add your high school diploma afterward. The application will ask you for the starting and graduating years and for any specific titles or program names your degrees or diplomas may have.
- The Previous Employment section wants you to identify previous employers and your job with each one. The application may have a chart for you to fill in, where the information can include your job title, the company's name, the employment period, your responsibilities and the company's contact information. The employer may use this information to contact your previous employers for a reference check.
- Use this section to outline any skills or experience you may have that pertains to the job in question. Skills can include being organized, a team player or a trouble shooter, but can also include language skills, computer skills or a list of specific computer programs you can fully operate. For example, if you are excellent in Microsoft Excel and Word, add this under the Skills section. This is especially important if the position you are applying for requires you to know different programs or have certain skills.
- The employment application form may ask you for your salary history. According to Quint Careers, employers may ask you this in order to sort through fitting candidates in terms of salary expectations and their previous salaries. This is not a common part of a job application, but may appear if the employer wants to use it as a sorting method. Do not add your salary history unless you are prompted to, as it could ruin your potential chances for employment, according to Quint Careers.
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