4. Job Applications: What's It All About?
This activity aims to help students complete a mock application.
Note to Instructors: You can help the students fill out the job application using the cheat sheet as a guide or have them do it independently. Make sure that you review the completed application with them and provide feedback and adjust where needed. Be sure to gather a physical or electronic copy of the completed application as it is a required document that is needed for service reporting.
Discuss
Job applications are a way for you to show a company you are interested in working for them. Many businesses will ask you to fill out a job application and submit a resume. Job applications and resumes are tools that employers use to learn more about you, your skills, and your experience to see if you are a good fit for the job.
Today, we are going to explore job applications—what they look like, what information they ask for, and how to fill them out correctly. Before we get started, let’s think about this:
- Why do you think job applications are important?
- What type of information do you think goes onto a job application?
- Have you ever filled out a job application before? If so, what was the experience like?
- How do you think a well filled out job application can help you get a job?
- What kind of information do you think employers look for on a job application?
Discuss
When you start filling out job applications, it can be overwhelming. It is hard to remember all the details: the addresses, phone numbers and years. Creating a cheat sheet can be helpful so you always have something to reference as you begin filling out job applications. Today we are going to fill out a cheat sheet that will not only help you when filling out a job application but will also assist you in creating a resume. This is something that you can keep and update as you gain more experiences, graduate from various schools, and develop new skills.
Resource
We are going to start with filling out a mock job application. You can do this by choosing to print one off or practice filling out another application. Here are two options for a mock application for students to choose from. Application Cheat Sheet or the Sample Application from OOD.