Applications, forms, surveys, etc.
I have been doing volunteer work at the Community Blood Center. My main duty there is to enter data into the online database. I take the answers from the blood donor surveys and enter it.
I often have to take a guess as to the person's name and other information i.e. address, phone number and e-mail address. That is because I can not make out whether they have written an 8 or a 9 or if one of the letters is a f or an s, etc. Sometimes I can barely read what they've written because it's so sloppy (or too fancy) or it's written too small. I can only hope I am keying in the correct information.
I only bring this up because I can't help but feel some people do this when they fill out job applications as well.
My point is that you can't expect to be contacted or even considered for a position if they can't even read the application you've filled out. Or if they read the phone number or email address wrong they may contact someone else thinking it was you.
Well at any rate, you get the idea. It's very important to make sure your information is neat and correct and legible. Always check for misspellings and make sure you read through your application and double, even triple check it.
You may even want to look it over before you begin filling it out.
One more thing- on the surveys that the Community Blood Center has the donors fill out, it asks what COUNTY you donated blood in. Many people often misread that as COUNTRY. So it's a good idea to make sure of what is being asked. You don't want to put U.S.A. when you should be putting down Preble or Monmouth or what-have-you. I don't know how many (if any) job applications ask about the county but you never know.
Oh- always be sure you include your area code(s) for your phone number(s). You may have an area code that is "out of state" or "out of county" for the job you are applying for.
I hope this is of some help.
I often have to take a guess as to the person's name and other information i.e. address, phone number and e-mail address. That is because I can not make out whether they have written an 8 or a 9 or if one of the letters is a f or an s, etc. Sometimes I can barely read what they've written because it's so sloppy (or too fancy) or it's written too small. I can only hope I am keying in the correct information.
I only bring this up because I can't help but feel some people do this when they fill out job applications as well.
My point is that you can't expect to be contacted or even considered for a position if they can't even read the application you've filled out. Or if they read the phone number or email address wrong they may contact someone else thinking it was you.
Well at any rate, you get the idea. It's very important to make sure your information is neat and correct and legible. Always check for misspellings and make sure you read through your application and double, even triple check it.
You may even want to look it over before you begin filling it out.
One more thing- on the surveys that the Community Blood Center has the donors fill out, it asks what COUNTY you donated blood in. Many people often misread that as COUNTRY. So it's a good idea to make sure of what is being asked. You don't want to put U.S.A. when you should be putting down Preble or Monmouth or what-have-you. I don't know how many (if any) job applications ask about the county but you never know.
Oh- always be sure you include your area code(s) for your phone number(s). You may have an area code that is "out of state" or "out of county" for the job you are applying for.
I hope this is of some help.