Job Application
What is a job application?
A valuable way for the business to collect and organize the hiring information.
What is the first thing you should consider before filling out a job application?
Interests, Skills and Experiences.
Is a job application, resume and cover letter the same thing?
No
This is a technical skills, are specific, quantifiable abilities acquired through formal education, training and experiences.
Hard Skills
Your full name, address, phone number along with email address are examples of what?
Personal and contact Information
True or False:
Is this a purpose of a job application is to establish the company's professional and credibility
True
When looking for a job online you should look at?
A job posting
What is the purpose of a cover letter?
It is to introduce yourself to a potential employer and summarize your interested and qualification for a specific position.
This is more subjective and harder to quantify and are know as interpersonal skills
Soft Skills
This is example of:
Job duties and accomplishments that are relevant to the position your are applying for is?
Professional and Work Experience
What should an application be alongside of?
Resume and Cover Letter
Should you follow up once submitting your application?
This is a form that is an official form that employers ask all applicants to fill out and provided a consistent format with the same questions related to personal information, education background, work experience, and references that must be answered by each applicant .
Job application
Can you name an example of soft skills?
Communication, Teamwork, Problem-solving, Time management, workplace safety and more.
What should be included in other important sections?
Yes
What is this definition:
Follow direction provided in the job positing to start the application process. The employer may want you to complete the application online or on paper. The employer may ask for a resume and/or cover letter as well as the job application.
Prepare the Application Materials.
What is a resume?
A summary of your skills, experiences and education relevant to a specific position you are applying for.
Can you name examples of hard skills?
It's a formal document that allows employers to collect standardized information from candidates.
True or False:
Is a job application a standard document that business typically gives to the candidate?
True
Where should you look for a job positing on?
Indeed
Should you understand the differences?
Yes
What are the hard skills and soft skills?
I am cybersecurity and I use communication skills along with teamwork skills in my job.
Hard- Cybersecurity
Soft- Teamwork and communication
Should you include hard and soft skills on your job application?
Yes- specific skills