The employment application is step 1 in any job hunt and hiring process, and like most first steps, it has to be done well to ensure the best chances of success.If you are involved in the HR department of your company, you will usually need to create your own employment sample applications for every candidate to fill out. Using only the most convenient and practical application templates to screen your applicants can be a major lifesaver in terms of drafting costs, time, energy, and resources.
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Check out this list of generic employment application templates that can be downloaded as free PDFs and adapted to your needs.
Employment Application Form Template
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Printable Generic Employment Application
Generic Restaurant Employment Application
Generic Fillable Employment Application
Free Generic Employment Application
Preparing an Effective Application
It is not just a matter of demanding any and all details. Depending on the job position and what you are filtering for, an application form will vary a little or a lot outside of the standard rock-bottom information, primarily
- applicant name, address, contact information and
- overview of education and work history.
That’s basically it. What you add to that should be relevant to the job, or you will be wasting time and resources. For example, you do not need to know about the applicant’s driving license if it is not a driving job (see Free Generic Employment Application).
A proper Job Application Template should be designed to eliminate all the preliminary hassle of reviewing, screening, and selecting. This means it has to be
- complete and comprehensive, specific to the job description, involving all the details that are relevant to the decision-making process and
- formatted well for ease of use and understanding. Some level of design is key. This means choosing a clean and easy format to make filling in information and reviewing it easier for everyone involved.
All these free templates are designed in the layout of a generic Employment Application Template. They will vary in complexity and scope that you can tailor to fit your specific company needs. With a little modification, any of them will be your best one-size-fits-all option to accomplish all requirements in one go.
Generic Blank Employment Application
Generic Student Employment Application
Generic Employment Application in Word
A Note on Young Employees
The Generic Student Employment Application is like any of the other applications but also includes helpful sections that make sure that people under the age of 18 applying for the job are authorized to work and meet certain qualifications by state law.
This will work well for those organizations and companies that make use of student part-timers or routinely hire teenagers for summer jobs. This is also necessary for certain jobs that require applicants to be above a certain age to qualify.
For internships, it would be better to go with an Internship Application Template.