Step 3

Preparing the information that you need to go to an interview…

Prepare a personal fact sheet to take with you to the interview in order to fill out either paper or Internet applications. The information you will need is as follows:

Name

Address (be sure to have the # street, city, state and zip code)

Phone Number/cell phone number

Email (Your email address needs to be professional, for example, jsmith@ .

Social Security Number

Educational history; Names, addresses and phone numbers of schools, your major in school

Your skills (for example: typing wpm, computer software that you can use, strongest coursework, ability to work as a part of a team, etc.)

Your interests

Your volunteer and paid work history – for each job, you will need to keep track of the following information, the rest of your life.

Name of the employer (the name of the place where you worked)

Address of the employer (be sure to have the # street, city, state and zip code)

Phone # (be sure to include the area code)

What type of business it was

Supervisor's name and title

Your starting and ending dates

Your starting and ending salary

Your job duties

The reason you are leaving or looking for new employment

References **see below

Person to notify in a emergency (to be provided to the employer after you are hired)

What are references and why do I need them to get a job?

A reference is a person who know you well (for at least a year) and can talk about your honesty, work or education experience, your ability to be on time, your skills and how they match the job, etc.

The types of references that you may use include the following:

• Personal Reference – A person that can speak about you as a person , your honesty, sincerity and dependability. Good personal references are: Your best friend's parent

A religious leader

A community leader you know

• Professional Reference – A person that can speak about your education and work performance.

Good professional references are: School teachers/professors, former employers, volunteer organization supervisors

• Credit Reference – A person, company or business who can speak about your ability to pay your Bills. Good credit references: credit cards companies, your bank.

Do's and Don'ts for references:

NEVER use a family member as a reference.

ALWAYS ask the person if you may use their name before you use it as a reference

ALWAYS keep your reference list current and be sure you have the name, address, phone number and professional title of the person. Make sure that you know which type of reference they will be and how long you have known the person.

ALWAYS keep your reference list up to date!

WHAT IF AN EMPLOYER REQUIRES A RESUME?

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