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Page 22, April 4, 1979 North Shore News

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By KATHRYN
GALLAGHER:

Officer. in Charge, North
Shore Canada Employment

~ Centre for Students (986-

3404)

Application forms are a
mecessary evil in any
summer job hunt. Don’t let
your impatience with them
prevent you from putting
-your best foot forward.

‘Employers who don’t use
the referral service offered
by the Canada Employment
Centre for Students are often
inundated with summer job
seekers. Application forms
are just one of the means
employers use to reduce the
flood of applicants to
controllable numbers. Solely
from the information on
_those application forms the
employer will select the few
students he wishes to call for
an interview.

How can you ensure that
you will be one of the few
selected for an interview?
You can’t. But there are
.some very easy things a
student can do to make his
application ‘outshine the
others.

Neatness is a very obvious
thing. A sloppy application
can only make an employer
assume that the student’s
work habits are the same.

Completeness is another

very important factor. Even —

with little or no regular job
experience there are many
things you can put down that
will show what kind of a
person you are and the type
of skilis you have.

Be sure to include paper
routes, steady. babysitting
jobs, volunteer work and
work done for friends or
relatives. Helping your next
door neighbour build a
summer cabin probably
taught you some carpentry
skills. Being a volunteer
camp counsellor probably
taught you leadership and
outdoor skills.

List your hobbies and
participation in athletics.
You may tiever apply for a
job that requires your ability
to play rugby but it does tell
an employer that you are in
good physical shape and
would be a likely candidate
for a job that takes muscles.

It is also a good idea to
state your level of
proficiency. Attaining
Grade X piano indicates you
are willing to work long and
hard to achieve a goal.

Special courses taken in
school such as childcare,
mechanics, or community
recreation are helpful. So
aro extra-curricular courses
such as first aid, Outward
Bound, sales training, or
swimming instructing.

Don't let your modesty
prevent you from = men-
tioning awards or
scholarships you have won.
Which employer doesn’t
want somcone that has

roven they can learn, be a
eader, or be a most valuable
player?

Remember, often all that
an cmployer knows about
you is what he reads on your
application form. Make it
neat, complete, and honest,
and you will greatly increase
your chances of being
selected for an interview.

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