How to Make a Job Application

Creating your own job applications is a cost-effective way to get the information you need to hire the perfect candidate. Companies do not have to purchase massive quantities of ready-made applications that ask for too much, or not enough information. Create a job application tailor made by you, and get the information you need.

Instructions

1. Decide how much information you really need from a job applicant. If the job requires five years of experience, create an application asking for that. If you do not need to know the residential history of the job candidates, leave that section off entirely.

2. Use your word processor to format your document. Place the company logo into the header of the job application. Create a footer with the company address and telephone number. Use the space in between to ask for the information you need to know about the applicant. Choose a two-sided job application to save paper.

3. Take the finished product to the printing department at your local office supply store. If you have several applicants a week, the cost of having your custom-made job application printed is lower than using your own toner and paper. Print the application at your office if you have only a couple of applicants a week.

Tips & Warnings

• Be careful with the verbiage on the application. Don't ask a question that could result in a discrimination lawsuit. Print more job applications when you run low.

Resources

• How to Hire the Right Person
• What Not to Ask in a Job Interview
• Seven Crucial Questions