How to Get a Job Without a Driver's License
If you don't have a driver's license, finding a job may be a bit of an extra challenge. Some jobs are not an option at all, and others may be too far from home or not close to public transport. You even have to worry about making sure you have proper identification available for your new employer. You can find a job without a driver's license, as long as you are smart about your search.
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Instructions
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Visit the Driver's License Bureau or Department of Motor Vehicles in your state. Before you can apply for a job, you need proper identification. Each state offers a state-issued ID card that takes the place of a driver's license in this regard. You can also use your passport; however, a state-issued ID is more convenient and easily recognized. Take along the paperwork required by your state; in most cases, a birth certificate and photo ID, or similar.
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Assess your transportation options. Do you have or could you get a bicycle? Make a simple map that notes how far you could get without a car. Avoid relying on friends and family for transportation if at all possible.
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Take a careful look at your local bus routes. Check times and transit options. Find out bus regulations to determine if you could combine bus and bike for your commute.
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Apply for jobs you know you can get to, regardless of weather or rides from others. Call and ask about driving requirements. Many jobs require no driving once you are at the job site, making these a valid choice if you do not have a driver's license. Look for options within an easy biking or walking distance first, and then those with a slightly longer bus commute. Factor in the cost of a bus pass for jobs farther from home.
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Be confident. Let your potential employer know that you will not have transportation issues and have a plan to get to your job without driving. Have your state-issued ID available, just as you would a driver's license, for identification.
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Make a plan to get a driver's license. Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, a driver's license is fairly essential for daily life in most of the United States. Save up for driver's education classes once you have a job to learn to drive or recruit a friend to help. If you have lost your license, consult the state about having the suspension lifted and the terms of the suspension. While you may have a job now, advancing in your career and your life will be easier with a driver's license.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are moving, look for a home or apartment that is centrally located and near bus lines to make it easier to find a job without a driver's license.
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Honest Abe
Jul 07, 2010
I think having no license, social security card and no birth certificate is the way. You may not vote, but you are hard to find! -
lookhere
Jul 07, 2010
unless u lived it, please don't commit or try tell us who have ,u have no idea. and please try it=find a job without a driver's license, better yet just live 1 month with yours. starting now,if u cant start now u fail now. how kids gonna get school, dinner, bills, your boss wont mind(right hope your not in any service field of work.if your lucky u live in big city down town area, if u don't,hope its not snowing or raining, hope bus run your schedule, hope your in good shape by way leave Earlie way Earlie for all your time responsibilities, and prepare to be late often. and plan for emergencies , and keep in mind all cost will double when spouse or friend transport u. that's double fuel double time 4 driver and double stress twice as many traffic stops and accented delays, twice tolls fees, u pretty much need hire full time driver even if its part time job. driving no privilege its is...
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lookhere
Jul 07, 2010
u got no Driver's License, your more disabled then many who qualified for Disability. especially if u need money, which makes even more problem meaning your prob not insured or insurable, u are disabled. u have huge problem and nobody cares!,o they may act like they do, but chances are they no not what there talking about. only living this nightmare can u truly understand its Disabling effects.i lose eye,there help, i can lose leg there help, u could be blind and u would not starve, loss your license no job u starve and there no help, o u may get food stamps if u can hold down address, no monies u are not living in no 1 spot long,u will be a beggar and then u may turn to crime,even your parents want u out on your own! u pretty much sunken ship and there no help,ask me how i know. its been 15 years no license and i had do all above, fact is license was said to be a prevalge that's a...
