Job Application?

Question

Hello,

I am filling out a job application to work at Eat 'n Park. There is a section on the application that says Personal Refrences, Who would be considered as a personal reference? Secondly, there is a part called Previous Employment. The only "job" I've had is volunteering at my local hospital 3 days/week, and I'll continue to do this 1 day/wk, should I put this down under previous employment? (It asks for company name, Address, Phone, Job Title, Reason for Leaving, Supervisor's name, Duties, and starting/ending rate.)

Answer 1

Your personal references are people whom you know. I would list any professional people that know you well. Volunteering is not considered employment, but definitely list that and point it out to the prospective employer.

Answer 2

Volunteer work ALWAYS looks great on any resume. It shows/tells the potential employer that you are willing to go out of your way for others and don't mind doing more for less. It is not officially considered employment. On the other hand, it is a wonderful thing to mention. It shows more about your character to employers than most legitimate jobs. It is not a bad thing to leave the 'previous employment' section empty, especially if you truly have not held a job before or have no regular volunteer experience to offer. We all have to start some where!

As for the 'personal references', this would be anyone that you don't mind the potential employer calling so they can ask questions about you. Even though it says 'personal', it is best to put any 'business' references first. This will include people of any job level that you have personally worked with in the past, whether at a real job or volunteering. The employer just wants to ask about your overall work character and ethic. If you don't have any business references, no matter the reason, then try to put down other people that know how well you work. Try to stay away from using your parents/guardians and best friends though, expect as a last resort. It is a give in that they will speak kindly of you to others. Put down teachers, people who have volunteered with you, and so on. All in all, you should provide at very least three reference on any application or resume.

Answer 3

Personal references are those people who can vouch for you as a person. In other words, people you haven't worked for, but know you. So they'd include friends, family, teachers, etc.

Professional references are people you've worked with who can describe what kind of worker you are.

As I say in my upcoming book entitled "Think Like an Interviewer: Your job-hunting guide to success," volunteer work is work! So consider it part of your work history. The only difference is that you were working for free rather than for money. But it's still work!

Answer 4

a personal referance would be someone you know such as a friend or a relative. As for the employment section, you should put that down if you were getting paid but if it was just vounteeing then thats not a job.

Answer 5

ask ur parents my mom helped me with mine when i was dumb and naive. its too much to explain. put teachers as ur reference and put volunteer work down too. and put whoever let u volunteeer as a refernce. it looks good on an application.