Application Sections - Work Related Information

The next part of the application usually asks questions regarding your specific interest in the job you are applying for.  Companies need to know when you are available to work and how many hours you need in order to decide whether they can hire you.  Here are questions you will need to answer on most application forms:

1. Have you ever been employed with company name?
   
   
2. Do you have any relatives working for company name?
   
   
3. What position are you applying for?
   
   
4. Have you attended any type of rehabilitation that may be related to disclosing your special needs (special education training, community work program, etc.)?
   
   
5. How did you learn about this job position (newspaper, internet, job fair, job coach)?
   
   
6. What is your availability to work (anytime, days, evenings, weekends)?
   
   
7. If hired, when can you start working?
   
   
8. Are you seeking full-time, part-time, or either?
9. If you are offered employment, will you submit to a pre-employment drug screening? 
   
   

   What Happens in a Drug Test?

   Most drug testing is done by sending an applicant to a lab or office.  The applicant has to urinate in a cup (in the bathroom) and then give that sealed cup to the lab worker.  The urine sample is sent to a certified laboratory for analysis. Most employers are looking for evidence of Marijuana (THC), Cocaine, PCP, Opiates (such as morphine) and Amphetamines (including methamphetamine). Some employers also test for alcohol and certain prescription drugs. If you are taking prescription medicine we suggest that you inform the laboratory that is taking the drug test about your prescription (name, dosage, frequency).   Bring the official container for your prescription medication with your name on it to the drug test.  This information will help the lab more accurately read the results of the drug test.  For more detailed information please read the “Drug Testing” check sheet.

1. If you are offered employment, will you submit to a pre-employment background check? 
   
   

   Background Checks

   Companies conduct criminal background checks to ensure that the people they hire will behave in a safe, ethical, and responsible manner.  Many companies have the legal right to look into someone’s background before they offer them a job.  Here are some of the things that companies may examine when they do a background check: Driving records Criminal records Education records Court records State licensing records Drug test records Past employers Incarceration records Sex offender lists Credit check

Be sure you have practiced answering these work-related questions before you start an application.  Use the Application Worksheet for help.