The application for tries to take away your ability to tell employer what you would like them to know and replace it with what they want know about you.

To be fair, employer may just want to have a level playing field, unfortunately very few of them know much about layout of Application Forms and effect that a bad form can have on applicant.

With that in mind many people will make mistakes on Application Forms or will not provide information that has been requested.

So, lets take this in a methodical way and reduce chances of making a mistake.

* Step by Step - Follow this easy guide.

1) If possible make 2 or 3 photocopies of Application Forms.

2) Read questions on Application Forms carefully, most of questions will be straight forward, but some of them may be badly worded.

3) Using a pencil and one of copies, complete standard bits of Application Forms, name, address, date of birth etc.

This is usually just nerves and best way to overcome nerves is to do what you fear.

I'm reminded of what a good friend of mine once told me about fear, you may have heard this yourself; fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. That is to say that in main when we have a fear of something, that fear is usually irrational.

Anyway, lets look at when and how to use phone for job search.

Here are a few occasions when you are likely to use phone when looking for work:-

When advert requests you call for more information. To phone for an application form. When you need to obtain information about a company. To accept a job.

There are dozens of other reasons but no matter reason end benefit is to get a job.

With end benefit in mind you need to make your approach methodical and professional.

*Case Study Imagine you have seen an advertisement in a local paper:-

----------------------------------------------------------------- Leading Pharmaceutical Company Requires a Sales Manager with 1 - 3 years previous experience to work an established regional area. For an informal discussion call Holly Wilson at Barnes Big Pills 0568 45633225 -----------------------------------------------------------------

I've seen plenty of similar adverts and during my time helping people with their job search technique. We would often end up using an advert like this as a starting point for role play.

You know it's really surprising how many people would make a call along lines of:-

"Hi, I'm calling about ad in paper for a Sales Manager, can you tell me what salary is please?"

Plenty of people don't see anything wrong with that, but if you take time to think about it there's a lot that could be better.

*A better Approach Lets take a closer look, first of all, this caller doesn't even know if they are talking to right person.

Next, they may have advertised in more that one paper.

Then, they may be advertising for more than one Sales Manager.

But most importantly, you don't sound interested in company, just in money.

It really would pay to take a few minutes to think out what you want to do, and say, maybe even make a few notes and there are a few other things that might help.

Take a closer look at advert, it be worth finding out a few things about company, so you could look up "Barnes Big Pills" at library or on internet.