{"id":6154,"date":"2017-02-13T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6154"},"modified":"2017-02-13T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T09:00:26","slug":"employers-use-job-application-obtain-information-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/employers-use-job-application-obtain-information-need\/","title":{"rendered":"How Employers Use a Job Application to Obtain the Information They Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">We all seen them and have likely filled several of them out during our working careers. I\u2019m talking about job applications. Employers use job applications as a tool when hiring as a way of ensuring that they are weeding out potential problems and hiring the employee who will make the greatest contributions to the business. In working with employer clients I often discuss with them the 3 most important questions about using job applications in the hiring process.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">1. SHOULD OUR BUSINESS USE A JOB APPLICATION?<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/employers-use-job-application-obtain-information-need\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Employers Use a Job Application to Obtain the Information They Need\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney We all seen them and have likely filled several of them out during our working careers. I\u2019m talking about job applications. 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