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EMPLOYMENT

 

Thank you for your interest in employment at Echo Communications.

 

We are Southern California’s premier telephone answering service and provide service to the region’s most important business and medical professionals. We offer flexible hours, as well as health and vacation benefits in a relaxed and professional business environment.

 

It's a great job for people new to the work force, students, retirees wanting to work, and people looking for part-time or full-time work.

 

Please complete the application below and submit. Due to the large number of applications we receive it is not possible to contact all applicants about their application status. If you would like to check on your application status, please feel send an email to dparent@echocomm.com two weeks after submitting your application.

 

Thank you for applying

 

First Name*
Last Name*

 

Home Telephone*
Cellular Telephone*

 

Last four digits of social security number
Email*

 

Present Address*

 

City*
State*
Zip *

 

Permanent Address if different from above Present Address

 

City
State
Zip

 

 

EMPLOYMENT DESIRED

 

Are you applying for:

Are you at least 18 years old? (If you are under 18 yrs old, hire is subject to verification that you are of minimum legal age)

 

Can you present evidence of your U.S. citizenship or proof of your legal right to live and work in the United States?

 

Are you available to work weekends?
Are you available to work holidays?

 

What days and hours are you available for work (note: must be available weekends):

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

 

Thursday

Friday:

Saturday

 

Sunday:

Salary desired per hour:    $

 

How many hours are you looking to work per week?

 

If you are hired, on what date can you start work?

 

Have you ever applied or worked for Echo Communications before?

If yes, when?

 

Do you have any friends or relatives working for Echo Communications?

If yes, state name(s) and relationship

 

Why are you applying to Echo Communications?

 

If hired, would you have a reliable means of transportation to and from work?

 

Are you able to perform the essential functions of the job for which you are applying?

If no, describe these functions that cannot be performed

Note: we comply with the ADA and consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions. Hire may be subject to passing a medical examination and to skill and agility tests.

 

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense (felony or serious misdemeanor)? (Convictions for marijuana-related offenses that are more than two years old need not be listed)

If yes, state nature of the crime(s), when and where convicted and disposition of the case

(Note: applicant will not be denied employment solely on the grounds of a criminal offense. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances and the relevance of the offense to the position(s) applied for may, however, be considered).

 

Are you currently employed?

If yes, may we contact your current employer?

 

 

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

 

High School Name Address

Years Completed

Did you graduate?

 

College / University School Name & Address


Years Completed


Did you graduate?

 

If yes, what was your degree and field of study and any certifications earned.

 

Vocational / Business School Name & Address


Years Completed


Did you graduate?

 

If yes, what was your degree and field of study and any certifications earned.

 

Health Care School Name & Address


Years Completed


Did you graduate?

 

If yes, what was your degree and field of study and any certifications earned.

 

Many of our customers (clients) and callers do not speak English. Do you speak, write or understand any foreign language?

If yes, which language?

 

Do you have any other experience, training, qualifications, or skills that you feel make you especially suited for work at Echo Communications?

If yes, please explain.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

Starting with your most recent employer please list below all present and past employment. Please explain all periods of unemployment. Please complete this section for the last 10 years of even if you are attaching a resume.

 

Name of Employer

Address of Employer

Type of Business

 

Your position and duties

 

Your Supervisor's Name & Title
Supervisors work Telephone No.

 

Date of Employment

From

To

 

Hourly Pay

Starting

Ending

 

Reason for leaving:

 

Name of Employer

Address of Employer

Type of Business

 

Your position and duties

 

Your Supervisor's Name & Title
Supervisors work Telephone No.

 

Date of Employment

From

To

 

Hourly Pay

Starting

Ending

 

Reason for leaving:

 

Name of Employer

Address of Employer

Type of Business

 

Your position and duties

 

Your Supervisor's Name & Title
Supervisors work Telephone No.

 

Date of Employment

From

To

 

Hourly Pay

Starting

Ending

 

Reason for leaving:

 

Name of Employer

Address of Employer

Type of Business

 

Your position and duties

 

Your Supervisor's Name & Title
Supervisors work Telephone No.

 

Date of Employment

From

To

 

Hourly Pay

Starting

Ending

 

Reason for leaving:

 

 

MILITARY SERVICE
 

Have you obtained any special skills or abilities as a result of service in the military?

If yes, describe

 

 

REFERENCES

 

List below three persons not related to you who have knowledge of your work performance within the last three years. Do NOT list friends unless they have worked with you.

 

Reference 1 Name

Address

Occupation

 

Telephone

Number of years acquainted

Describe your relationship

 

Reference 2 Name

Address

Occupation

 

Telephone

Number of years acquainted

Describe your relationship

 

Reference 3 Name

Address

Occupation

 

Telephone

Number of years acquainted

Describe your relationship

 

 

TERMS

 

Please read carefully, by submitting this application you hereby agree to all of the following:

 

I hereby certify that I have not knowingly withheld any information that might adversely affect my chances for employment and that the answers given by name are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I further certify that I, the undersigned applicant, have personally completed this application. I understand that any omission or misstatement of material fact on this application or on any document used to secure employment shall be grounds for rejection of this application or for immediate discharge if I am employed, regardless of the time elapsed before discovery.

 

I hereby authorize Echo Communications to thoroughly investigate my references, work record, education, and other matters related to my suitability for employment and, further, authorize the references I have listed to disclose to the company any and all letters, reports and other information related to my work records, without giving me prior notice of such disclosure. In addition, I hereby release the company, my former employers and all other persons, corporations, partnerships and associations from any and all claims, demands or liabilities arising out of or in any way related to such investigation or disclosure.

 

I hereby agree to submit to binding arbitration all disputes and claims arising out of the submission of this application. I further agree, in the event that I am hired by the company, that all disputes that cannot be resolved by informal internal resolution which might arise out of my employment with the company, whether during or after that employment, will be submitted to binding arbitration. I agree that such arbitration shall be conducted under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. This application contains the entire agreement between the parties with regard to dispute resolution, and there are no other agreements as to dispute resolution, either oral or written.

 

I understand that nothing contained in the application, or conveyed during any interview which may be granted or during my employment, if hired, is intended to create an employment contract between me and the company. In addition, I understand and agree that if I am employed, my employment is for no definite or determinable period and may be terminated at any time, with or without prior notice, at the option of either myself or Echo Communications, and that no promises or representation contrary to the foregoing are binding on the company unless made in writing and signed by me and Echo Communication's designated representative.