Completing forms- employment, personal history

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Subject: Completing forms- employment, personal history
  When completing schedule 1 application for Skilled Worker, I am stuck on a few quagmires regarding "Personal History," past employers, and previous addresses.

Personal History- there are five lines, but I could fill out many more. Should I add an attachement, copy the page and continue leaving the other spaces n/a as I am just continuing information, or edit what I write to keep it to the five lines.

Employment- I can´t recall months for some of my previous jobs, as working brief stints while at the University do not stay in my memory or records for when I worked. Do I just not write those jobs, or should I fill out what I can leaving the month space blank/ N/A, or just guess?

Addresses- same thing, a few addresses I don´t remember as they were less than six months in college and no record of them. Suggestions?

[08-04-2005,13:33]
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Greg
(in reply to: Completing forms- employment, personal history)
On the area where there are five lines, just write ?see attached paper.? Then on a separate sheet of paper reformat a similar chart and write the details as precisely as you can. Make sure to write the title, the page number, and your name at the top of the attached paper.

I would just do my best to fill out the dates of employment. You can always include an explanation stating that some of these jobs were brief and that the dates are as accurate at your memory serves you.

As for addresses, can you not look those up in the phone book, or revisit the locations to find out? If they are of large institutions, you may find them on the internet. If all else fails, write as much as you can (such as the city, district, etc.) and state that you cannot recall the rest.

Let?s face it. They?re not going waist their time verifying the two months you spent at Joe?s Sandwich Shop in 1986. So I wouldn?t lose too much sleep over it.

[08-04-2005,15:07]
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Mike
(in reply to: Completing forms- employment, personal history)
Thanks Mike. I´ll take your advice, that´s about what I was thinking.

One thing though, what about the whole issue of permenent vs. local addresses; meaning, while at the University and when studying abroad, I used my parents´ address on all official documents, except for student visa to study in France. Should I just use their address since that is where all important stuff went, even though I technically was living on-campus or with a bunch of guys in apartments near campus?

[08-04-2005,18:36]
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Greg
(in reply to: Completing forms- employment, personal history)
There is a difference between a mailing address and a residential address. If the application requires you to report where you actually stayed, then I would do that. If you feel an explanation is necessary to make clear that you received mail at your parents? house, then I would just add a note to that affect.

I wouldn?t abbreviate details out of convenience. Even though it?s a pain in the ass to have to figure out all the distinctions between where you actually stayed and where you received mail, take the extra time to make it clear. Otherwise you?ll end up feeling more stressed out after you send the application package in, second guessing yourself at every minor delay.

Consider that you may have to attend an interview where an officer alludes to details in your application. Make it as easy as possible on yourself by stating facts consistently with the way you remember them to be.

[09-04-2005,12:32]
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Mike
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