The more prepared you are the better impressoin you'll make. If you can make a good, memorable, impression that is a bonus and key to being one of the people they hire. If you can find an application online on their website and you're sure it's their applicatoin (don't take the wrong document, that would be bad) fill it out and bring it completed. If you can scan and type in it somehow to insure it looks really professional and is legible that's usually another plus on top of being prepared. Adobe Acrobat Pro will put fields on a form you can type in. There are also other utilities online, some on websites, that will make a type-able form out of it you can print and take with you to be ahead of most people's game that they meet.
Here is one of them. I've never used this one I'm just sharing it as an example that it's possible and pretty easy to do (I have and use Adobe Acrobat X Pro):
Do go through the effort of being prepared but be prepared for both the meeting and any effort you put in to it to end up being a waste of time. At least you showed up and gave it a shot.
An open interview usually isn't really an interview it's usually a company has a low level office person do what's more like an orientation presentation. They may not even have applications there for you to fill out they may only give you a web address to go to when you get home to apply with if you decide to apply.
You'll get a pen and maybe some candy and some brochures as well as maybe, possibly, some other junk you'll end up throwing out.
You don't need to fill out an application on a prior occasion.
However, when you show up for the open interview, you may be handed an application and be required to fill it out before they will interview you.
Applications often have basic screening questions that your resume won't address. An application will also usually require you to sign a statement saying that the information on the application is true.
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The more prepared you are the better impressoin you'll make. If you can make a good, memorable, impression that is a bonus and key to being one of the people they hire. If you can find an application online on their website and you're sure it's their applicatoin (don't take the wrong document, that would be bad) fill it out and bring it completed. If you can scan and type in it somehow to insure it looks really professional and is legible that's usually another plus on top of being prepared. Adobe Acrobat Pro will put fields on a form you can type in. There are also other utilities online, some on websites, that will make a type-able form out of it you can print and take with you to be ahead of most people's game that they meet.
Here is one of them. I've never used this one I'm just sharing it as an example that it's possible and pretty easy to do (I have and use Adobe Acrobat X Pro):
https://www.jotform.com/fillable-pdf-form-creator/
Do go through the effort of being prepared but be prepared for both the meeting and any effort you put in to it to end up being a waste of time. At least you showed up and gave it a shot.
An open interview usually isn't really an interview it's usually a company has a low level office person do what's more like an orientation presentation. They may not even have applications there for you to fill out they may only give you a web address to go to when you get home to apply with if you decide to apply.
You'll get a pen and maybe some candy and some brochures as well as maybe, possibly, some other junk you'll end up throwing out.
They'll give you an application to complete...if thats what they want.
Once you hit a certain point, you dont fill out an application anymore...they just review your resume.
If you don't follow their procedure, you stand less of a chance of being hired.
Sure you can. But why would you want to be so unprepared?? You don't think the interviewers would take notice of this??
You don't need to fill out an application on a prior occasion.
However, when you show up for the open interview, you may be handed an application and be required to fill it out before they will interview you.
Applications often have basic screening questions that your resume won't address. An application will also usually require you to sign a statement saying that the information on the application is true.
fill out the application