Everything in life has history and skills to report. For example, if you were a stay at home mom, than you have developed valuable gifts and skills as a homemaker and mother that could make you a valuble assest to a company; just think about it and you will can come up with way to state what you have done and how you could be of benefit in the workforce. BE POSITIVE.
A consumer credit application asks for the name and telephone of your previous employer to verify your employment history and income stability. This information helps lenders assess your creditworthiness and ability to repay the loan. By contacting your previous employer, they can confirm your employment duration and income, which are crucial factors in the lending decision.
If an employer asks an employee if that employer can count on him or her, the answer should be yes. An employee must be reliable in order to benefit the employer.
Although there are liability issues for businesses who ask and respond to reference questions about your employment history, you should anticipate that the prospective employer will want the option to call your previous boss. Give permission and explain the circumstances of terminating your relationship with the previous employer. Then describe what you learned from the experience and how you have improved as a result. Denying permission will create skepticism and you will lose an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive. Also see the related links with advice from employment experts.
>ask the employer to repeat the question<
When an application asks for a previous legal name you can provide your maiden name. Individuals who have changed their names for business purposes should also list their former name in this circumstance. The name that
If you've never had a job and the application actually asks for "previous jobs" that you've held then you have to leave it blank. If it asks for "previous experience" you can try to demonstrate how your previous experience (whether volunteer, school, extracurriculars, or for your family etc) prepares you for the job that they are offering.
Read the job application carefully to determine the information that the employer wants to receive. When an employer asks for country information, they may want to know the name of the country that you current live in - or countries that you'd like to work in. In the U.S., it is illegal for employers to ask the names of countries where you have citizenship. Employers can only ask if you have the authorization to work in the U.S.
Will my answer make an employer more likely or less likely to hire me?
Whatever comes to you first!
If your employer asks you to then yes.
If you are asked for a performance review from a past employer then you should reach out to your former manager. If you can't get a performance review, then you should use the manager as a reference.
Ask for clarification. Ask for the person to explain again what the task is.