Making mistakes on the application implies you don't check your work. 6. Make sure your reason for leaving a job is a good one.Here are some general tips on completing employer job applications. Bring along your résumé for quick reference to dates and company names. Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals. Welcome to our workshop on tips on completing job applications and tips for finding the job for you. For the people who have gotten State of Michigan positions, how did you get them? Bring a list of your skills, education, employment dates, names, addresses and phone numbers of past employers. Start with your most recent job and work backwards to the first job you ever held. Request work experience continuation sheet, if necessary.