Job applications always have a space for your job history. If you are applying for a job where you will also be turning in your resume, make sure that your work history matches what is listed on your resume. If you are not submitting a resume, then bring a detailed list of your past jobs with you so you do not have to guess at phone numbers and dates of employments.
If you have a checkered work history, have been fired from a job, or have quit several jobs, you need to have reasons for these things. If you left a job to go back to school, this is seen as a good reason for leaving a job. If you were fired, however, it may be harder to explain. Never speak badly about your former employer; instead, state that is was not a positive working environment or that your department was downsizing.
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