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Northshire Bookstore Employment Application

NORTHSHIRE BOOKSTORE is seeking someone to work in our Children's Department. The ideal applicant would have a love for books and kids merchandise and an ability to share their enthusiasm with our customers. Qualifications include, children's book knowledge, experience in retail, familiarity with computers, flexibility and reliability. Come join the Northshire family!

"When you sell a man a book you don't sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.  Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night - there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real book." - Christopher Morley



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First Name
Last Name
Street Address
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Phone #
Email Address
Position applied for Adult Floor
   Bookseller
Children's Floor
     Bookseller
  Office Receiving
  Sidelines Other
Have you ever filed an application with us before? Yes No
How did you hear about Northshire Bookstore as a possible employer?
Are you currently employed? Yes No
May we contact your present employer? Yes No
On what date would you be available for work?
Employment type: Permanent Temporary
Are you available to work? Full time (37.5 hours) Yes No
Part time (Not less than 24 hours) Yes No
Are you available
to work weekends? * 		Yes No evenings? Yes No
* Adult Floor and Children's Floor Booksellers must be prepared to work one weekend day as well as an occasional Friday night.
Are you a U.S. citizen or an alien authorized to work in the United States? Yes No
Summarize special job-related skills and qualifications acquired from studies, employment or other experience.
Education
 
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Are you fluent in any foreign language?
Why do you want to work at Northshire Bookstore?
What skills or traits do you believe you can offer to enhance Northshire Bookstore?
Employment Experience
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Special Skills and Qualifications
Summarize special skills and qualifications acquired from employment or other experience.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your employment history or about yourself?
References
Give name, address and telephone number of three professional references.
 
If applying for a sales floor or marketing position, please use this space to briefly summarize or describe a book you have recently read.
 
 
Please check the appropriate box to indicate the level of your general knowledge, reading background and/or awareness of the literature available on the following subjects:
 
Knowledge
High
Some
None
African American
Aging
Alternative Energy
American History
Ancient Literature
Animals
Anthropology
Archaeology
Architecture
Art
Asian American
Astronomy
Auto Repair
Biography
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Child Development
Child Raising
Children's Books
Christianity
Classic Fiction
Classical Music
Competitive Sports
Computers
Cooking
Crafts
Creative Writing
Current Fiction
Current Non Fiction
 
Knowledge
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None
Dance
Drama
Eastern Religion
Ecology
Education
Engineering
Etymology
Fashion / Beauty
Film
Foreign Language
Games
Gardening
Gay / Lesbian Issues
Geography
Health / Fitness
Hispanic
Home Repair
Humor
Interior Design
Judaica
Law
Literary Criticism
Maps
Mathematics
Media
Medicine
Men's Issues
Metaphysics
Mid-East Religion
Military History
 
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Mountaineering
Mystery
Mythology
Native American
Natural History
Nature
Nutrition
Occult
Peace Studies
Periodicals
Philosophy
Photography
Physics
Poetry
Political Science
Popular Music
Psychology
Real Estate
Reference
Science
Science Fiction
Sociology
Sports
Theater
Travel
Women's Issues
Woodworking
World History
Writing
       
For more information contact:
cmorrow@northshire.com
 
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