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Employment Procedures: Frequently Asked Questions

 

 General Information About Employment at Palomar

 

 How to Apply for Employment

 

 Hiring Process Information

 

 Website Troubleshooting

- I'm having difficulty downloading applications from your website.

- I'm having difficulty viewing or printing pages of your website.

- Can I submit my application online?

- How do I fill out the application online?

- I am unable to fill out the application online.  How else can I complete it?

- Where can I find applications on your website?

 

 Information for Interview Candidates

 

 Contact Employment Services


I'm having difficulty downloading applications from your website.

All job descriptions and applications on our website are in Adobe PDF format, and can only be accessed if a recent version of the Adobe Reader program is installed on your computer.  You can download this FREE program from the Adobe website by clicking the appropriate link for your operating system below:

- Windows version
- Macintosh version

Additionally, computers that do not have the most recent version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or another web browser might have difficulty downloading web pages properly.  You can  the current versions of the most commonly-used web browsers for free by clicking the appropriate link for the browser you prefer below:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer (most commonly-used web browser for Windows)
- Safari (most commonly-used browser for Macintosh)
- Firefox (another popular web browser for both Windows and Macintosh)

Older computers may also experience difficulty in downloading applications from our website.  The larger the file, the longer the download time.  Typically, applications on our website take only a minute or two to download on a slower connection.  If, after several minutes, you continue to experience difficulty, please follow these instructions:

a) Click the "Back" button on your browser.
b) Right-click the link to the application you would like to download.
c) Select the "Save Target As" option and save the file to your desktop.

Cleaning out your browser's cache and then restarting your computer may also enable you to view our application materials.

If you are still unable to view or print applications from our website after following the instructions above, please call the 24-Hour Job Line at (760) 891-7201 or stop by the Human Resource Services office in room A-1 on the main campus in San Marcos to obtain application materials.

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I'm having difficulty viewing or printing pages of your website.

Older computers or those using outdated versions of browsers may experience difficulty downloading web pages.  You can download the current version of Microsoft Internet Explorer at microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp.  Cleaning out your browser's cache and then restarting your computer may also enable you to view our website.

If you are still unable to view or print pages from our website after following the instructions above, please call the 24-Hour Job Line at (760) 891-7201 or stop by the Human Resource Services office in room A-1 on the main campus in San Marcos to obtain application materials.

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Can I submit my application online?

Applications may be filled out online but then must be printed, signed, and submitted with the other application materials required for the position for which you are applying.  Application materials may be submitted to Employment Services in person, via postal service, or by fax if followed with a hard copy sent by postal service.

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How do I fill out the application online?

1. Complete all required form fields of the application, starting with the "Date of Application" field.  If more space is required to complete any section - for example, if there are not enough fields on the application form to list your entire employment history - please create additional sheets to include the information that doesn't fit on the form, and attach these sheets to your application.

      Helpful Hints:

  • Hold the mouse cursor over the form field without clicking to view a description of what information is required in the field and suggested formatting tips.

  • Type the required information into the field.

  • Press the "Tab" key to move to the next field.

2. Print all pages of the application.

3. Sign all required portions of the application.

4. Submit your completed application packet and other items listed on page 2 of the Position Announcement to Employment Services.

Technical questions or comments about completing the application online?  Please call (760) 744-1150 ext. 3043 or send an email to palomarjobs@palomar.edu.

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I am unable to fill out the application online.  How else can I complete it?

- You may save the application on your computer so it can be completed offline at a later time.  Click the “Save” button (indicated by the floppy disk icon).  Then, select the file or location where you wish the application to be saved on your computer.  Finally, click the “Save” button again.  Please note: saving the application to your computer may not save the information you type into the form fields, depending on the version of Acrobat that you have Therefore, we recommend  that you complete your entire application at one time and print a copy for yourself prior to submitting it to Employment Services.

- You may print the application and fill it out by hand or typewriter.

- If you have access to a scanner, you may also choose to print the application, scan it, and then type the required information into the form fields.

- Technical questions or comments about completing the application online?  Please call (760) 744-1150 ext. 3043 or send an email to palomarjobs@palomar.edu.

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Where can I find applications on your website?

Applications for permanent and part-time faculty positions are available on our website at www.palomar.edu/hr/palomarjobs.htm.  Click on the type of position you are interested in applying for (for instance, click "Full-Time Faculty" if you are interested in a full-time faculty position), and you will be directed to the page of our website containing the corresponding open positions.  Then, click on the position title that interests you to access the position announcement and application for that position.  The actual application packet begins after the pages of information about the position.

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