The situation is equally daunting in developed nations, where 160 million adults do not have the skills needed to apply for a job or read a newspaper.
Almost three quarters of those questioned said they would struggle to apply for a job online, with 28% saying they could complete an online application on their own.
Drawing on OECD data, the Report estimates that 160 million adults in developed nations do not have the skills needed to apply for a job or read a newspaper.
Many companies also take online applications, he said, so it's not necessary for college students to wait until they get home from a school break to apply for a job.
One long-term effect of leaving school early is poor literacy: the Report estimates that almost 160 million adults in rich countries do not have the skills they need to apply for a job successfully.
BranchOut is an application within Facebook that enables people to create a professional profile and use their Facebook network to do things like find which of their friends work at a company where they want to apply for a job.
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Okello did not have the necessary capital to rent a home in Kibera, or to apply for a menial job there.
If this is the case, the employer owes the employee a degree of fairness and loyalty that they might not apply to someone applying for a job with a scandalous Facebook profile.
It is inviting fans to apply for a made-up job, called "NFL Fandamonium, " on Monster's Web site or by texting 24421 during the game.
And, to put a point on it, Steve Jobs (or his clone) would never apply for a job you have to offer (or perhaps any job at all).
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Share your thoughts on having such data available when you apply to a job or for your current employer.
Moglia was recently named one of six finalists to chair the U.S. Olympic Committee, a job insiders encouraged him to apply for.
Naturally, we thought that it was also a good idea to apply for the job to see what else we could learn.
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Its chief tool is E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility verification system used to weed out unauthorized immigrants when they apply for a job.
The former Weymouth boss initially refused to apply for the job because he believed he had a legal commitment to be Stutes boss.
Friction in the labor market the phrase economists use to describe inefficiencies in matching employers with people looking for jobs might be eased if companies with low-skill, high-turnover jobs make it easier for job seekers to find and apply for openings, said Richard Freeman, a labor economist at Harvard University who has studied online job markets.
If you're not ready or qualified for a high-paying caretaking job, you can apply to volunteer on an organic farm in India or run a bed-and-breakfast in Italy.
Some are children themselves, brought here by their parents at a very young age, growing up as American kids, only to discover their illegal status when they apply for college or a job.
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She plans to apply to an office-supply store, an electronics store and for a telecommunications job she could do from her home in western New York.
His favourite scene was where Penny, carrying a dead cowboy, rode through the rain to apply for the dead man's job, only to be mocked.
All the experts at sites such as Monster Worldwide and Careerbuilder.com have driven home the point that during your job search you have to present yourself in a professional manner, apply for jobs that you are at least minimally qualified for and help the company make this process as smooth as possible for all involved.
Entire newspapers, such as Concorsi x Tutti, published fortnightly, are dedicated to informing eager applicants, like the 7, 000 who have recently learned that they can apply for a job driving a bus in Naples.
BranchOut already has a service for job seekers to post their resumes on the BranchOut Facebook app and apply to jobs that companies post through the service.
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He shrugged when I mentioned it to him, but the employer is a big player in the media industry, so I told him I was going to apply for the job for him.
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