When helping my younger brother apply for jobs, I would make sure he has his school and employment records, his birth certificate, his driver’s license, and his social security card. He would need his school and employment records because almost every job application will ask for your contact information, job history, and education or training. A copy of his birth certificate is usually needed to get a driver's license or to prove you are eligible to work in the U.S. Some jobs require a driver's license, but many more use it as a form of picture identification so I would make sure he had that. He would need his social security because almost all employers will require that you have a Social Security number. An I-9 is used to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. On the form, an employee must attest to his or her employment authorization. The employee must also present his or her employer with acceptable documents evidencing identity and employment authorization. A work visa or work permit is the permission to take a job within a foreign country. Work permits indicate the duties and location where the work will be done as well as the number of hours a minor may work. In most cases it is a two-step process, the minor along with the parent/guardian and employer fill out the B1-1 form and submit it to the school local to the minor's address. A W-4 Form is an Internal Revenue Service tax form completed by an employee in the United States to indicate his or her tax situation to the employer. The W-4 form tells the employer the correct amount of tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck. These are all important forms my brother needs to understand like the back of his hand and know how to fill them out.
