How to Apply Guidelines Why does Tognum America use an all on-line response form system? Tognum America uses an on-line response form system to better manage the candidate submission and hiring process. We receive a large volume of resumes/qualifications a year and want to give each candidate the attention and consideration that they deserve. By filling out our on-line response form, your resume is immediately entered into our database making it searchable by all of our recruiters now and for future positions. When you select a position(s) of interest, your information is sent directly to the appropriate recruiter for review. | Back to Top | What is the difference between submitting my information with or without a 'Profile'? Both processes use an on-line response form. However, when you create a Profile you are registering your information with our career website. By registering with the site you will be able to revisit your own personal profile as often as you like to update information, view a history of the positions to which you've submitted your resume in the past or wish to submit to in the future without having to complete a new response form each time. | Back to Top | How do I apply for a job on-line? Go to the "Careers" tab of Tognum America. Go to "Apply for a Job" Choose "My Career Center" If you are not a registered user, select the link on the left side of the page to register. Select the profile type. Fill in your e-mail address and choose a password that you will remember. These two pieces of information will be required to allow you to log back into the system in the future. Continue to fill in all required questions and choose the "SAVE PROFILE" button at the end of the page. You can then search for jobs of interest to you using our "Search" functionality. You can add up to five jobs in your cart at one time. Once you have selected positions of interest to you, choose "APPLY TO ALL JOBS IN CART" button. At this point, you may be asked a series of prescreening questions. Respond to these questions and fill in any other necessary information and choose "SUBMIT". At this point, your information has been added to our database. | Back to Top | What is "My Career Center"? "My Career Center" allows a candidate to save a profile of their skills, experience, and education to our applicant tracking system. Candidates may re-visit their profiles, make revisions and updates and apply to future jobs of interest without having to complete a new on-line response form each time. | Back to Top | How can I apply if I don't have a computer at home? You can apply using any computer with Internet access. Public computers can often be found at your local library or state employment centers. | Back to Top | What should I do if I don't have an e-mail address? Internet e-mail accounts can be set-up, free of charge, from several websites. Examples of these are; www.hotmail.com, www.yahoo.com, http://mail.google.com/mail/help/landing.html | Back to Top | What jobs are currently open at Tognum America? All available positions at Tognum America are posted on the website. Open positions remain posted until filled or canceled. | Back to Top | What should I put in the Resume Box if I don't have a resume? You must upload or copy and paste your resume into this box or type SEE ABOVE. Your profile will not save to the system if this box is left empty. | Back to Top | What are "Job Alerts"? Job alerts allow applicants to submit their e-mail address to the system in order to receive notifications of all newly posted positions in a particular category. These e-mails are automated and are sent out directly from the computer system. ****Please note: Once you have received a job alert you must still submit an interest for the position. Just because you have received the job alert, does not mean that your resume/qualifications have been submitted for the position**** | Back to Top | How do I discontinue receiving job alerts? The next time you receive a job alert click on the provided link to discontinue the service. | Back to Top | What can I view once I log back into My Career Center? You can edit your contact information You can edit your resume Update your e-mail address Change your password to My Career Center View all of the jobs for which you have submitted your resume/qualification to and see the status of the position. | Back to Top | COMPUTER PROBLEMS I have entered my e-mail address, but the system tells me that there is no log-in for that address. What does this mean? This means that you may have entered a single resume into the system, but you have not set up a profile. Proceed to "My Career Center" and complete a profile. Creating a profile will allow you to apply to future positions without having to complete the response form each time. | Back to Top | I forgot my password. Help Me! If you have forgotten your password, click on "My Career Center". Enter your e-mail address in the specified box and click on the "Forgot Password" link. A new password will be sent to your e-mail address. Use the 'edit copy' function to copy and paste the provided strand into the password box on "My Career Center" log-in screen. Once you are back in the system, you can change your password. | Back to Top | I tried to submit my profile, but the web page indicated that there was an error. What should I do? If you are not running on a platform or browser supported by our online response form, you will need to upgrade your system and then revisit our site to apply online. Our online response form supports the following platforms and browsers: | Back to Top | AFTER YOU HAVE APPLIED How will I know that my resume has been submitted for the position(s)? Tognum America does not have a call back phone line to check the status of your submission. However, you will receive an immediate emailed response acknowledging receipt of your resume/qualifications as soon as you submit one. | Back to Top | How long does it take to fill a position? The time to fill a position varies depending on a number of factors including the type of position, the number of candidates, the hiring manager's schedule, etc. It may take several weeks up to several months to fill a position. | Back to Top | How will I know if I am being considered for the job? If you are a candidate under consideration, a recruiter will be in contact with you. We are unable to process phone calls checking the status of a resume submission. | Back to Top | How do I know if a position is still open? If you have not received an e-mail indicating that the position has been filled, you can log into "My Career Center" and view the status of any job for which you have submitted an interest too using a Profile. | Back to Top | Should I submit a paper resume as well? NO - our recruitment process is paperless; we no longer accept paper resumes. If you do submit a paper resume, you will receive notification to apply on line. | Back to Top | What does the word "HOLD" mean when posted next to a position? A position could be put on hold for a variety of reasons. It means that at this time, the recruiter is no longer actively seeking candidates. The department could be in the final stages of selecting a candidate or the department may no longer need the position at this time. | Back to Search Page |