APP Applicant Questionnaire
We are so hAPPy to have your interest in joining our team! Please be as complete as possible in your answers. Our applicant information is reviewed regularly and if we find you are a good match for our open positions, we will be in touch.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Phone Number
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Area Code
Phone Number
Email
example@example.com
Address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
What is your most recent completed education date and what type of education?
What is your availability for Pet Sitting with APP?
What other commitments do you have that impact your availability?
Are you wanting full time or part time work?
Part time
Full time
Are you able to work weekends?
Holidays and Spring Break are our busiest time as pet sitters! Are you willing and able to work MOST main holidays? We like for each sitter to work a block of time every holiday.
Are you able to do Overnight Care? (Stay the night at client’s home from 9-10pm until 7-8am-cannot leave or bring anyone with you)
We do visits as early as 7am and as late as 9-10pm. Are you comfortable driving in the dark/on winter roads to complete visits scheduled at these times?
If you join the APP team, how long do you think you want to work with us?
If you have young children, do you have a childcare plan if they get sick/home from school?
Do you already have private pet sitting clients that you do on your own?
What additional dog walking or pet sitting are you doing outside of your family?
Do you go out of town often?
Yes
No
What type of pet do you have the most experience with?
Are there pets you would rather not work with or that you have allergies to?
Can you handle cleaning up pet messes?
Can you walk for long periods of time, sometimes in inclement weather-very cold or very hot, rain, snow, etc.?
Pet sitting requires A LOT of driving. Do you have a RELIABLE car? Is it AWD/FWD?
Are you willing to be flexible with constant last minute changes in the schedule?
Which is your ideal set of circumstances? Job A: This job has set hours with a schedule that rarely changes. The duties remain consistent day to day but may change over time. Job B: This job does not have set hours and the schedule can change weekly. The duties differ on a regular basis and no two days are typically the same.
Job A
Job B
Are you willing to submit to a Background check?
Yes, my record is clean.
No, I don’t feel comfortable with this.
Have you ever been fired from a job or left a job without notice?
Are you good at communicating with other people? This job REQUIRES excellent communication skills with clients and other sitters.
Do you have a smartphone and are you able to navigate using different apps? Our systems require using two different apps.
Tell us about your current pets.
Do you have Barn/Horse experience? (Inc more details) *not required for the job but nice if you do have experience!
Describe your experience with dog walking equipment such as collars, harnesses and leashes. Include up to three different items.
One a scale from 1 to 10, assess your ability to stay calm and think clearly when faced with an emergency situation.
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Low Ability
High Ability
1 is Low Ability, 10 is High Ability
You enter a home and the Great Dane’s stomach looks very round and hard, and he keeps trying to throw up, but nothing comes out. What do you do first and what do you identify as the problem?
Describe a time when you followed instructions even though they seemed unnecessary, too time consuming or pointless.
What is your experience with dogs by weight range including walking and handling?
Describe your actions in the following scenario: A client profile indicates three cats in the home are friendly. You complete the duties required for the care routine and only see two cats. What are your next steps?
Describe your experience administering medication to pets including oral pills, oral liquids and injections.
On a scale from 1 to 10, assess your physical ability to carry 60lbs or go up and down three flights of stairs.
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Low Ability
High Ability
1 is Low Ability, 10 is High Ability
How confident are you in handling dogs with behavioral issues?
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Not at all
Very Confident
1 is Not at all, 5 is Very Confident
You are out walking a small/medium dog and see a dog running at you in the distance. What do you do?
Start running in the opposite direction as fast as you can
Keep your dog close behind you, stand tall and firmly tell the approaching dog to go
Pick the dog up and start running
Which option best describes you?
Fulfills the job requirements but doesn’t let people take advantage because that’s not your job
Always tries to do extra so you have to watch your time because you might go overboard.
Just want to work and make ends meet
Hope this job will lead to another job you might like more and be better for you down the road.
Describe a time when you took initiative with little to no direction. Also include the result.
Name of Current Employer:
Date of employment/Reason for leaving IF you are no longer there:
Phone number of Supervisor and permission to speak with them?
Please list THREE references that are not related to you along with their phone numbers:
Anything else you would like us to know about you?
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