How to Apply for a Job at Mid-Rivers
Mid-Rivers Communications is committed to fair employment opportunities. This guide has been developed to provide information to applicants in regards to the application process.
Job openings and application materials are available at local area Montana Job Service offices and at the Mid-Rivers Personnel office at: 211 N. Merrill Avenue, Glendive, MT 59330
In addition to job openings placed with Job Service, you may check classified ads in area Montana newspapers for job openings and also view jobs on-line.
Job openings are posted on job vacancy announcements. Job vacancy announcements list
information such as job title, salary, location, full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary, and descriptions of duties and qualifications. Applicants are made aware of educational requirements, the position closing date, the reporting location, required proficiency tests (typing and ten-key tests) and transcripts.
A job vacancy announcement is a very IMPORTANT document to the applicant in obtaining employment. Read the duties, knowledge, skills and abilities VERY CAREFULLY so that you can tailor your application and answers to the specific position. Be sure to note the closing date on vacancy announcements. All application materials must be postmarked or received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date to:
Apply to your Local Montana Job Service Center |
Personnel Office
Mid-Rivers Communications
211 N. Merrill Ave.
Glendive, MT 59330
Mid-Rivers Communications:
(406)377-3336
Mid-Rivers Communications Fax:
(406)377-7400
E-mail: barbr@midrivers.com |
Your local Job Service administers proficiency testing (typing, ten-key, etc.). The score and error rate will be provided to the applicant (for example: 65 w.p.m./7 errors, or for 10-key testing 110 strokes/3 errors). However, Job Service does not interpret the score for the applicant or make a determination about minimum qualifications.
When applying for a job at Mid-Rivers Communications, a Mid-Rivers Communications Employment Application form is always required EACH time you apply for a position. Applications do NOT remain active for future openings. Applications will be rejected for late, incomplete or unsigned application materials.
When reviewing your application materials, the hiring authority is looking for very specific knowledge, skills and/or abilities that are described in the vacancy announcement. You should tailor your application for each specific job.
Before starting, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS on the application CAREFULLY.
Your application will not be considered if you only indicate, "refer to resume."
Selection procedures used to evaluate an applicant's qualifications may include an evaluation of the Mid-Rivers' application and any required supplemental material, a structured oral interview and reference checks. This job posting is an advertisement for the solicitation of applicants for the position. It is not intended to represent a contract between the employer and the applicant selected. The applicant may be asked to take a performance test or provide work samples. Examples include: giving a presentation, preparing written or oral responses to situational problems, using job-related equipment or submitting work samples.
Interviews are most commonly conducted in person. A telephone interview may be arranged under special circumstances. A telephone interview may be followed by a second in-person interview. During an interview the applicant is asked structured, objective, job-related questions. Interview questions may have written as well as oral components. The interview panel has rating criteria and suggested responses to evaluate the applicant's responses.
Reference checks provide the hiring authority an opportunity to confirm information. The
application states, "I hereby authorize MRC to investigate the information contained on this application and to contact each of the references listed in this application, any previous employers, and, if I have so authorized, to contact my current employer." Calls or written requests may be made to the applicant's current and/or previous supervisor(s). Structured and consistent questions will be asked and the answers evaluated. Also it is important that you sign the reference authorization form (first page of the employment application).
Mid-Rivers' employees working full-time are also provided paid health, dental, life, STD, LTD, AD&D insurance, flex plan. Other benefits for eligible employees include a 401K savings plan, 12 days sick leave per year, 12 days vacation per year, 10 paid holidays (four of the 10 are "floating" holidays), paid basic local phone service and an Internet benefit.
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three (3) days of hire, documentation that he/she is authorized to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or social security card along with a driver's license or other picture I.D., a U.S. passport or a green card.
If you have a disability and require special accommodation for participation in the application process MRC will make reasonable accommodation upon request.
The process may take two to three weeks after the closing date before you are notified of an interview or that your application is not being considered for further review. Applicants who are not selected will be notified in writing.
An applicant may contact the personnel office for an explanation of the selection process and the evaluation criteria. If an applicant has any questions about the process or feels he or she has been discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, national origin, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, political ideas, or disability, he or she should contact the personnel office.
Above all do not be discouraged by the application process. The opportunities and benefits are well worth your time and careful preparation efforts.
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