Application to join the Building Blocks Toy Store team
We are an award-winning toy store, serving Chicago families for over 21 years. If you take pride in providing excellent service, have a great attitude, and want to be recognized for your contribution at the workplace, Building Blocks Toy Store is your "home"! We strive to give those who come into contact with us a phenomenal experience, whether it's our customers, the kids we affect, or our own co-workers. If this is something that excites you, JOIN US!

What do we do around here? First and foremost we serve our customers will pride and excellence and that includes product suggestions, ringing up the transaction in a speedy yet accurate manner, gift wrapping in a speedy manner, interacting with the customer in a pleasant and appreciative way. We receive new products almost everyday.....Christmas everyday! We are pricing new products, putting them out for display, restocking products for sale, rearranging and organizing products to make them more appealing to our customers, creating exciting window displays, training ourselves on new products or benefits of existing products, cleaning the shop, and anything else that we need to get done "behind the scenes" to keep a tidy, appealing specialty toy store in order for our customers to have a great experience. We don't expect anyone to know how to do any of these things when they join our team. We want your eagerness and desire to be part of that winning team.

Ex-claimer, disclaimer or some kind of legal notice: We don't believe in excluding anyone because of their size and color, their silliness or age, and definitely not their faith in Santa, fairies or religious beliefs.
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First Name *
Last Name *
Email contact *
Phone contact *
Street address *
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 How did you come to apply? Were you referred by anyone? *
Approx how many hours a week would you prefer to work? *
Note: We generally prefer team members that can work 25-40 hrs/wk
When can you work? Check all that apply *
Note: flexibility will strengthen your candidacy
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Where did you attend High School? *
Did you graduate? *
Did you or are you attending college? *
If so, what college?
If so, what degree did you or will you get?
What year did you get or will you get your degree?
What was your last or current place of employment & phone #? *
What was your postition and description of responsiblities? *
When did start? *
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When did this postition end?  Enter "present" if you are still employed here.
Are you still working for this employer *
What was your rate of pay? *
List other previous places of employment, along with the position and a brief description of your responsibiilties. Also list the dates of those employment periods.
May we contact your previous employers for references? *
Are you over 18 years and eligible to work in the U.S.? *
If you are under 18 years old, how old are you?
Have you worked with kids before? Share your experiences working with kids & families as it might relate to working at a toy store. *
Why do you want to work at Building Blocks Toy Store? *
What skills and qualities do you have to contribute as a team member at Building Blocks Toy Store? *
What is your desired rate of pay? *
What makes you happy, giggly, smiley? What do you do for fun? Do you have hobbies? Tell us something personal about you. *
Applicant Statement: I certify that the information I have provided in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that any false or misleading information, misrepresentations, or omissions in my application form or any related document, interview(s), or other aspect of my application for employment may result in my disqualification as a candidate for employment, or my immediate discharge if I am already employed. I understand that Building Blocks Toy Store has a policy of supplementing and completing the information provided in its employment application by checking this information with the educational institutions, former employers, and references listed herein. I hereby release Building Blocks Toy Store and any such educational institutions, employers and persons from any and all liability for furnishing information to Building Blocks Toy Store or any agent acting on its behalf. I understand that nothing in this application or any related document, interview(s), or other aspect of the application process constitutes an express or implied contract for initial or continued employment. If an employment relationship is established, I understand that my employment is “at-will,” and that both Building Blocks Toy Store and I have the right to terminate my employment at any time, with or without cause or prior notice. *
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