Employment Application

Welcome to Taco Bell!

Thanks for applying to join the Taco Bell team. Before As a Taco Bell Team Member, your most important
you complete this application, we want you to know a job will be to satisfy Taco Bell guests. We satisfy
little bit about working at Taco Bell. guests by providing CHAMPS:

Cleanliness: Our guests like to eat in a clean,

As a successful team member, you may learn comfortable restaurant.
valuable job skills including:
Hospitality: Our guests expect friendly, courteous
‰ Technical skills (cooking, cashiering) service. A smile and friendly greeting will encourage
them to return to Taco Bell again and again.

‰ Customer service skills (selling, problem solving) Accuracy: Our guests expect to receive exactly the
items they order, served in the correct packaging.

‰ Social skills (communication, working with others) Maintenance: Our guests want to visit a restaurant
that is well maintained on the interior and exterior.
‰ Business knowledge (inventory, store operations)
Product Quality: Our guests want hot food served
hot and cold food served cold. They expect orders
‰ Organization and planning (time management) to be presented neatly, with the correct portions of
ingredients in each item.

‰ Responsibility (supervising, training others) Speed of Service: Our guests expect to receive
their food quickly.

How to Complete This Application

1. Use a blue or black pen. Print neatly, so your 4. Carefully read the information on the application.
answers are easy to read. If you need more Once you have answered the questions and
space, attach an additional sheet of paper. read all the information, sign and date the
application.
2. Answer all of the questions completely. If you do
not understand a question, ask the manager to 5. Return the completed application to the
explain it. You are not required to give manager. He or she will review the application
information in response to a question that is and contact you. Applications are effective for 60
prohibited by law. days, after which you must re-apply. This time
period may be extended if you are interviewed
3. If you have questions about job duties or career for a position during the 60-day period.
opportunities with Taco Bell, ask the manager.
He or she will be glad to answer them.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Taco Bell Corp. (Taco Bell) does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other factors made unlawful under applicable federal and state
laws. All personnel decisions are made without prejudice or discrimination, in accordance with the principles of
equal opportunity.

THANKS AGAIN FOR APPLYING TO JOIN THE TACO BELL TEAM!

Form #98118 Rev. 7/01
 Personal Information
NAME (First, Middle, Last) OTHER NAME(S) YOU HAVE USED AT WORK OR SCHOOL

PHONE NUMBER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMER (Optional)

STREET ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED AT YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS? PERSON TO CONTACT IN EMERGENCY (Name and Phone Number)

Are you under the age of 18? ‰ Yes ‰ No

If “yes,” can you, after employment, show proof of age? ‰ Yes ‰ No

Can you, after employment, submit certification of your legal right to work in the U.S.? ‰ Yes ‰ No

Have you ever been counseled or disciplined for being late or absent from work or school? ‰ Yes ‰ No

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has determined that certain diseases, including hepatitis A,
salmonella, shigella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, giardia, and compylobacter, may prevent you from serving food or
handling food equipment in a sanitary or healthy fashion. An essential function of this job involves serving food or
handling food equipment in a sanitary and healthy fashion. Can you, with or without reasonable accommodation, perform
this essential function of this job? ‰ Yes ‰ No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony, a crime involving dishonesty, or a crime involving violence to another person?* ‰ Yes ‰ No
If yes, please describe, including dates charged, penalties, and current disposition. Note: Convictions are not an
automatic disqualification from employment.

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* Residents of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington State, read the information about this question on the back page.

Position Requested
‰ Team Member: No experience required
‰ Shift Lead: Food service or retail experience required
‰ Assistant Manager/Restaurant General Manager: Management experience required

Availability
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO

Do you have reliable transportation to get to work? ‰ Yes ‰ No Would you be willing to work at another Taco Bell store? ‰ Yes ‰ No

If hired when could you begin work? (Month/Day/Year) How many hours would you like to work each week?

Education
NAME CITY, STATE # OF YEARS GPA DEGREE OR DIPLOMA CONTACT PERSON
COMPLETED DEPARTMENT/PHONE
HIGH SCHOOL

COLLEGE

OTHER

PLEASE LIST ALL JOB-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS, OR ACTIVITIES YOU ARE/WERE INVOLVED IN AT SCHOOL, EXCEPT THOSE THAT
INDICATE RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEX, OR AGE.
 Work Experience
COMPANY ADDRESS POSITION & DUTIES SUPERVISOR DATES EMPLOYED REASON FOR
NAME & PHONE LEAVING

MAY WE CONTACT?
‰ Yes ‰ No ENDING WAGE: $

MAY WE CONTACT?
‰ Yes ‰ No ENDING WAGE: $

MAY WE CONTACT?
‰ Yes ‰ No ENDING WAGE: $
Have you or any of your relatives ever worked for Taco Bell Corp., Pizza Hut, Inc., KFC Corporation, Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc. or any franchisee of these companies? ‰ Yes ‰ No
RELATIONSHIP* COMPANY LOCATION (CITY, STATE) DATES EMPLOYED

*Residents of Kansas: Include only yourself, spouses, or children.

References
LIST THREE SCHOOL, WORK, OR PERSONAL REFERENCES WHO WE MAY CONTACT.
DO NOT LIST PEOPLE WHO ARE RELATED TO YOU.
Residents of
NAME TELEPHONE HOW LONG HAVE RELATIONSHIP TYPE OF Maryland,
NUMBER YOU KNOWN TO YOU REFERENCE
THIS PERSON?
Massachusetts &
Washington State:
‰ SCHOOL
‰ WORK Please read the
‰ PERSONAL
information on the
‰ SCHOOL back page before
‰ WORK signing this
‰ PERSONAL
application.
‰ SCHOOL
‰ WORK
‰ PERSONAL

Applicant’s Statements
READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING THIS APPLICATION. ONLY APPLICATIONS
THAT ARE SIGNED AND DATED ARE CONSIDERED VALID.

1. The information I am presenting in this application is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand
that any falsification, misrepresentation, or omissions could result in the denial of my application, withdrawal of any offer of
employment, or immediate discharge.

2. I understand that in connection with the application process, Taco Bell and its representatives may contact my former
employers, educational institutions, references, and other relevant third parties to obtain additional information related to
the information given by me in this application. I also understand that Taco Bell may provide such information to its parent
company and affiliates and to other third parties. I hereby request, release, and consent to the release and disclosure of
such information. I further release and hold harmless Taco Bell, Taco Bell’s parent company and affiliates, their officers,
employees and agents, and any other parties inquiring about, investigating, furnishing, communicating, reviewing, or
evaluating such information from any and all potential claims, demands, damages, liabilities, and/or actions of any kind
arising from such activities, whether known or unknown to me presently, that I may have, now or in the future.

3. If employed, I agree to conform to the rules and regulations of Taco Bell Corp. and understand that I will be an employee
at-will, and my employment may be terminated at any time by me or Taco Bell, with or without notice, for any reason. I
understand that only the President of Taco Bell Corp. or the Vice President of Human Resources of Taco Bell Corp. has
the authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time, or to make any agreement
contrary to the foregoing.
APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE DATE
Information for Residents of Maryland
Taco Bell Corp., as a matter of corporate policy, will avoid administering polygraph tests. To the extent such tests
are administered, Taco Bell Corp. will do so only in accordance with federal and state law. Under Maryland law, an
employer may not require or demand any applicant for employment or prospective employment or any employee
submit to or take a polygraph, lie detector, or similar test or examination as a condition of employment or continued
employment. Any employer who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to
exceed $100.

I have read and understand the foregoing notice concerning my rights under Maryland law with respect to
polygraph tests.

Applicant’s Signature: Date:

Information for Residents of Massachusetts

If you have a sealed record on file with the Commissioner of Probation, you may answer “no record” with respect to
any inquiry herein relative to prior arrests, criminal court appearances, or convictions. You may answer “no record”
with respect to any inquiry relative to prior arrests, court appearances, and adjudications in all cases of delinquency
or as a child in need of services which did not result in a transfer of a complaint to the Superior Court for criminal
prosecution.

Taco Bell Corp., as a matter of corporate policy, will avoid administering polygraph tests. To the extent such tests
are administered, Taco Bell Corp. will do so only in accordance with federal and state law. It is unlawful in
Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Information for Residents of Washington State

You are only required to disclose convictions if the conviction or release from incarceration resulting from
conviction occurred in the last ten years.