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// This script will check that required form fields are filled out properly


// Check for empty required fields
function checkforblanks(){
   for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i += 2){
      if (!arguments[i].value){
         alert("Please enter " + arguments[i+1] + ".");
         arguments[i].focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
   return true;
}


function validate(){
   // Make sure none of the required fields are empty
   if (!checkforblanks(document.job_apply.app_name, "applicant name",
       document.job_apply.positions, "position desired",
       document.job_apply.addr_street, "street address",
       document.job_apply.addr_city, "city",
       document.job_apply.addr_state, "state",
       document.job_apply.addr_zip, "zip",
       document.job_apply.phone, "phone number",
       document.job_apply.employ_type, "employment type desired",
       document.job_apply.start_date, "start date",
       document.job_apply.overtime, "overtime question",
       document.job_apply.travel, "travel question",
       document.job_apply.prev_emp, "previous employment question",
       document.job_apply.legal, "legal employment question",
       document.job_apply.permit, "work permit question",
       document.job_apply.convicted, "conviction question",
       document.job_apply.referral, "how you were referred",
       document.job_apply.emp_skills, "skills",
       document.job_apply.edu_hist, "educational history",
       document.job_apply.references, "references",
       document.job_apply.eh1_name, "previous employer name",
       document.job_apply.eh1_position, "previous employer position held",
       document.job_apply.eh1_addr_street, "previous employer street address",
       document.job_apply.eh1_addr_city, "previous employer city",
       document.job_apply.eh1_addr_state, "previous employer state",
       document.job_apply.eh1_addr_zip, "previous employer zip",
       document.job_apply.eh1_phone, "previous employer phone",
       document.job_apply.eh1_super, "previous employer supervisor",
       document.job_apply.eh1_from, "previous employer from date",
       document.job_apply.eh1_to, "previous employer to date",
       document.job_apply.eh1_summary, "previous employer job summary",
       document.job_apply.eh1_reason, "reason for leaving previous employer",
       document.job_apply.gender, "gender",
       document.job_apply.race_ethnic, "race/ethnicity",
       document.job_apply.military, "military",
       document.job_apply.resumefile, "resume attachment")){
          return false;
   }
   return true;

}


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