function validate(obj) {
    formId = document.getElementById(obj);

    if ((formId.email.value.indexOf("@") == -1) || (formId.email.value.indexOf(".") == -1) || (formId.email.value.length < 5))  {
	    alert("Please enter a valid email.");
	    formId.email.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.message.value.length < 1) {
	    alert("Please enter a message.");
	    formId.message.focus();
	    return false;
    }

    return true;
}

function jobAppValidate(obj) {
    formId = document.getElementById(obj);

    if (formId.position.value.length < 2) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid position.");
	    formId.position.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.first_name.value.length < 1) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid first name.");
	    formId.first_name.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.middle_initial.value.length < 1) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid middle initial.");
	    formId.middle_initial.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.last_name.value.length < 1) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid last name.");
	    formId.last_name.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.address.value.length < 2) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid address.");
	    formId.address.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.city.value.length < 2) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid city.");
	    formId.city.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.state.value.length < 1) {
	    alert("Please select a valid state.");
	    formId.state.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.zip.value.length < 5) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid zip.");
	    formId.zip.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if ((formId.email.value.indexOf("@") == -1) || (formId.email.value.indexOf(".") == -1) || (formId.email.value.length < 5))  {
	    alert("Please enter a valid email.");
	    formId.email.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.area_code.value.length < 3) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid area code.");
	    formId.area_code.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.phone2.value.length < 3) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid phone number.");
	    formId.phone2.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    if (formId.phone3.value.length < 4) {
	    alert("Please enter a valid phone number.");
	    formId.phone3.focus();
	    return false;
    }
    return true;
}