Gap A JobLogo Design Contest

Hi, please see my designs.
Concept of #9 is - "A" as a check mark, revisions welcomed, thanks.
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Interesting font and concept. I like the letter A tilted or upside down. Not sure about the character underneath.

"A" as a check mark is a good concept but people might not read it as GAP A JOB

#10 and #11 are quite interesting but I would try a different character as this one is associated to a female. Perhaps a more cartoon or abstract mascot or character to create a more general identification. Also it's portraying a bit of sports image to me.

#16 and #17 might be more interesting without the character with just the clock as it's a bit too busy.

One idea that I had looking at your designs is having one or two tiny characters on top of the words "gap" and "job" trying to force push the letter "A". Maybe with a hammer or something like that.