Applicationfor

employment
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Generalguidancenotes
Practicewritingyouranswersonablankpieceofpaperbeforeyoufillintheapplication
formsoyoudontmakemistakes.Mistakesontheformwillnotimpressanemployer.
FillintheapplicationforminblackinkanduseCAPITALletters.
Answerallthequestionswithinformationthatisrelevanttothejobyoureapplyingfor.
AvoidusingNotapplicable(n/a).
Keepaphotocopyofyourformasausefulreminderofwhatyouwroteifyouget
aninterview.
Ifyouhavedifficultyfillingintheform,asksomeoneatJobcentrePlustohelpyou.
ForoverseasvacanciesonlyyoumusthaveavalidpassportorEEAIDcard.Youcan
sendaCVwiththeforminsteadoffillinginsection6and7.Iftheemployerasksfor
copiesofdocuments,donotsendtheoriginals.Theemployermayasktoseethe
originaldocumentsifyougetaninterview.Remembertotakethedocumentswithyou
iftheyhaveaskedtoseethem.
Guidanceforfillinginthisform
Sections1to4 FillinallthedetailsinCAPITALletters.
Section5 Givedetailsofalldrivinglicencesyouhold.Forexamplemotorcycle,car,
HGVandPCV.
Section6 Givedetailsofallyourpreviousjobs,puttingthemostrecentjobfirst
thenworkingback.Giveasmuchdetailaspossibleaboutyourdutiesin
eachjob,highlightinganythingthatisparticularlyrelevanttothejob
youreapplyingfor.Useaseparatesheetofpaperifnecessary.
Section7 Givedetailsofuniversities,colleges,schoolsorothertrainingplacesyou
haveattended,puttingthemostrecentfirstthenworkingback.Listany
examinationsyoutookandthegradesandresultsyouachieved.
Section8 Youmustfillinthissectionifyouareapplyingforanoverseasvacancy.
Section9 Thissectionisveryimportantbecauseitgivesyouthechancetosellyour
skillstotheemployer.Includeanyinformationthatyoufeelmakesyou
particularlysuitableforthejob.Forexample,previousexperience,
voluntarywork,hobbies,languageskillsandrelevantstudyand
qualifications.Ifyoudonthaveanyformalqualifications,mentionwhat
youweregoodatorparticularlyenjoyedatschool.
Section10 Ifthereisanagelimitonthevacancyyoumusttickthisboxtoconfirm
thatyoumeettheagerequirement.
Section11 Givethenames,addressesandtelephonenumbersoftwopeoplewho
willactascharacterreferencesforyou.Thisisusuallyaprevious
employerandsomeoneyouhaveknownforatleastfiveyearssuchasa
familyfriendorneighbour,butnotarelative.Pleasecheckwiththe
peoplethattheyarewillingtoprovideareferenceforyoubeforeyouput
theirdetailsontheform.
Section12 Tellusinthissectionaboutanyspecialarrangementsyouneedifyouare
invitedforaninterview.
Section13 Tickthisboxif
youhaveadisabilityand
theemployerusesthedisabilitysymbol,and
youwanttoaskforaguaranteedinterview,providedyoumeetthe
minimumcriteriaforthejobposting.
Section14 Signanddatetheformtoconfirmthattheinformationyouhavegiven
iscorrect.
Pleasetearoff
thispage

Reasonforleaving

Positionheldanddescriptionofduties Employer
Pleaseturnover
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DataProtectionAct1988
JobcentrePlusmayputtheinformationyougiveonthis
formontoacomputersystemtohelpyourapplication.
Applicationforemployment
Aboutthevacancy
Vacancy Vacancy
appliedfor number
Employers
Closingdate
name
Returnthis
formto
Personaldetails
Mrs Miss Ms Other Pleasespecify 1 Title Mr
Othernames Surname
2 Address
3 Fulldaytime Fullevening
phonenumber phonenumber
4 E-mail
address
5 Driving licences
held
Includeanypointsonyourlicenceandthereasonsforthem.
Startwithyour
mostrecent
jobandwork
back.Continue
onaseparate
sheetif
necessary.
6 Workhistory

University,college,schoolorotherplace Coursestudiedandqualificationsachieved
No
Yes




/ /




7 Educationand
training
Startwiththe
mostrecentand
workback.
Continueona
separatesheet
ifnecessary.
8 Doyouhold
acurrent
validpassport
orIDcard?
Foroverseasvacanciesonly.
9 Anyother
evidenceto
supportyour
application
Forexample,
experience
relevanttothe
jobyouare
applyingfor.
10 Ifthereisan
agelimiton
thevacancy,tickthisboxtoconfirm
thatyoumeettheagerequirement
11 References 1 2
Phonenumber Phonenumber
Occupation Occupation
12 Ifyourequire
anyparticular
arrangements
when
attendingan
interview,
pleasegive
details.
13 Iftheemloyer
usesthe
disabilitysymbol,tickthisboxifyouhaveadisabilityandwantto
askforaguaranteedinterviewifyoumeettheminimumcriteria.
14 Iconfirmthat,tothebestofmyknowledge,the
informationIhavegivenonthisformiscorrect.
Signature Date
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