Applicationfor employment

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Generalguidancenotes

Practicewritingyouranswersonablankpieceofpaperbeforeyoufillinthe applicationformsoyoudontmakemistakes.Mistakesontheformwillnot impressanemployer. FillintheapplicationforminblackinkanduseCAPITALletters. Answerallthequestionswithinformationthatisrelevanttothejobyoure applyingfor.AvoidusingNotapplicable(n/a). Keepaphotocopyofyourformasausefulreminderofwhatyouwroteif yougetaninterview. Ifyouhavedifficultyfillingintheform,asksomeoneatJobcentrePlusto helpyou. Foroverseasvacanciesonly youmusthaveavalidpassportorEEAID card.YoucansendaCVwiththeforminsteadoffillinginsection6and7.If theemployerasksforcopiesofdocuments,donotsendtheoriginals.The employermayasktoseetheoriginaldocumentsifyougetaninterview. Remembertotakethedocumentswithyouiftheyhaveaskedtoseethem.

Guidanceforfillinginthisform
Sections1to4 FillinallthedetailsinCAPITALletters. Section5 Section6 Givedetailsofalldrivinglicencesyouhold.Forexample motorcycle,car,HGVandPCV. Givedetailsofallyourpreviousjobs,puttingthemostrecent jobfirstthenworkingback.Giveasmuchdetailaspossible aboutyourdutiesineachjob,highlightinganythingthatis particularlyrelevanttothejobyoureapplyingfor.Usea separatesheetofpaperifnecessary. Givedetailsofuniversities,colleges,schoolsorothertraining placesyouhaveattended,puttingthemostrecentfirstthen workingback.Listanyexaminationsyoutookandthegrades andresultsyouachieved. Youmustfillinthissectionifyouareapplyingforanoverseas vacancy. Thissectionisveryimportantbecauseitgivesyouthechance tosellyourskillstotheemployer.Includeanyinformationthat youfeelmakesyouparticularlysuitableforthejob.For example,previousexperience,voluntarywork,hobbies, languageskillsandrelevantstudyandqualifications.Ifyou donthaveanyformalqualifications,mentionwhatyouwere goodatorparticularlyenjoyedatschool. Ifthereisanagelimitonthevacancyyoumusttickthisboxto confirmthatyoumeettheagerequirement. Givethenames,addressesandtelephonenumbersoftwo peoplewhowillactascharacterreferencesforyou.Thisis usuallyapreviousemployerandsomeoneyouhaveknown foratleastfiveyearssuchasafamilyfriendorneighbour,but notarelative.Pleasecheckwiththepeoplethattheyare willingtoprovideareferenceforyoubeforeyouputtheir detailsontheform. Signanddatetheformtoconfirmthattheinformationyou havegiveniscorrect.
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DataProtectionAct1988 JobcentrePlusmayputtheinformationyougiveonthis formontoacomputersystemtohelpyourapplication.

Applicationforemployment
Aboutthevacancy
Vacancy appliedfor
Employers name Vacancy
number Closingdate //

Returnthis formto

Personaldetails
1 Title Surname 2 Address Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other Othernames Pleasespecify

3 Fulldaytime phone number 4 Email address 5 Drivinglicences held Includeanypointsonyourlicence andthereasonsforthem. 6 Workhistory Startwith
yourmost
recentjob
andwork
back.
Continueon
aseparate
sheetif
necessary.
Employer

Fullevening phonenumber

Positionheldanddescriptionofduties

Reasonforleaving

Pleaseturnover

7 Education andtraining Startwiththe mostrecent andwork back. Continueon aseparate sheetif necessary.

University,college,schoolorotherplace

Coursestudiedandqualificationsachieved

8 Doyouhold a current valid passport orIDcard? Foroverseas vacanciesonly. 9 Anyother evidenceto supportyour application Forexample, experience relevanttothe jobyouare applyingfor. 10 Ifthereisan agelimiton thevacancy, tickthisbox to confirmthat youmeet the age requirement 11 References

No Yes

Phonenumber Occupation 12 Ifyourequire anyparticular arrangements whenattending aninterview, pleasegive details. 13 Iconfirmthat,tothebestofmyknowledge,the informationIhavegivenonthisformiscorrect. Signature

Phonenumber Occupation

Date

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