Application Forms
Top Tips
Start by photocopying the form and work out your answers in rough.
The form must be completed in full following instructions and do not substitute a CV if an application form is required.
Remember to use 'active verbs' and give examples of successfully demonstrating employability skills. Use the STAR formula: outline the situation; what was the task required; explain your action; what was the result.
Go to the Employability Skills section of this Guide as a starting point.
Useful Links
www.prospects.ac.uk/job_application_advice.htm
Graduate Prospects - national careers site for HE students studying in the UK:
Job application advice
Select simulator - preparing you for online applications:
Learn how online applications work and practice filling in a standard online application form, similar to those used by graduate employers but with added advice sections.
GTI Media publication - click on sub-heading 'careers advice' and go to section 'Applications and CVs'
http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/
Next Step careers site - click on sub-heading 'Getting a job'
