Application forms
Write a winning application form
Whether you are completing an application form to apply for your next course, a job or a placement, be prepared to answer competency and strengths-based questions. Read this essential information before you start.
You'll need to set sufficient time aside to provide the best examples of your experience in structured answers.
Most job application forms and online application systems require information about your personal details, education, employment and work experience, interests and achievements, and references.
Application form guides and examples
- Top tips for success with applications (pdf - 111kb)
- Example of a standard application form (word - 126kb)
More advice
- The graduate's guide to job application forms on the TARGETjobs website
- How to write a winning application form on the Totaljobs website
- Top tips for online job applications
- Postgraduate study applications
- Competency application forms
- More on competency applications from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
See also
- Brush up on your spelling and punctuation - check your job applications tips and advice
The Plain English Campaign website
Proof read like a pro video on the Writing Skills website
Video clips
- Journey to work - CVs and applications video clip - employers explain what they like to see on CVs and applications and give advice about how to sell yourself effectively (12 mins). View it on the campus only network Blackboard Ultra
- Your Jobs Online video clip - shows two major employers selecting graduates using only their electronic applications. Find out how to maximise your chances of success through: answering the question, evidence, activities and interests, marketing yourself, and common mistakes (25 mins). Available to view on the campus only network Blackboard Ultra
