The 6 Rules for Completing Job Application Forms and Personal Profiles
Rule One – The Basics
With each application form you will receive a job specification, to secure a job interview all you need to do is evidence that you possess the skills required and have the experience needed for this job role.
To highlight your skills you need to record real working examples of the essential criteria, mainly in the personal profile and employment history section. Employers will also check you posses the required qualifications’ under your current training and qualifications’ heading.
The applicant who possesses all the essential criteria and move is offered the job interview.
Rule Two – Standing Out
Most applicants will have the required qualifications and experiences which is why they have applied for this position, what you need to do is stand out from the crowd. To stand out you need to highlight on the application form what unique value you can offer IE what skill or quality do you possess that will increase company profit, turnover or production, etc?
By having a unique skill or selling point, will add value to the organisation you are applying to, as an example if you have a gift for turning underperforming companies on the brink of bankruptcy into a profitable business, then a company in this situation can’t afford to lose you.
Rule Three – Personal Information
The first section on the job application is simple; add your contact details, past employment history (give a brief summary only here of your role and duties, making them relevant … Read more