Application Forms
Top Tips
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Start by photocopying the form and work out your answers in rough
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The form must be completed in full following instructions and do not substitute a CV if an application form is required
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Remember to use 'power words' and give examples of successfully demonstrating key skills
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Go to the Transferable Skills section of this Guide as a starting point
Resources
Graduate Prospects - online national careers service for HE students studying in the UK:
- Drop down 'Jobs & work' and click on 'Applications, CVs and interviews' - go to 'Job application advice' sections
Select simulator - online applications training tool for students in higher education.
Learn how online applications work and practice filling in a standard graduate online application form.
GTI publication - drop down sub-heading 'Careers advice' to click on side-heading 'Applications and CVs'
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/professional
Graduate Prospects Professional career coaching services for graduates (EU nationals from a member state within the EEA) seeking work or study in the UK
