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: the online national careers service for HE students in the UK.
Drop down 'Jobs & work' and click on 'Applications, CVs and interviews'. Go to 'Job application advice' for 'Completing application forms' and 'Online applications'.
www.selectsimulator.com/
Select simulator is an online applications training tool for students in higher education. Learn how online applications work and practice filling in a standard online application form.
GTI publisher - drop down 'General advice' for 'Applications and CVs'
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/professional
Prospects Professional career coaching services for graduates who are EU nationals (from a member state within the EEA) and seeking work or study in the UK
