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Job Application Form Template — England & Wales

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EXAMPLE JOB APPLICATION FORM

organisation name
Application form

Application for job title

Your details
Name: applicant name
Address: applicant address
Postcode: applicant postcode
Phone: applicant phone
Email: applicant email

Education and training
Please give details: education details

Qualifications
Please give details: qualifications details

Employment history
Your current or most recent employer
Name of employer: current employer name
Address: current employer address
Postcode: current employer postcode
Job title: current job title
Pay: current pay
Length of time with employer: current employment length
Reason for leaving: reason for leaving
Duties: current duties

Previous employers
Please tell us about other jobs you have done and about the skills you used or learned in those jobs.
previous employers details

Supporting statement
Please tell us why you applied for this job and why you think you are the best person for the job.
supporting statement

Interview arrangements and availability
If you have a disability, please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to help you in your application or with our recruitment process.
reasonable adjustments
Are there any dates when you will not be available for interview?
unavailable dates
When can you start working for us?
available start date

Right to work in the UK
Do you need a work permit to work in the UK? needs work permit

References
Please give the names and contact details of 2 people who we can ask to give you a reference. We may ask them before an employment offer is made. We will not ask your current employer until we get your permission.
Referee 1: referee 1 details
Referee 2: referee 2 details

Declaration
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information I have provided on this form is correct and I accept that providing deliberately false information could result in my dismissal.
Name: declaration name
Signature: declaration signature
Date: declaration date

Variables you will fill in

Organisation name(text)required
Job title(text)required
Applicant name(text)required
Applicant address(textarea)required
Applicant postcode(text)required
Applicant phone(text)required
Applicant email(text)required
Education and training details(textarea)
Qualifications(textarea)
Current/most recent employer name(text)
Current/most recent employer address(textarea)
Current/most recent employer postcode(text)
Current/most recent job title(text)
Current/most recent pay(text)
Length of time with current/most recent employer(text)
Reason for leaving(textarea)
Duties(textarea)
Previous employers and skills used/learned(textarea)
Supporting statement(textarea)required
Reasonable adjustments needed for the application or recruitment process (if applicable)(textarea)
This question is scoped to interview/recruitment-process logistics, not a health or disability diagnosis question — Equality Act 2010 s.60 restricts employers from asking about an applicant's health before a job offer, subject to limited exceptions (e.g. assessing needed reasonable adjustments).
Dates unavailable for interview(textarea)
When can you start working for us?(text)required
Do you need a work permit to work in the UK?(select)required
Employers must check every job applicant's right to work in the UK before employment starts (Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, s.15) — a civil penalty can apply if an illegal worker is employed without a correct right-to-work check.
Referee 1 name and contact details(textarea)required
Referee 2 name and contact details(textarea)required
Declaration: name(text)required
Declaration: signature(text)required
Declaration: date(date)required

This information is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For advice on a specific situation, consult a qualified adviser or Acas (acas.org.uk).