General Hints and Tips

• Remember you will be selected for interview on the basis of your application form and supporting information. It is therefore essential that you read the job description and person specification very carefully, and match your information to it.
  
  
• At the short listing stage we look for evidence within your application of how you meet the criteria laid out in the job description and person specification. When writing your supporting statement please consider how your experience gives evidence towards you fulfilling the elements within the person specification, we require more than just a chronology of your work experience. If you do not show how you meet the requirements laid out in the job description and person specification we cannot short-list you for interview.
  
  
• When completing your application form remember to include any relevant experience you have gained, whether from the voluntary sector, school, work experience or other personal experiences. Remember relevant experience can be gained from a variety of places.
  
  
• Please note: applications from internal candidates will be treated in exactly the same way as those from external candidates.  Therefore please ensure that all relevant information is contained within the application form, as this is the only information that will be considered when short listing.
  
  
• You will be judged on the quality of your application, this includes your presentation skills, spelling, grammar and punctuation. Read your application thoroughly before returning it to ensure it is of the highest possible standard.
  
  
• Keep free any interview date given, as it is not normally possible to re-arrange an interview.  
  
  
• Make sure you return your application form by the closing date. No applications can be accepted once short listing for the vacancy has begun. After the closing date, shortlisting will start.
  
  
• Ensure that you retain a copy of your application form to refer to prior to any interview.
  
  
• If we haven't contacted you within 28 days of the closing date you can assume that this time your application has been unsuccessful.
  
  
• All of the recruitment information is available in alternative formats on request.

 

Last Modified: 07/04/2008 13:46:22
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