Filling an application form plan: what is an application form?

Employment History

Before you start answering this section, read any guidelines carefully to make sure you are filling it out exactly as the employer requests. You will be asked to give details of employment including vacation work and internships, usually starting with the most recent.
If your employment history is limited, include details of holiday or part-time jobs, temporary work, and unpaid or voluntary work experience. Include anything that is particularly relevant to the job you are applying for.
Ideally, you need at least three examples of work for your application form. If you have had many jobs, the examples you use should be the most recent and/or relevant to the vacancy.
It is important to account for every period of your life on your application form, even if there are periods when you were travelling or not in formal education or employment. Do not leave dates unaccounted for.
For gap years, be sure to state exactly what you did, where this took place, how you organised/funded your trip and what skills you gained as a result of the experience. As with all the answers, try to talk about it in the context of the role and show how your gap year is an asset to your employability.

Activities and Interests

Make sure you include relevant skills, activities and interests. Be sure to highlight highly regarded skills (such as second languages) above hobbies such as cars or music.

Personal Statement

This section may also be headed ‘Reasons for Applying’. In this section, you must prove to your employer why you are suitable for the role.
Try to sell yourself and match your skills, competencies and experiences to those the employer is looking for.
Let your employer know:

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  What originally attracted you to this job.
  
  
  
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  How your qualifications, competencies and experience are relevant. Link your experience to the person specification, making sure you have addressed every element of the criteria listed and given examples.
  
  
  
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  What you are willing to do to upgrade your skills or qualifications, if relevant.
  How your personality would make you a good company fit (use examples of experiences to demonstrate your personality).
  Why this job is a logical move forward for you, and how it fits in with your long-term career goals.
  

If you have met employees of the company, through internships or careers fairs, for example, then mention it here. Talk about the (positive) impression you have of the firm because of these meetings.
You may also talk about any independent research you have conducted on the firm's position in its industry, culture, structure, training and so on.