Experience
This is the most important section of the application form and it is an opportunity for you to tell us about yourself, what you can do and the skills and experience you have which make you a good candidate for the job.
You need to show us that you meet the essential criteria for the job. You should refer to the employee specification, as this will detail what essential criteria you will need evidence of on your application form. Different jobs require different skills, knowledge, competencies and qualifications, so if you are applying for more than one job, submit the relevant application form for each one.
The selection panel will not read across the various sections of the application form. If you submit this information in another box or in a different section of the application form, it will not be considered by the selection panel. You must not use continuation sheets. Use the relevant box provided.
If you don’t tell us, we’ll not know!
We will not make any assumptions about you or your abilities, even if you already work us. Do not leave out any relevant skills, knowledge or experience you have gained, for example voluntary or unpaid work – it is still relevant.
You are asked to give ‘personal and specific examples’ which demonstrate your experience, so include examples of situations that you have experienced, whether within work or in your personal life, that demonstrate what is being asked for. What we mean by personal and specific examples is evidence of your personal involvement in this experience, how you dealt with it and relevant examples to show the breadth of your experience.
The interview panel can only make a decision to invite you to the next stage of the selection process based on the information you provide in your application form, and how this matches the criteria in the employee specification. If there is a required length of experience, make sure you include the start and end dates of your experience so the panel know you meet the timeframe.
