How to complete the Application Form

You will want to give yourself the best chance of being selected for an interview and hopefully be successful and get the job. In order to do that please take a few minutes to read the notes below which have been provided to assist you.

• Age Concern Liverpool and Sefton will not accept CV’s. when applying for a position within the Organisation. The application form supplied MUST be completed
• Prior to making an application for employment, it is important that you review your strengths and weaknesses to ensure that you are realistic in pursuit of employment
• We would advise you to read through the application form before you complete it and to prepare a rough draft first
• The person specification lists the knowledge, skills and experience which we are looking for.  You are advised to concentrate in your applications on demonstrating how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience that are listed as essential on the person specification
• Target your application – say why your skills and experience are relevant and if you say you have specific experience, try to give detailed examples
• The skills, knowledge and experience on the person specification may be listed as essential and desirable. You will be invited for an interview if you do not demonstrate that you met the essential requirements for the role
• If you meet the essential requirements of the role then it will depend how high your score was in relation to other candidates. Candidates with the highest scores will be selected for interview   
• What you put on the application form will be reviewed by the shortlisting panel and scored against the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the person specification
• Remember the shortlisting panel can only use the information about you that is on the application, they cannot assume what you have done
• Be concise; don’t attach too much information which may not be relevant, although an extra page of well-targeted information is acceptable
• Complete the form in black (or dark ink) or type, and if requested comply with any other instructions
• Make sure your form is legible; you may submit a word-processed application if you wish