Starting Out Guide For Newly Qualified and Trainee Teachers

Online application forms

Schools are also starting to use online application forms which are used to collect and store information on applicants. The principles of completing an online application form aren’t all that different from a written one so take your time and check out our top tips for making great applications online:

• Preparation – Schools will want you to show evidence that you have done your research into their school, the job you are applying for and… yourself.
• Print off the form and read through it carefully - Look through the form and read through the instructions so that you know exactly what’s involved. Print it off or download it so that you can look through it in your own time without feeling any pressure. You can jot down some notes, and start thinking about responses to the questions that require longer responses.
• Prepare longer responses before you paste them in - Prepare longer responses in a word-processing document so that you can edit them as many times as you like. Once you’re happy with your response check your spelling and grammar carefully and make sure you’re within the word count.
• Give yourself plenty of time to fill in the form - Now you’re ready to return to the online form and fill it in. Give yourself plenty of time and make sure you won’t be disturbed, particularly if the form doesn’t have a ‘save and return’ facility as you will have to complete it in one sitting.
• Don’t rush and don’t lapse into the informal e-mail habits when filling in online applications - Think formal and professional as you would when filling in a written application.
• Check - Once you’ve completed the application form, read through everything carefully. Check you have supplied information accurately and that your contact details are correct.
• Poor grammar and spelling mistakes will blow your chances of creating a good impression - Check your application form very carefully. If you can save your work and return to it later, then take a break. You’re more likely to spot mistakes when you return. Get another person to look through your application if you can.
• Keep a copy for your reference – It will be useful to have a copy if and when you get invited to an interview to remember what you said and be prepared to answers questions on anything that you have mentioned in the form.
  
  Rating 3.00 out of 5

  [?]

  Page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ALL

  
  

  This post is tagged employment