Need to complete a job application form?

As the competition for training contracts, work placements and jobs continues to increase, it is vital that your application form is of the highest quality.

Job application forms are very often your first point of contact with a potential employer.  To give yourself the best possible chance of joining the firm that is your first choice, your answers to questions must be well planned, clear and succinct. 

Answers that give key information directly addressing the question will give you the best possible chance of joining the firm that is your first choice

Edge CVs offers practical one-to-one help in answering both standard and more difficult application form questions. 

• Application forms are now used more frequently on internet sites.

• Completing the forms can be time consuming and it's a boring, repetitive process filling out the same details repetitively for different jobs.

• Enable your Edge CVs consultant to provide you with professional advice on how to put yourself across in the best possible manner

• An Edge CVs consultant can help ensure you provide the best possible answers, and as the questions are often similar to those asked at interview, you will be doubly prepared.

A selection of the less complicated application form questions:

Please provide an example of how you used a creative approach to solving a problem

Ttell us about an occasion when you have worked as a member of a team or a group. Describe your personal contribution to the group and how the group functioned as a whole

Describe an occasion when you encountered a blockage or barrier to something you were trying to achieve. Describe how you identified the problem and plans you made to overcome it.

We strive to deliver work that sets us apart from our competitors. Please describe how  you set yourself apart from your peers

What are the major challenges facing the financial sector in the next five years?

How and why have you reached the decision to apply for this career discipline?

Which aspects of your degree course or other training were of greatest interest to you or relevance to your application?

Which aspects of your work experience have you found most interesting?

Who has been the most profound influence on your career, and why?

More complicated job application form

questions related to Career Goals & Expectations

Describe your reasons for applying for the specific business area you have selected and why you have chosen that particular career path. Please be specific as you can and use this section as you would a cover letter

Given the large amount of information available to you, please describe in detail how you decided upon your first choice of business / functional area

When have you taken a new or innovative approach to achieve a desired outcome/ Describe the situation, your approach and whether it was effective

Is there a specific area within Investment Banking that most appeals to you? Why do you feel your skills are suitable to this area or Banking in general?

Give an example of when you have proactively sought an opportunity to learn a new skill or develop an area of expertise. What did you learn? How did you go about developing yourself? How have you used your new skills

Describe the most difficult goal you have achieved. What approach did you take? What obstacles did you have to overcome? How did you overcome these? How did you keep yourself motivated? 

Give an example of when you have had to plan and organise an event or project. How did you go about it? What challenges did you face. How did you overcome these? What was the outcome?  

Describe a situation where you have had to set particularly high standards for yourself (please do not use an academic example). What did you do and to what extent were these standards achieved? 

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