Applying for a Job via the Electronic System
Job application form
If you are asked to apply for a job via email, do not forget to attach your CV together with cover letter. Sometimes, you may be asked to send also supporting documents, such as: educational certificates and/or academic transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation, employment certificate etc.
However, many employers prefer to use electronic systems to accept resumes. Completing the application form is the one of the first step of the recruitment process, often it requires a significant investment of time and effort. Fortunately, however, in most systems, you may at any time save your application and return later to complete it if you need to do so.
Please be sure to fill in all of the information carefully - each field on the job application form, even if the answers can be found on your resume / CV. The main reason why you should do so is, that large companies may use a keyword search intent to speed up the process of finding potential candidates. For this reason, it is important that the keywords related to the position you are applying can be found in both the electronic form fields and your application documents.
If you have already written a good cover letter that includes answers to the questions from the electronic form, you may well copy the answers directly from your application / cover letter into the fields of the form. Do not need to give new answers.
It is important to show in the electronic form your work experience so that the name of occupation, job title and skills become clear. Include only the most relevant and valuable experiences you possess. Keep in mind, that summer job or part-time job during your studies may not play a major role in the recruitment process.
Many job application forms require you to specify the dates of your employment. If you do not ready to give an exact date of your employment (start and end dates), you can fill in the approximate ones. As a rule, an employer (recruiter or hiring manager) is interested in just an overall picture of the duration of your employment relationship. Nevertheless, you can find this information in documentation from previous employer, it often shows start and end dates of your employment. You may also either email or call the human resources department of your previous employer to get the exact date of employment.
Be concise, informative and strive to sell your qualifications, skills and abilities in every answer. Try to clearly describe your value as a candidate within the number of characters required.
If you have filled in the fields of the form carefully and described everything you want about your skills and motivation, you do not have to write and attach the application letter/cover letter to the form.