Registration and application forms
Some employers want you to fill out an application form first
thing in the selection process. Others don’t need it until
later; some don’t use application forms at all.
Most labour hire companies, recruitment firms and Job
Services Australia providers will want you to fill out a
registration form. They use the information you put on it to
match you to future positions.
Registration and application forms are used to:
- obtain information about applicants that an employer
needs to know in making a hiring decision
- ‘screen out’ applicants who don’t meet essential
criteria
- compare applicants who do meet the criteria
- see how well applicants can read, write and follow
instructions.
Forms like these may be the first impression a recruiter or
employer gets about you. Do everything you possibly can to
make your form ‘perfect’, so that it effectively sells you
and your skills.
When you’re obtaining, completing or returning your
registration or application form, present yourself well and
behave politely, cooperating with all agency or company
staff. Employers, Job Services Australia members,
labour hire companies or recruitment agencies are all
involved in the selection process, and the impression you
make can affect your job prospects.
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