What do you do that requires filling in an application form?
I haven't done one of those since I was applying to shops.
( Kroney, Wed 12 Mar 2014, 13:59, 1 reply, 10 years ago)

For the last 14 years or so, economic development.
Public sector bodies / quangos / development companies tend not to accept CVs, although there is one up the road that does. It's all about demonstrating competencies, "I came across this problem and I did this to rectify it and this was the outcome" bollocks.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:03, Reply)

Sounds shit.
I fucking hated application forms.
( Kroney, Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:07, Reply)

It really, really is.
This one's not actually too bad as it's not asking for a complete run down of all the duties I did in each job I've held, but I'm looking at the 'blurb' bit and nothing is flowing very readily. I might give it up for a bit tbh, I've got until Monday to finish it.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:11, Reply)

surely by now you have a whole raft of ready prepared answers stored somewhere that you can tweak adn enter?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:13, Reply)

I do but this particular one wants each bit on the person spec addressed.
I kind of know what I want to write but the words just aren't flowing. Might work on the basics of application number 2 for now.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:15, Reply)

a whole raft of ready prepared answers

YM
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:15, Reply)

Also, last week
I filled one in that had to be hand written, ffs. It was 2 sides of badly photocopied questions, with about 3 square centimetres each of space in which to write about your job history as long as you hadn't held any more than 4 jobs in your life because that's the total number of lines you were given, and didn't ask for any detail bar name, address, work history, qualifications, can you drive and do you have a criminal record?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 12 Mar 2014, 14:08, Reply)