Application form

The Application form

Your new career with Fife Council is closer than you think!

Important Information - Submitting Your Application Form

A timeout pop-up will appear after 27 minutes of inactivity during your application session per each access code. This message is displayed allowing you to extend your session and continue working, or to sign out.

If you don’t take any action, the session will automatically close after 30 minutes of inactivity. If you are actively using the career site, the session is automatically extended.

it is recommended that you complete your application during these 4 hours as this is the maximum duration per access code.

To avoid losing this key information, we recommend that you create a Profile with your personal information, work experience and education. Your future applications will be pre-populated with this information and it can be updated at any time.

We do not accept CVs, so please do not attach one. All our posts close at 23:59 on the closing date.


Completing Your Application Form

Your application form is your first opportunity to demonstrate to the selection panel that your qualifications, training, work experience (including voluntary), skills and abilities align with the key criteria for the vacancy.

The application form has several sections which must be completed;

Personal Details

Enter your contact details, address and diversity information here.

Application Questions

We need to ask these questions from a legislative perspective in addition to questions directly related to the job you are applying for. Please answer them all.

Visit Everything you need to know about job applications | My World of Work for lots of helpful hints and tips on completing online application forms.

Experience (Previous Work Experience)

Tell us about your previous roles, including key responsibilities here.

You must provide us with full referee contact details, including the email address, of at least two people who can provide a reference. One must be your current or most recent employer. We will need your references to cover the last 3 years and we do not accept from family or friends.

To add more than one referee for the same employer, state 'As Above' in the Employer Name and complete the Referee Contact details.

Education

Add any relevant qualifications you have completed or in the process of completing. Please note the wording on the form - degree means level of education. If your qualification was obtained overseas, visit www.enic.org.uk for a Statement of Comparability against the UK education system.

Select ‘Courses’ from the dropdown to add any courses that are relevant to the role.

Supporting Documents and URLs

Please upload your Supporting Statement in this section, without this your application may not be progressed.

Licences and Certificates

No action required for applicants

E-Signature

Please add your First name and Surname as entered in Personal Details


Submitting Your Application

When submitting your application you'll receive a verification email containing a 6 digit verification code to confirm your job application.

Once you enter this verification code, your application will then be submitted and you'll receive an email to confirm it has been received. If you don’t receive this, please check your Junk/Spam folder.

After the advert closes, we will assess all applications against the job criteria and decide who to progress to the next stage. You will be notified of the outcome by email so it is important that you check regularly.

Error in your Application

If you realise you have made an error in your application after you have submitted it, withdraw your application and you will be able to re-apply again.


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