How to Fill In Job Application Forms

 How to Fill in Job Application Forms

More and more employers require you to complete a job application form rather then a CV, this reason for this is the employer can ask you questions on specific experiences or skills on the job application form whereas a CV is written from the employee’s perspective.

In many cases you may be asked to complete an application form even if you have originally applied by CV or telephone. This way, the employer has a record of your personal and employment history, verified and signed by you the applicant.

Completing the Application Form

Before you start ensure you have all the relevant details you require with you, it is important that you complete the application fully, follow the attached instructions and ensure the application form is error free.

Finally use the job specification as a guide to ensure the application highlights the require skills and experiences the employer states as essential.

Job Application Form Details – What Information You Will require

Personal Information:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Post Code
  • Phone Number
  • Mobile Number
  • NI Number
  • Conviction Details

Education:

  • High Schools/Colleges Attended including dates and addresses
  • Universities Attended including dates and addresses
  • A list of all your qualifications

Position Applied For Information:

  • Title of the position  you are applying for
  • Job Reference Number
  • Hours and Days available to work (for part time positions)
  • Date you can start work and a list of any pre-booked holidays

Employment Information:

  • Names, addresses, phone numbers of previous employers
  • Dates of employment
  • Salary
  • Reason for Leaving

References

  • List referees – names, job title or relationship, addresses, phone numbers and the amount of year you have know them.

Personal Statement

  • The profile or personal statement is the most important section of the Job application Form, this section is so important we have wrote a separate article which will teach how to write a winning personal statement.  

 

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Boosting Self Esteem

Boosting Self Esteem

 

Why do some of us feel confident and others lack self belief? How come others have it good, while for some everything we try doesn’t work out? What is the difference between someone who enjoys their life and those that feel like they have nothing to live for?

 

The key to boosting your self belief and to feel more confident is by changing your Limiting Beliefs. A limiting belief is a belief that stops you being your best in anything that you do, a limiting beliefs limits us and makes us feel emotionally negative.

 

If you want to change your low self esteem change your limiting beliefs, which means you need to ask yourself “what are my limiting beliefs?”

 

Common limiting beliefs include:

 

  • “Everyone is out to get me”
  • “Nothing ever works out for me”
  • “I fail at everything”
  • “I’m useless”
  • “I’m rubbish at driving/cooking/relationships/making friends/job interviews”
  • “I can never pass exams”
  • “I never win anything”

 

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As you can tell from the above list, limiting beliefs are general which means they need challenging. If you have low self esteem, you will tell yourself (and others) that “limiting belief” you will then find evidence to back this limiting belief up.

 

As an example, lets take “I never win anything” so you go to a raffle or bingo game and lose, in a negative tone you say “I never win anything” and this new evidence (not wining at bingo or not picking out a winning raffle ticket) adds strength to your limiting belief until you never try at any games because “I never win anything”

 

Collecting evidence happens all the time with all limiting beliefs and can be very dangerous when your limiting belief is “I always pick the wrong partner” or “My life is the worst, I don’t deserve to live” when we truly believe are limiting beliefs they often turn into self fulfilling prophecies…which adds more evidence to your limiting belief.  

 

Overcome Your Limiting Belief and Increase Your Self Belief.

 

Lets look at the “I never win anything” limiting belief, to change this belief you need to question your belief – “when was the last time I won somethingAnswer “2 ½ years ago when I won £5 on a scratch card” this starts to break down the belief, “so I sometimes win things..”

 

Question all your limiting beliefs and find evidence why the limiting belief is WRONG, continue to question one belief until you start to really doubt it.

 

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Self Confidence

Self Confidence

I have always been fascinated with how people’s minds work – why are some people confident while others are nervous wrecks? Today I will teach you the secrets to boosting your confidence and explain how we are all motivated through Pain and Pleasure.

 

People with low self esteem and a lack of confidence view the world through a different set of eyes then confident people. When preparing to do any activity from asking a stranger on a date, applying for a new job, talking up in staff meetings or even wanting to get of your house to try something different, a confident person will look at the Pleasure of these activities and the Pain of not doing them.

 

The difference here is a person lacking self esteem will look at the Pain of these activities and the Pleasure of not doing them.

 

The Carrot or the Stick

 

To best understand motivational Pain and Pleasure is through an example. Imagine your sat in a team meeting at work and the boss is discussing a new way of working and through your own experience you know this idea has many potential pitfalls that the manger has not discussed or thought about, pitfalls that could cost the organisation money which long term could even lead to potential job cuts.

 

So, do you speak up or not? It all depends on how you view the situation – through Pain or Pleasure. Before we make most decisions we think about what we are going to do/say/act like, in our mind, often playing a movie of this potential future event.  

 

Generally if you have no confidence and low self esteem, your movie will be full of pain – you will see yourself speaking out in the meeting, you might picture yourself stumbling your words, or hear your boss shouting your ideas down or even picture your colleagues laughing at you. This Pain movie will not inspire you to speak, so you think what if I do nothing; in this movie you say nothing and nothing bad (painful) can happen to you – this is a form of pleasure.

 

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Confident people will think differently, they will visualise themselves talking out in the meeting, and the will see everyone in their movie being really interested in what they say, the boss being amazed by this deep understanding of the potential pitfalls and may even see the whole of the meeting delegates standing, clapping and cheering – pleasure.  The may think about not speaking out and view themselves feeling frustrated and angry about not feeling confident enough about speaking out to stop this potential mess and money/job loss – a form of Pain

 

The funny thing is, in reality we don’t know what will happen if we speak out in a meeting, if we ask a stranger out on a date or if we try a new activity, what we visualise is what you think will happen, not will actually happen. Which means if you change your internal representation you will change the way you feel.

 

We are all motivated by pain and pleasure; one donkey may be motivated to work as he will receive a carrot as an award, while another donkey may work because he doesn’t want to be beaten with a stick.

 

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How to Get a Job on a Cruise Ship

How to Get a Job on a Cruise Ship

 

Cruise ship jobs are becoming for available and more popular, with new ships being put into service each year with a predicted 30 new ships to be launched between 2010-2013. An increase in new ships means increase in jobs, with each ship recruiting between 500-1500 employees.

 

Cruise ship job roles vary from cleaners to chefs, from disc jockeys to ship captain. The required entry qualifications required depends on the job you apply for, with many cruise ships recruiting both skilled and unskilled workers.

 

Cruise ships job can include:

  • Beauticians and Massage Therapists
  • Fitness Instructors
  • Bar and bedroom Stewards
  • Deckhands
  • Sales and Marketing Positions
  • Engineering Department Crew
  • Hosts and Hostesses
  • Medical Staff
  • Gift Shop Positions
  • Photographers
  • Information Technology Staff
  • Administration Assistants
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Entertainers
  • Lifeguards

 

Benefits for Cruise Ship Employees

 

 

There are many benefits from working on a cruise ship, these can include living expenses, and medical insurance covered by the cruise line.

  • Free room on the cruise ship
  • Free meals
  • Free medical insurance (which is required by maritime law)
  • Discounts in stores, bars and restaurants
  • Reduced cruise rates for family and friends

Additional Information

 

  • Average work contract generally ranges from 3 to 9 months
  • Any nationality can work on a cruise ship
  • You will require a valid passport
  • Cruise Ship experience not always required

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