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Guidance Notes
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When recruit new employees, we use a job descriptions, person specification and an application form. The purpose and main responsibilities of the role are set out in the job description, whilst the knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for in the successful candidate are listed in the person specification. Please read all the information in the job pack carefully before completing the application form it will assist you in ensuring that you provide us with all the information we need to understand how you meet the requirements of the job. To ensure fairness to all applicants, any decision to shortlist you for interview will be based solely upon the information you supply on your application form. Even if you are already known to the Museums Sheffield, as a previous or current employee or volunteer, you must complete the form in full. We cannot take into account in the selection process any previous knowledge we may have of you. In addition to your application form, you must also submit the Equality Monitoring Form.
Ensure you give us your full and correct details so that we may contact you should we wish to pursue your application.
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Work Permit Restrictions
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| Please provide full details of any work permit restrictions that you may have, including any expiry date if applicable. Please note that if appointed, you will be asked for proof of your right to work in the EU. |
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References
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| We require references covering the past 5 years, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer. |
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Employment Details
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Give details of your current or most recent post held, indicating the salary and benefits package. If you are no longer employed please state why you left. Being unemployed will NOT prejudice your application since each application is treated on merit based on the experience, skills, qualifications and knowledge you have acquired.
Give brief details of any previous posts that you have held, starting with the most recent.
For security reasons we must account for any gaps in your career, so please give details of any time that is not accounted for, including periods of unemployment. Information given will NOT prejudice your application unless there is felt to be a genuine security risk.
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Education and Training
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| Starting with your secondary school give details of all of the qualifications you have obtained and list the results. For further and higher education you should include the names of all educational establishments where you have studied. Please include any professional or vocational qualifications that you have attained. Finally, give details of any vocational training that you have completed. |
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Suitability for Job
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| This is a very important part of the form as its where you tell us why specifically you wan tot apply for the job and what makes you a suitable applicant. Its vital that you provide us with evidence to demonstrate you have the knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the essential requirements of the person specification. Please provide specific examples of what you have done and how you believe this demonstrates you meet each requirement. Explaining your current and previous jobs to someone else may help you uncover hidden skills that you take for granted. You can draw on your experience at work, volunteering, running a home, organising a club etc. You might find it helpful to address each of the items on the person specification separately in the order that they are listed to make sure you address them all. |
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Equality Monitoring
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In order to monitor recruitment and ensure that our decision making is fair we ask applications to complete an equality monitoring form. The information given is strictly confidential and is not shown to anybody taking selection decisions, and individuals will not be identified during the monitoring process. This form must be completed.
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