Updating author: Lynda Macdonald

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Summary
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Action point checklist
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Application forms
The implications of the Data Protection Act
Information gathered for monitoring purposes

Summary

1.209 Employers should make it clear to all potential job applicants how they should apply for the vacant post, and in particular whether an application form should be requested, or a CV and covering letter submitted. The submission of CVs (as opposed to the completion of company application forms) means that those responsible for recruitment have to glean information from a range of different styles and formats, making it more difficult to assess each one objectively against the employee specification.