(NS) Producing the best possible application
Once you have found a job you like, and an organisation that you feel matches your own values, it is time to apply! The section below contains lots of hints and tips to help you produce the best possible application.
Application Support
Have a look on the website of the organisation you are applying to, as they may have tips and tricks to help you write your applications.
The links below will also help you produce the best written application:
- Health Careers: Identifying Transferable Skills
- Indeed: Functional CV: Tips on how to write a good functional CV
- Indeed: How to write a care assistant cover letter
- Indeed: How to write a supportive statement when looking for a job
- Indeed: How to use the STAR interview response technique
- The Princes Trust: Jobs & Courses in Health & Social Care
- My World of Work: Make your CV shine
- Job Centres: CV Preparation & Advice
- National Careers Service: CV advice
CWSS Resource Library
The first step is usually the first impression.
The following resources have been created from our Your Next Opportunity series where we took a closer look at CV writing, Application Forms, Interview Skills and more aspects of the application process.
Take a moment to view our recordings and help improve your CV, better deliver your experience down on paper and help you clearly deliver answers to the deeper questions you may face when applying for a new role. Together, these sessions will help you stand out in all stages of your journey in finding employment in Scottish Adult Social Care.
Writing a CV
Completing an Application Form
Event taking place 18th November at 11am and recording will be available soon.
Register for the event at Your Next Opportunity - Application Forms
Panel discussion on CVs, Application Forms and Interview Skills.
Bitesize cuts of the video are available below
We have split the panel discussion into separate questions for easier viewing and searching. Select the link below to hear answers to the questions again.
What is the job application process like?
To apply for a job in adult social care, you will typically be asked to submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter or to complete an application form. If you are short-listed for interview, then you will be invited to an interview to explore your eligibility and review your qualifications for the role; this could be on-line or in person.
If your interview proves successful, you will likely be given a conditional job offer. At this point the offer will be conditional until background checks are completed to confirm the information you provided, and there may be a request for additional information and/or proof of qualifications.
Background checks will include a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland, checking of references and a Criminal Record Check from other countries that you have been resident in. Due to the circumstances around refugees and asylum seekers, the Care Inspectorate and the SSSC recognize that completing some of these checks may be very difficult, so a level of risk assessment is allowed, as contained within their guide ‘Safer recruitment through better recruitment’.
If you are selected for the job, you will then receive a formal offer which you can negotiate before accepting.
Shortly after arrival your induction should begin, providing you with training and possibly to obtain additional qualifications.
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