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Job application form

Meet the person behind the application. Ask which role they’re after and where to see their work, and let them tell you the rest in their own words. It’s a form that feels like a first conversation, not an exam.

A hopeful paper character wearing a very small tie. — smart enough.

Try the example

Pick the third answer to see the follow-up appear. Nothing you type here is sent or saved.

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Questions worth asking

What’s your name?
Short textRequired
The first thing you’ll want to know, and the first thing they’ll type without a second thought.
What’s the best email to reach you?
EmailRequired
This is where your reply goes, and the field checks the address looks right.
Which role are you applying for?
Multiple choiceRequired
Sorting applications by role from the start saves you a pile of reading later.
Tell us a little more
Long textOptional
Shown only when someone picks Something else, so a role you hadn’t thought of can find you.
Where can we see your work?
LinkRequired
A portfolio or a profile says more about someone than a paragraph about themselves.
When could you start?
DateOptional
A rough date helps you plan, and it’s an easier question than a notice period.
Is there anything you’d like us to know?
Long textOptional
One open box lets people say what the other questions missed, in their own way.

How the form reads

Picture someone who has found your job advert. They give a name and email, choose the role they want, and share a link to their work. Designers and developers carry straight on. If their role isn’t listed, a box opens and they can tell you what they had in mind.

Your hiring team can read every application without being able to change the form. Invite them to your workspace as viewers, and they can read the responses and insights and export a CSV of the answers. Then decide together, with everyone looking at the same table and no forwarded emails.

A follow-up that helps

Show “Tell us a little more” when “Which role are you applying for?” is “Something else”. Designers and developers go straight on to the next question.

Open the form yourself before you share it. Pick Something else and check the box appears, then pick Designer and check it folds away. Try both layouts too. One question at a time is friendly on a phone, and the rule works the same way.

Keep it kind

Say what happens next, and tell every applicant the outcome, whatever it is. Waiting to hear back is the hardest part of applying, and a kind no is remembered far better than silence.
Ask only for what you’ll use to decide. Every extra field is one more reason someone gives up.

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