Applying for Vacancies

The Recruitment Portal

The Recruitment Portal is designed for applicants to register their interest, and apply for advertised jobs.

Logging into the Recruitment Portal

1. Select the Login TAB
2. Enter the email address that you registered with.
3. Enter the password that you registered with.
4. Select the Login button.
   

Overview

After logging in you should see: List Jobs, My Profile, My Applications

Profile

My Profile is the area that you enter your particulars, Education, Work history, Referees, Certificates and Licences and Upload Cover Letters and Resumes.
You should fill in as much of the details as you can. All Mandatory fields are required before you can apply for a job.

Uploading Resumes and Cover Letters

To Upload a Resume please ensure the file that is being uploaded is in the format of DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF or ODT

1. Select the Click here to upload
2. You will be presented with a window to browse for the file.
3. Select the file and select the Open button.

Education

To add education details select the add hyperlink.

1. Fill in the details.
2. Select the Save button.
3. To delete the education record select the x next to the particular record.
4. To edit the education record select the pen next to the particular record.

Education fields explained

Field Name	Description
Education Type	The delivery method to obtain this education.
Graduation Date	The date the applicant had graduated from the education.
Institution	The name of the institution who delivered the education.
Other Institution	If the name of the institution does not appear select the Other Instituion and enter the name.
Institution Country	The country where the applicant studied for this particular education.
Start Date	The date the education started.
End Date	The date the education finished.
Qualification Type	The qualification the applicant received from studying.
Qualification Name	The name of the qualification the applicant received.

Work History

To add work history details select the add hyperlink.

1. Fill in the details.
2. Select the Save button.
3. To delete the work history record select the x next to the particular record.
4. To edit the work history record select the pen next to the particular record.

Work History fields explained

Field Name	Description
Employer	The business name of the employer.
Role	The role the applicant played while employed with this business.
Industry	The industry name the role was in.
Years Experience	How many years experience has the applicant had in a similar role.
From Date	The date the applicant started with this employer.
To Date	The date the applicant finished with this employer.

Referees

To add Referees select the add hyperlink.

1. Fill in the details.
2. Select the Save button.
3. To delete the referees record select the x next to the particular record.
4. To edit the referees record select the pen next to the particular record.

Referees fields explained

Field Name	Description
Title	The title of the referee.
First Name	The first name of the referee.
Surname	The surname of the referee.
Company	The company name the referee works at if the applicant used to work with them.
Job Title	The job title of the referee if the applicant used to work with them.
Phone	The phone number of the referee.
Mobile	The mobile number of the referee.
Relationship	The type of working relationship the applicant had with this referee.
Work History	You can link this referee to any previous work history.

Certificates and Licences

To add Certificates and Licences select the add hyperlink.

1. Fill in the details.
2. Select the Save button.
3. To delete the Certificates and Licences record select the x next to the particular record.
4. To edit the Certificates and Licences record select the pen next to the particular record.

Certificates and Licences fields explained

Field Name	Description
Certificate / Licence Type	The certificate of licence the applicant holds.
Obtained Where	Who provided the certificate or licence.
Date Obtained	The date the licence was obtained by the applicant.
Expiry	The expiry date of the licence held by the applicant.

Applying for Jobs

1. Select the List Jobs TAB.
2. Select the Job of Interest.
3. Select the Apply button.
4. You are taken to My Profile
   this is a good time to check over your profile and ensure nothing has been forgotten.
5. Selecting Complete later will give you the opportunity to complete your application for this job at a later date.
   (this does not change the close date of the job) A record will appear in the My Applications list with the status of incomplete.
6. If you wish to apply for the job now select the Next button.
7. You will see at the top of the screen the Recruitment Steps, the next button will step you through these steps.
8. You maybe asked some questions before being able to submit the application. Answer any questions and select the NEXT button.
9. You will be asked to confirm if you wish to submit the application for the job. Select the APPLY button.

At any stage before selecting Apply you can select the complete later option and come back to the application.
Submitting an application:


Sucessfully submitted job Application:

Withdrawing a Job Application

You can only withdraw from a job application if the application has been submitted and has the status pending.
Applications for jobs that have not been submitted cannot be withdrawn.

1. Select the My Applications TAB.
2. Select the Application you wish to withdraw.
3. Select the Withdraw button.