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One form, several roles
Ask which role the candidate wants as a dropdown, then route each choice to a section with questions only that role needs. One URL to publish and maintain instead of one per vacancy.
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Job Application Form
A job application form collects the same information from every candidate, in the same order, so you can compare them without reading five different CV layouts first. It replaces the "email us your CV" inbox with a structured record per applicant.
Opens the new-form flow, where the template picker is waiting. Free plan: unlimited forms, 100 responses a month.
The value is in the screening questions. Work authorisation, notice period, salary expectation, and the two or three skills the role genuinely requires can all be asked on the way in, which means the shortlist exists before anyone has opened an attachment.
When to use a job application form
- Any open role where you expect more than a handful of applicants
- Internal transfers and promotions, where a fair, identical process matters
- Contractor and freelancer intake
- Graduate or internship rounds with a fixed closing date
- Talent pools you keep open all year
Example questions
What to put on the form.
A starting point, not a rulebook: every question below is a real Questionful question type, and all of them are editable once the form is in your account.
| Question | Question type |
|---|---|
| Full name | Short answer |
| Email address | Short answer |
| Which role are you applying for? Branch to role-specific questions from here | Dropdown |
| Upload your CV Paid plans; up to 25 MB per file | File upload |
| Are you legally allowed to work in this country? | Multiple choice |
| What is your notice period? | Dropdown |
| Rate your experience with the tools this role uses | Rating grid |
| Why this role, in three sentences? | Paragraph |
| Link to a portfolio or GitHub profile | Short answer |
How Questionful helps
Building it, step by step.
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Take the CV inline
A file upload question accepts the CV with the application rather than in a separate email. Files are stored on EU-hosted, encrypted S3 storage and downloaded through signed links.
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Score the screening questions
Give the knock-out questions points and let the form grade itself on arrival, so applications land already sorted by whether they clear the bar.
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File and notify
Email up to ten people the moment an application lands, keep a PDF copy in Google Drive, and export the whole round to CSV when it closes.
Tips
What makes the difference.
- Ask the knock-out questions first. Nobody should fill in ten minutes of form to be rejected on work authorisation.
- Keep free text to two boxes. More than that and strong candidates stop applying.
- Say how long the form takes in the intro. It measurably raises completion.
- Set a fixed set of options for salary expectation instead of a text box, so the answers are comparable.
- Delete the round from your account once hiring is done. GDPR retention is easier when the data does not linger.
FAQ
Job Application Form questions.
Can candidates upload a CV?
Yes, with a file upload question. Uploads are available on paid plans, with 25 MB per file and 2 GB of storage on Standard, 5 GB on Teams. The free plan does not accept respondent uploads.
Can one form handle several open roles?
Yes. Ask which role the applicant wants as a dropdown and route each choice to its own section. Applicants only ever see the questions for the role they picked.
Can applications be scored automatically?
Yes. Points can be attached to closed-set questions and the submission is scored the moment it arrives. Free-text answers still need a human.
Where is applicant data stored?
On EU infrastructure, encrypted at rest, with public access to the file bucket blocked. Responses export to CSV or PDF and can be deleted from your account at any time.
Keep reading
The features behind it, and where to go next.
Feature
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Use caseHiring & Applications
Replace the CV inbox with a structured application form: same questions for everyone, CV attached, and every submission comparable.
Ship your job application form today.
Unlimited forms and 100 responses a month, free. Paid plans from €19.
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