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Part 2c: General Advice On The EAF

Jobs : Successful Job Search CV Covering Letter And Exams

Do not rush them. They can take some time - especially if they have several analytical questions in them. However, these do become quicker with time, so do not worry if you are applying for several jobs and hence there are several EAFs to complete. You will ask that many analytical questions are very similar - as companies in your sector are all trying to find out similar information about you as they value similar skills.

Remember to be neat and tidy - often with EAFs you cannot type them, so you need to ensure that you write carefully. Also ensure that there are no spelling or grammar errors - these are often the reason that candidates are rejected. This can be ironic since many companies have errors in their spelling on the forms, however you have to accept that it is encouraged to spell correctly!

Remove waffle and long sentences - not good. Try and sound active and enthusiastic rather than dejected and jaded. Ensure consistency and the dates you give are broadly correct. When you are about to write out the final version on the actual EAF, just take a second and rack your brains to see if everything important about yourself that you would like them to know about you is there - if not, try and see if you can work it into one of the questions, perhaps your hobbies if something really doesn't fit into the analytical part but yet you feel it is essential that they know that thing about you.

Make sure you photocopy the form. if you are called to interview you will need to re-familiarise yourself with the content - specifically what you gave in answer to questions about your interests, and also your answers to the analytical questions.

At the end of the day, if you simply find that a form is too hard, in the sense that you really are struggling to come up with satisfactory answers to the questions, then you should take this as a sign that you may not be looking down the right career path, and it may be time that you should re-evaluate whether the job is the one for you or not.


By: Job Expert

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