The application form is your opportunity to showcase yourself to us and describe how the skills, knowledge and qualifications you possess make you the ideal applicant for the advertised role. We will use this information to assess whether to progress you to the next stage in the process and invite you along for an interview.
You should read the instructions and questions carefully, and answer the questions fully. Please refer to the Job Description & Employee Specification to make sure you are supporting your application with the skills, knowledge and qualifications required for the role.
Alternative application packs can be requested in other formats, for example: large print, braille and audio. To request an alternative application pack please phone 01698 403151.
Application Form FAQs
| Issue | Resolution |
|---|---|
| “Please select a single mailing address in order to continue with your application” | To fix this error, you must ensure that the “Mailing address” is only selected for one of your addresses. |
| “Duplicate contact types are not allowed” | To fix this error, you must ensure that you have not used the either the same Contact Type or Address Type more than once when adding new Contact or Address details. |
| “Please correct all errors on this page to continue” | This error occurs when there are more than one errors on the page. To fix this error, you must ensure that you fix the individual errors noted. |
If you are a North Lanarkshire Council employee and have applied via mySelf, these details will reflect those on your mySelf account. If you wish to change these details, you can do so via your myself account.
If you are experiencing issues with this, please contact ESC-HelpDeskTeam@northlan.gov.uk for assistance.
If you are an external applicant, these details will reflect those completed when you registered your account on the recruitment site. If you wish to change these details, you can do so via the “My Profile” section of the recruitment site.
If you are updating your email address via the “My Profile” section, please ensure you update both the User Name and Email Address fields.
If you are experiencing issues with this, please contact ESC-HelpDeskTeam@northlan.gov.uk for assistance.
To add new contact details, you should complete the relevant fields and then select “Add” which will then add these details to the section below. You should then repeat this for any other contact details you would like to add.
Please ensure you add a phone number so you can be contacted by the recruitment panel.
Any contact details already stored against your record will be displayed in the section below and do not require to be input again.
If there are no contact details stored at the section below, you will see the message “No details have been added yet” and you will be required to add these details before you can progress with your application.
If you are a current employee of North Lanarkshire Council and have applied via your mySelf account, please note that any updates you make to these details will also update those held on your mySelf account.
To add new address details you should complete the relevant fields and then select “Add” which will then add these details to the section below.
Any address details already stored against your record will be displayed in the section below and do not require to be input again. If you are a current employee of North Lanarkshire Council and have applied via your mySelf account, please note that any updates you make to these details will also update those held on your mySelf account.
If there are no address details stored below, you will see the message “No details have been added yet” and you will be required to add these details before you can progress with your application.
Please note you are only required to include your current Home address. You can also add a Business address if applicable.
To add new qualification details you should complete the relevant fields and then select “Add” which will then add these details to the section below. You should then repeat this for any other qualification details you would like to add.
Any qualification details already stored against your record will be displayed in the section below and do not require to be input again. If there are no qualification details stored, you will see the message “No details have been added yet”.
It is not mandatory to add qualification details, however if you do not include any qualifications noted on the Job Description & Employee Specification then this may negatively impact your application.
To add new employment details you should complete the relevant fields and then select “Add” which will then add these details to the section below. You should then repeat this for any other employment details you would like to add.
Any employment details already stored against your record will be displayed in the section below and do not require to be input again. If there are no employment details stored, you will see the message “No details have been added yet” and you will be required to add these details before you can progress with your application.
Please note when entering work history this must include current and all previous employment..
The entries must include any time spent at School, College, University, Career Breaks, Periods of Unemployment, Volunteering, or Travelling/Time Spent Abroad. These dates must run consecutively with no gaps.
To add new membership details you should complete the relevant fields and then select “Add” which will then add these details to the section below. You should then repeat this for any other membership details you would like to add.
Any membership details already stored against your record will be displayed in the section below and do not require to be input again. If there are no membership details stored, you will see the message “No details have been added yet”.
It is not mandatory to add membership details, however if you do not include any memberships noted on the Job Description & Employee Specification then this may negatively impact your application.
To add a reference you should complete the relevant fields and then select “Add” which will then add these details to the section below. You should then repeat this for any other reference details you would like to add.
You must include details for two suitable referees, including one from your current/most recent employer. Please make sure your referee contact details are correct before progressing to ensure our reference requests can be delivered.
North Lanarkshire Council requires all applicants to provide contact details for two referees, one of which should be your current/most recent line manager.