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HOW TO APPLY ONLINE ON WMJOBS.CO.UK
A GUIDE FOR NEW USERS
Thank you for your interest in working within Staffordshire County Council.
In order to apply for one of our jobs, you will need to submit an online application via
wmjobs.co.uk. To do this, please follow these steps.
1. If you haven’t applied for a job on wmjobs before, you will need to create a new
account. You can do this by clicking ‘Apply for this job’ on the advert page of the
job you are interested in.
2. You will then see a privacy and legal statement you will need to read and tick the
box to accept. Click on Next.
3. You will be asked to choose your apply method. Under the section called ‘I have not
previously applied’, click on the purple ‘Create Profile’ button.
4. Complete the fields in order to register and then click ‘Save details’. Please note: the
password should contain minimum of 6 characters, a number, and must contain both
uppercase and lowercase characters.
5. Once registered, you will then be able to start completing your application. The job title
should appear in the personal information section by ‘Current Application’. You will also
be able to see the status of your application under the same section.
6. To begin your application, click on the ‘Personal Details’ link.
7. Enter the details as appropriate. To populate your address, enter your house name or
number and your postcode, then click the ‘Lookup Address’ button, and it will appear
below.
Finally, select where you found out about this job, and ensure that you select ‘Mark this
section as complete’ when you have completed all the information. Click on ‘Save
details’.
8. You will return to your application sections, and you should have a tick next to the
personal details to indicate that you have completed it.
9. Click on the link to the next section, Employment History.
10. Click on the link to Add Employment History
11. Enter your employment history details, starting with your current or most recent
employment first. If you are still working in your current role and you do not have an end
date as yet, tick the ‘is ongoing?’ box. Click on save.
12. You will then return to your employment summary page, where the entry you have made
should be shown. To continue adding your history, click the ‘Add Employment History’
link again and follow the same process. Repeat as many times as is necessary. Once
you have added all your history, and saved it, click the ‘Mark this section as complete’
box again and click ‘Save answers’. When you return to the summary page, the section
should have a tick by it to indicate that it’s completed.
13. Click on the ‘Education’ link. Enter the appropriate details regarding your educational
background and click on Save Details. If you need to add further information, once you
click on Save Details, some more fields will populate below the ones you have completed.
Once you have finished, ensure you click the ‘Mark this section is complete’ box and click
on save details button again.
14. When you return to the main summary page, click the Qualifications link. Select your
level and type of qualification and click the Add Qualification button. You will then be
taken to a page where you will be asked to enter further details. Complete the
information, and then click the ‘Please enter the result’ button. You will then come back
to the qualifications page and you should see a summary of the qualification you entered.
To add additional qualifications, please repeat the same process above selecting the
level and type and clicking Add Qualifications. Once all your qualifications have been
entered, tick the ‘Mark this section as complete’ box and click on the ‘Save answers’
button.
15. Back on the main summary page, click the ‘Training’ link. Under previous training, click
the ‘Add a new course’ link. Enter your details regarding the course, and click Save.
16. A summary of your course should appear. To add more courses, follow the same
process as above clicking the ‘Add a new course’ link. Once you have added all of your
details, tick the ‘Mark this section as complete’ box and click on ‘Save answers’.
17. On the main summary page, click on the ‘Application Questions’ link. Click on the
‘Answer question 1’ link, and you will be taken to the page where you will be asked to
demonstrate how you meet the criteria indicated on the job description and person
specification. We highly recommend that you draft and save your answer in a program
such as Microsoft Word, and then copy and paste your final version into the box provided.
Please note that the system will automatically log out after 40 minutes of inactivity, so if
you do decide to type your answer directly into the box, please ensure you save your
answer regularly. You have a maximum of 4000 characters in this section. Click on Save
Answer.
18. If your answer is over 4000 characters, you can continue your answer by clicking the
‘Answer question 2’ link and pasting your remaining text in this section (which also allows
4000 characters). Click on Save answer.
19. If you want to apply for the post on a Job Share basis, click on ‘Answer question 3’ and
confirm what proportion of full time hours you are willing to work. Click ‘Save Answer’.
20. Click on ‘Answer question 4’ to answer yes or no as to whether you can provide evidence
of your eligibility to work in the UK. Click ‘Save Answer’. Once you have completed all
the sections, tick the ‘Mark this section as complete’ box and click on ‘Save answers’
21. Back on the main summary page, click on the ‘Additional Information’ link. Then, click on
the ‘Start Additional Information Questions’ link. You will then be asked a few questions
that you will need to answer, and a few statements that you will need to read and press
continue.
22. Back on the main summary page, click on ‘References’. Click on the ‘Add a reference
person’ link.
Complete the form and click on Save. A summary of your referee will then appear. Click
the ‘Add a reference person’ link again to add your second reference. Please note that
we only require 2 referees. Once completed, tick the ‘Mark this section as complete’
box, and click on ‘Save answers’.
23. Back on the main summary page, click the ‘Equal Opportunities’ link. Answer the
questions, then select the ‘Mark this section as complete box’ and click on ‘Save details’.
24. Back on the main summary page, you should have already completed the Privacy and
legal statement when you set up your account, so there should be a tick to say this has
been completed. Please note that you need to go through a final step before you
can submit your application.
25. Before you submit your application, we would suggest clicking ‘Print summary’ to go
through your application and check that all the information is correct. If you need to
change anything, just click on the link to the appropriate section and you will be able to
edit the details.
26. Once you are happy with your application, scroll down to the bottom of the summary page
and click on the ‘Continue to the next page’ link.
27. Read through the confirmation and legal text, and then click the ‘Submit application’ link.
28. You should now see confirmation on your screen that your application has been
submitted successfully.
You should also receive an email confirmation to this effect.
If you want to track the status of your application, you can log into your account at any time,
but we will also email you with any updates. Please note that all correspondence (including
interview invites) is now dealt with online, so please ensure you check your email account
regularly.
If you are struggling to complete your application or have any other queries, please contact
the Resourcing Team on 01785 276480 and we will be happy to assist you through the
process.