Completing the application form

Application form

Once you’ve registered on iTrent, found a suitable vacancy and selected the 'apply online' button, you’ll start your application at the summary page.

You need to complete the application form by working through each of the pages. The icons on the form will confirm if a page is complete or not, helping you track your progress.

You can navigate through the application pages by using the:

  • save and summary button which will take you back to the summary page
  • save and previous button to return to the previous page
  • save and continue button to save the details you have entered and move on

Tip to stay in the form

Avoid using the back button on your web browser when you are completing your application as you will lose the information you've entered. 

Part-completed applications

During the application process, you can pause at any time, but you must save your data before logging out. If you leave your application open while taking a break, iTrent will time out.

To access your application again, you’ll need to close down your web browser, open it up again and log back in.

You can find part-completed applications under the my applications section.

Even if you have started and saved an application, you must submit it before the closing date.

We have set iTrent up to delete incomplete applications at midnight on the closing date.

Mandatory fields

Some information in your application is mandatory. We have marked these fields on the application form with a red star.

Closing date

We close all vacancies close at midnight on the closing date in the job advert.

If you experience problems online

You can contact our Human Resources team if:

  • you have any problems using our online application system
  • don’t have internet access and need a paper copy of the application form

Human Resources

Address: Causeway House
Bocking End
Braintree
Essex
CM7 9HB

Telephone: 01376 552525

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