Form template · Job application
Most job sites route every applicant through a 30-question ATS flow. For high-volume roles — retail, warehouse, hospitality — a one-page application form converts at 3-5x the rate and lands in your inbox.
Every template is free and fully editable in the drag-drop builder — swap fields, colors, and the button label before you publish.
No server, API route, or SDK — your Employment Application Form posts straight to one endpoint.
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam filtered before it reaches you.
It's plain HTML you own — paste the Employment Application Form snippet, swap in your access key, and ship.
Copy and ship
HTML by default — the same field set also renders as React, Next.js, PHP, and cURL in your dashboard. Every variant posts to the same /api/submit endpoint. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard; that's the only edit.
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New job application">
<label for="name">Full name *</label>
<input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Jane Builder" required>
<label for="email">Email *</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="jane@example.com" required>
<label for="role">Position you're applying for *</label>
<select id="role" name="role" required>
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Engineering</option>
<option>Design</option>
<option>Marketing</option>
<option>Sales</option>
<option>Operations</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<label for="linkedin">LinkedIn / portfolio URL</label>
<input id="linkedin" type="url" name="linkedin" placeholder="https://linkedin.com/in/janebuilder">
<label for="resume_url">Resume URL</label>
<input id="resume_url" type="url" name="resume_url" placeholder="https://...">
<label for="cover_letter">Cover letter *</label>
<textarea id="cover_letter" name="cover_letter" placeholder="Why this role, why us." required></textarea>
<!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form><p class="splitforms-attribution" style="margin-top:12px;font-size:11px;color:#888;text-align:right">
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</p>How to add it
To add a Employment Application Form to your site you need three things: a free splitforms access key, the HTML snippet above, and your key pasted into it. No backend, database, or CAPTCHA library — the form posts to one URL and every submission lands in your inbox and dashboard.
Required: full name, email, phone, position applying for, right-to-work confirmation, availability (full-time / part-time / specific shifts). Add EEOC self-identification fields only if you're a covered employer — keep them on a separate page from the application itself.
Optional resume upload (Pro) plus a short work-history textarea for applicants without a polished resume. Frontline and entry-level applicants often have work history but no PDF — don't lock them out by requiring an upload.
Webhook applications into your ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workable) or a shared Notion / Airtable pipeline for smaller teams. Tag by position and source so the right recruiter sees the right candidates.
What's included
Enterprise ATS (Workday, Taleo, UKG) optimise for compliance and lose applicants at every step — industry data shows 60-80% abandonment on multi-page application flows. For high-volume hiring (retail, hospitality, warehouse, frontline), a single-page application form with the legally required fields converts dramatically higher. Capture name, contact, position, eligibility, availability, and an optional resume upload. Route to the hiring manager or a simple Notion / Airtable pipeline. As you grow into regulated hiring (federal contractors, finance), graduate to a full ATS — the form stays useful as the front door. Single-page application converts 3-5x better than enterprise ATS flows for high-volume hiring.
Where submissions go
Reply-to is wired to the visitor's email, so one tap on Reply answers them directly — while the built-in honeypot and spam classifier filter out bots before they reach you. Every submission is emailed to your inbox and can forward to a webhook or Slack the moment a visitor hits send.
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Questions
Only if you're covered by EEOC reporting requirements (15+ employees) or are a federal contractor (OFCCP). If covered, the self-ID (race, gender, veteran, disability) goes on a separate page with explicit 'voluntary, refusal does not affect hiring' language. Consult your employment counsel on the exact wording and storage rules.
For senior or specialised roles, yes — quality of applicant goes up. For high-volume frontline hiring, no — required cover letters drop applications 60-80% and add little signal at that level. Tune by role; one form can branch on the position field.
Honeypot plus splitforms' classifier catches most. For persistent agency submissions, add a 'are you applying directly or representing an agency?' radio — direct applications get the role-specific reply; agency submissions get a templated 'we don't accept third-party candidates' response.
Yes — webhook the JSON to the ATS via their candidate-API or a Zapier connector. The application lands as a candidate with position, contact info, and resume attached. As you scale into formal ATS-driven hiring, the form stays as the front door — same UX, different backend.
Not on the application form. Capture interest and basics here; run background checks (Checkr, Certn) and I-9 verification (E-Verify) after a conditional offer. Embedding legal verification on the public application form creates compliance risk and drops completion.
Optional, and frame it as a range rather than a single number. Some jurisdictions (NY, CA, CO, WA) ban salary-history questions but allow expectations. A range dropdown filters obvious mismatches without the legal risk of asking what they currently make.
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