JOB APPLICATION · JEKYLL

Job Application for Jekyll

Careers-page form with role, resume URL, and cover letter. Free for 1,000 submissions per month — no backend, no SDK, no plugin.

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1,000/mo free·no card·drop-in for Jekyll

form.htmlhtml30 lines

01<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
02  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
03  <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New job application">
04 
05  <label for="name">Full name *</label>
06  <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Jane Builder" required>
07  <label for="email">Email *</label>
08  <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="jane@example.com" required>
09  <label for="role">Position you're applying for *</label>
10  <select id="role" name="role" required>
11    <option value="">Choose…</option>
12    <option>Engineering</option>
13    <option>Design</option>
14    <option>Marketing</option>
15    <option>Sales</option>
16    <option>Operations</option>
17    <option>Other</option>
18  </select>
19  <label for="linkedin">LinkedIn / portfolio URL</label>
20  <input id="linkedin" type="url" name="linkedin" placeholder="https://linkedin.com/in/janebuilder">
21  <label for="resume_url">Resume URL</label>
22  <input id="resume_url" type="url" name="resume_url" placeholder="https://...">
23  <label for="cover_letter">Cover letter *</label>
24  <textarea id="cover_letter" name="cover_letter" placeholder="Why this role, why us." required></textarea>
25 
26  <!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
27  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
28 
29  <button type="submit">Send</button>
30</form>

1,000

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§ 00Quick answerHTML · hr

Yes — this is the shortest safe path for Jekyll.

Use the HTML snippet on this page, keep the job application fields visible in your Jekyll UI, and let splitforms handle delivery, spam filtering, storage, and webhooks.

best implementation

Paste the HTML version, then replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY.

The posted payload contains full name, email, position you're applying for, linkedin / portfolio url, resume url, cover letter. Required fields are full name, email, position you're applying for and cover letter.

native jekyll reality

Jekyll can render the form markup, but it still needs a backend endpoint, email delivery, spam checks, and webhook routing before submissions are useful.

use case fit

Most career-page application forms hide behind Greenhouse / Lever, which charge $200+/month per role. For a startup hiring 1-3 roles a year, a self-hosted form with resume upload does the job.

§ 01Job Application × Jekyllwhy this combination, in 80 words

Built for Jekyll developers who hate operating a backend.

Splitforms is the form-to-email API for Jekyll sites. One POST endpoint, no SDK, no plugin — drop the job application into a page and ship.

Splitforms is the form-to-email API for Jekyll sites. One POST endpoint, spam filtering, signed webhooks, file uploads, a real dashboard — drop-in, no server, no PHP. Free for 1,000 submissions per month, $5/mo Pro for 5,000, $59 for 3 years if you hate recurring SaaS bills.

✦ what you get on the free plan

✓1,000 form submissions per month
✓Unlimited forms — one key, many pages
✓Spam protection (honeypot + classifier)
✓Webhooks: Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, custom
✓CSV export of all submissions
✓Email notifications (CC and BCC on Pro)

§ 02Copy-paste codeHTML · 30 lines

Drop into any Jekyll project.

Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a Jekyll page, and ship. No build-time integration required.

form.htmlhtml30 lines

01<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
02  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
03  <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New job application">
04 
05  <label for="name">Full name *</label>
06  <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Jane Builder" required>
07  <label for="email">Email *</label>
08  <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="jane@example.com" required>
09  <label for="role">Position you're applying for *</label>
10  <select id="role" name="role" required>
11    <option value="">Choose…</option>
12    <option>Engineering</option>
13    <option>Design</option>
14    <option>Marketing</option>
15    <option>Sales</option>
16    <option>Operations</option>
17    <option>Other</option>
18  </select>
19  <label for="linkedin">LinkedIn / portfolio URL</label>
20  <input id="linkedin" type="url" name="linkedin" placeholder="https://linkedin.com/in/janebuilder">
21  <label for="resume_url">Resume URL</label>
22  <input id="resume_url" type="url" name="resume_url" placeholder="https://...">
23  <label for="cover_letter">Cover letter *</label>
24  <textarea id="cover_letter" name="cover_letter" placeholder="Why this role, why us." required></textarea>
25 
26  <!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
27  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
28 
29  <button type="submit">Send</button>
30</form>

§ 03Setup3 steps · 60 seconds · zero config

Generate, embed, receive.

Three actions stand between you and your first job application submission. None of them require a backend, a database, or a CAPTCHA library.

STEP 01GENERATE

Generate a free splitforms key

Create your form

key=sk_live_••••••••

STEP 02EMBED

Paste the job application into your Jekyll project

Drop the form snippet into a Jekyll page, component, or layout. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard. The form action is a hard-coded URL — no env vars or build-time wiring needed.

snippethtml

<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
  …
</form>

STEP 03RECEIVE

Receive submissions

Email arrives within seconds. Webhook fires in parallel. Dashboard updates live. CSV export, Slack/Discord forwarding, BCC to your team — all included free.

inbox · 1 newjust now

FROM contact@yoursite.com

New job application

Maya Iyer maya@studio71.co

Loved the demo — quick question about pricing on the 3-year plan. Are usage limits per project or account-wide?

§ 03bJob Application Form (Careers Page)template-specific playbook

The reason this job application exists.

Resume upload (Pro) · webhooks into Notion / Airtable / Greenhouse.

why it matters

ATS subscriptions (Greenhouse, Lever, Workable) start at $6-15k/year for a small team — a lot of money for a startup that hires 2 engineers a year. A self-hosted application form on the careers page handles the inbound flow. The form captures name, email, role applying for, resume (PDF upload, often required), LinkedIn / portfolio URL, and a brief 'why us' textarea. The submission lands in the hiring manager's inbox or webhooks into Notion / Airtable / a Slack channel for triage. As soon as you're past 5 simultaneous open roles, an ATS pays off — until then, this works.

route the submission

Capture role and basics

Required: name, email, role (dropdown of open positions), resume upload (PDF/DOCX). Optional: LinkedIn URL, portfolio URL, cover-letter textarea, location / timezone.

Receive resume upload

Storage-backed file upload keeps the resume connected to the submission. Attachments cap at 10 MB per file; resume PDFs are usually 100-500 KB, so headroom is generous.

Webhook to Notion / Airtable

Push the application as a row in a Notion / Airtable database (one per role). Hiring team triages from there — moves to interview stage, archives obvious passes, comments inline. Cheaper than Greenhouse for low-volume hiring.

§ 04Field-by-field rundown6 fields · names you POST

What every field actually does.

Each field below ships in the job application template — rename, remove, or add your own. Splitforms accepts any name you POST.

nameREQUIRED

TEXT

Full name

Greeting + dashboard label so submissions don't all read 'anonymous'.

placeholder · Jane Builder

emailREQUIRED

Email

Reply-to address — splitforms wires this so hitting reply goes back to the sender.

placeholder · jane@example.com

roleREQUIRED

SELECT

Position you're applying for

Buyer-persona signal — IC vs decision-maker changes the follow-up cadence.

EngineeringDesignMarketingSalesOperationsOther

URL

LinkedIn / portfolio URL

Out-of-band material reviewers can open in one click.

placeholder · https://linkedin.com/in/janebuilder

resume_url

URL

Resume URL

Out-of-band material reviewers can open in one click.

placeholder · https://...

cover_letterREQUIRED

TEXTAREA

Cover letter

Free-text input — no character limit, expands as the visitor types.

placeholder · Why this role, why us.

§ 05Job Application on other frameworks21 frameworks · same backend

One backend. Every framework.

The same job application template works on every framework splitforms supports. Pick yours.

§ 06Questions9 answered

Job Application on Jekyll — FAQ.

Direct answers, no marketing fluff. Missing one? Email hello@splitforms.com.

01Does this job application work on Jekyll?

Yes. The form is plain HTML with a single POST endpoint, so it runs on any Jekyll site without server-side code, plugins, or SDKs. Drop the snippet into a Jekyll page or component and submissions land in your inbox via splitforms.com.

02How much does the job application cost on Jekyll?

Free for 1,000 submissions per month — no credit card, no trial. Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions, and there's a one-time $59 3-year plan (15,000 submissions/mo for 36 months). The same pricing applies regardless of which framework hosts the form.

03Can I customize the fields?

Yes. The template ships with sensible defaults (full name, email, position you're applying for, linkedin / portfolio url…) — add, remove, or rename any of them. Splitforms accepts whatever fields you POST.

04How does spam protection work on the job application?

A hidden honeypot field catches dumb bots, and a tuned classifier scores the rest. You only see real submissions in your dashboard. No CAPTCHA, no friction for human users — and it works the same on Jekyll as on any other framework.

05Can I send the job application submissions to Slack or Discord?

Yes. Webhooks are free on every plan, with auto-formatted payloads for Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp (via CallMeBot). Or send raw signed JSON to any URL — Zapier, n8n, your own server. Configure in the splitforms dashboard.

06Will it work on a static Jekyll site?

Yes — the form posts directly to splitforms from the browser, so no server is involved. Works on Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, S3, or any plain Apache host.

07Is this EEOC / OFCCP compliant?

If you're under the regulated thresholds (15 employees for most EEOC requirements; federal contractor for OFCCP), basic forms are fine. If you're regulated, you need to collect voluntary self-ID demographics on a separate page (race, gender, veteran, disability) with explicit non-discrimination language. Your employment lawyer should review the final flow.

08How do I avoid resume-spam from staffing agencies?

Hidden honeypot field plus splitforms' spam classifier catches most. For persistent agency spam, add a 'are you applying directly or through an agency?' radio — direct applications get the role-specific reply; agency applications get a 'we don't accept third-party submissions' auto-response.

09Should I require a cover letter?

For senior or specialised roles, yes — quality goes up with the friction. For volume hiring (support, ops, junior eng), no — required cover letters drop application count 60-80% and the cover-letter quality is mostly noise anyway. Tune by role.

§ 07Comparisonvs Web3Forms · vs Formspree

splitforms vs everything else.

Same drop-in API. More free submissions, real webhooks on the free tier, MCP support no other backend has.

Feature	Web3Forms	Formspree	splitforms
Free monthly submissions	250	50	1,000
Custom fields beyond contact	Yes	Pro tier	Free
Webhooks (Slack / Discord)	Pro tier	Pro tier	Free, signed
AI / MCP submission inbox	No	No	Yes
Long-term plan (3-year flat)	—	—	$59 every 3 years

§ 08More templates for Jekyll5 adjacent patterns

Ship a job application on Jekyll in 60 seconds.

1,000 submissions per month, free forever. No credit card. Copy the snippet above and paste it into your Jekyll project.

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