Application Form – Graduate Consultant
Guidance Notes
This form can be submitted either electronically, or printed out and hand-written. Once you have completed the form, please send it to The Sequoia Partnership, preferably by e-mailing it to or alternatively by posting it to:
Recruitment,
The Sequoia Partnership,
Unit M3, Mosquito Studios,
De Havilland Court,
Penn Street,
Amersham,
HP7 0PX.
Ensure you also include a covering letter, giving a brief description of yourself and why you feel you would be suitable for the position. Applications will only be considered if this is included.
If you have any further queries, please e-mail , or phone 01753 891400.

Personal Details

Title / Address
Surname
First name(s)
Telephone / Nationality
E-mail / Date of birth
Do you need a work permit for permanent employment in the UK?
We regret that we cannot consider applications from anyone who does not hold a work permit that is valid for the full two years of the initial contract. / Yes/No
If yes, please confirm that you hold a work permit and that it is valid for at least two years. / Yes/No
Do you hold a full UK driving licence? / Yes/No

Education - Professional, Postgraduate, First Degree/Diploma

Please list all degrees/diplomas/professional qualifications etc held or currently studied for, whether at first degree or postgraduate level. List most recent first and give all results known whatever the outcome.
From - To
month/year / Higher Education
Institution / Award and Title of Award
(HND/Degree/Dipl/MSc/PhD etc)
List main subjects below title / Results
(expected/awarded)

Education - Prior to Higher Education

Please list date (year) / qualification / subjects / grade of all of the highest level examinations that qualified you
for your Higher Education course(s) (A/AS Levels/Scottish Higher/Irish Leaving/Access/GNVQ/Baccalaureate etc).
Include all examinations taken at this level whatever the outcome.
Subject / Qualification
A/AS Levels/Scottish Higher/Irish Leaving/Access etc / Grade / Date(s)
Gained
Number of GCSE / Standard
Grade passes (Grade C & above) / Date(s)
Gained / Grade for
Maths / Grade for
English language / Number of A/A* grades

Employment and Work Experience

Please describe briefly any work (whether paid or unpaid) which you have undertaken. Highlight (*) the two most relevant and note what you achieved.
From - To
month/year / Employer / Job Title and Responsibilities / Achievements

Personal Interests and Achievements

Use the space below to describe your personal interests. Include any personal achievements, such as roles undertaken involving organisation, leadership or team-work activities. Those involving initiative, creativity or intellectual development are also of interest.

Specific Evidence

The following questions are designed to encourage you to provide evidence of specific abilities. Your examples can be taken from your education, work experience, placements or spare-time or other voluntary activities but do not write solely about course work.

Describe a recent challenging task which you have completed, what were the main barriers you had to overcome in order to reach your aim, and how did you overcome them?
Describe a situation in which you had to influence other people. What did you say, what were their objections and how did you overcome these?
Think of a problem you have had to resolve. How did you go about finding a solution? What did you learn in the process?
The Sequoia Partnership is a small team environment, what do you feel that you would bring to this team?
What has led you to consider a career in consultancy?

Additional Information

Please write here any additional information, not covered elsewhere, which will strengthen your application.

Specific Skills

1. List any languages that you know including level of proficiency (basic/working knowledge/fluent/mother-tongue).
2. Specify your experience with any generic computer packages/programming languages (limited/working knowledge/extensive).

Health Declaration

Please give details of any health matters of relevance to the position applied for.

Referees

Academic Referee
Name
Position
Address
Telephone / Other Referee
Name
Position
Address
Telephone

Availability

Please give any dates when you are not available for
interview. / Please give the date from which you are available for
employment.

Advert source

Please detail how you came across this positioneg. Gradcracker, LinkedIn etc.

Declaration

The statements made on this form are true. I understand any false statements may jeopardise my application and may leadto an offer being withdrawn. I have attached the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Data.
Signed...... Name (please print)...... Date......

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