12

Questions, all editable

2

Logic rules pre-built

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Applications on the free plan

$0

To clone, publish and collect

What's inside

Twelve questions, one per screen

Candidates see one question at a time, answer with the keyboard, and never scroll a wall of fields. Here is question 3.

3 →

Which role are you applying for?

Pick one. Your answer decides which questions come next.

A Product designer
B Frontend engineer
C Customer support
D Something else
Next →press Enter ↵

Every screen carries your logo, colors and font, behind a short branded loading overlay so nobody sees an unstyled flash. See how conversational forms behave.

The full question list

  1. What's your full name?

    Full Name
  2. What's your email address?

    Email
  3. Which role are you applying for?

    Single Choice
  4. What's the best number to reach you on?

    Phone Number
  5. Which city are you based in?

    Short Text
  6. Do you have the right to work in this country?

    Yes/No
  7. How many years have you worked in this field?

    Number
  8. Upload your CV

    File Upload
  9. Link to your portfolio or work samples

    Website
  10. Why do you want this job?

    Long Text
  11. When could you start?

    Date
  12. How did you hear about this role?

    Dropdown

A Thank You screen is pinned after question 12 and can redirect to your careers page. Delete any question, add another question type, or drag the order around.

Before you publish

What to include on a job application form

An application form has one job: tell you whether this person is worth a first conversation. Everything past that is friction you pay for in abandoned applications. The order matters as much as the content.

Start with the questions nobody has to think about

Name, email, role and phone number are typed from memory. Answering three questions quickly builds momentum, so the heavy lifts (the CV upload and the written answer) sit at questions 8 and 10, once the applicant is invested. It is the cheapest change most hiring forms can make, and the reasoning behind our form design best practices.

Screen with closed questions, not an essay

Right to work, years of experience and earliest start date are what actually filter a pile of applications, and each is a tap or a number. Keep them closed so you can sort the responses table later. Resist a fourth and fifth screening question: every extra one costs you candidates, usually the ones with options.

Ask for one written answer, and say what you want

"Why do you want this job?" earns its place because it shows how someone writes and whether they read the posting. One open question is plenty. Put a help line under it asking for three or four sentences, not a cover letter, and you get better answers and fewer blanks.

Leave out anything you cannot legally use

Date of birth, marital status, nationality, a photo and health questions do not belong on an application form in most jurisdictions, and asking creates a discrimination risk even if you never read the answer. Right to work is a yes or no here; document checks happen at offer. Our notes on GDPR-compliant forms cover the practical version.

Make the upload obvious and the limits honest

Tell people which file types you accept before they go hunting. The template's file upload question takes PDF, DOC and DOCX up to 10 MB, which covers almost every real CV and blocks the 40 MB scan that times out on mobile data. Make it optional if a LinkedIn link would do.

Close the loop on the Thank You screen

The last screen is your only chance to set expectations. Say when you will reply, name who will be in touch, and link back to your other open roles. One sentence, and it stops half the "did you get my application?" emails.

Then watch where people leave Let twenty applications through, then open the per-question drop-off funnel in form analytics. If one question is bleeding candidates it is usually the upload. Cutting it is free. More on form abandonment.

Already wired in

The logic that ships with the template

Two rules ship switched on, in the same builder every form uses: a flat list of AND/OR conditions, 20 operators, four actions (show, hide, jump and end form).

Rule 1: end early if there is no right to work

If question 6 comes back as No, the form jumps to a polite closing screen instead of asking for a CV nobody will read. The candidate gets an answer in ten seconds and the response is still recorded.

If “Right to work” equals NoThen end form

Rule 2: only designers are asked for a portfolio

Question 9 stays hidden unless the role picked at question 3 is Product designer or Frontend engineer. Support applicants never see a portfolio field, and the roles that need work samples are asked by name.

If “Role” is any of Product designer, Frontend engineerThen show “Portfolio”

Change either rule or add your own: operators run from equals and contains through greater than, is between, is answered and is uploaded. See the full set on the conditional logic page.

After the submit

Where the applications land

Every submission lands in your responses table with search, date filters, CSV export and a drawer holding the full answer set. Then send it onward.

Each one connects with your own account, so applications land in your sheet, your channel, your workspace. Browse every destination on the integrations page.

Frequently asked questions

Is this job application form template free?

Yes, and it stays free. Cloning the template, publishing it and collecting applications all sit on the Upform free plan, which caps neither forms nor responses. Your published form carries a small Upform mark; Pro is $12 a month and removes it, lifts the file storage limit and adds up to five team members.

Can candidates attach a CV?

Yes. Question 8 is a File Upload field set to PDF, DOC and DOCX with a 10 MB ceiling, and both are editable. Uploads are stored scoped to that one form and open from the response drawer. The free plan includes 100 MB of storage, a few hundred typical CVs.

Can I use one job application form for several open roles?

Yes, that is how it ships. Question 3 lists your open roles as a Single Choice, and the logic rules decide which later questions each applicant sees. Edit the choices to match your vacancies; every application still lands in one responses table with the role recorded against it.

Can I change the questions and the branding?

All of it. Add, delete and reorder questions in the builder, and switch a question's type whenever you want. The design panel covers your logo, background image, colors, a Google font, corner radius, alignment and the progress bar style. Removing the Upform mark is the one thing that needs Pro.

Where do the applications go after someone submits?

Into the responses table for that form, with search, a date filter, CSV export and a drawer holding a candidate's full answer set. Names, emails and companies also roll up into Contacts. From there each application can go to Google Sheets, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, a webhook or an n8n workflow.

Get started

Open the role this afternoon

Clone the job application form template, swap in your vacancy, publish the link. About ten minutes.

No credit card. Unlimited forms and unlimited applications on the free plan.