Create a Multi-step Job Application Form in WordPress

Did you know that over 70% of job seekers prefer applying online?

However, nearly 92% of them don’t finish their applications because the forms are often too complicated or confusing to complete. A well-designed job application form on the WordPress site will attract top candidates. First impressions matter. a well-designed job application form shows your company’s professionalism and values.

In this article, we will show you how to create a simple and effective job application form in WordPress using the Bit Form plugin. We’ll also explain the importance of a good form and its benefits, and share tips for getting the form right.

Why a Good Job Application Form Matters

1. Make Hiring Easier

A user-friendly job application form would allow you to get all the information needed from applicants in one place. This will save you time and help to categorize and review applications.

2. Show Professionalism

A neat and organized application form shows that your company is professional, indicating that you carefully choose candidates who could effectively take on the roles of current employees.

3. Gather Useful Data

When you use a great application form, applicants answer all of your questions for you, things like their work history and what skills they have. Also, allows you to drill down on this data for better hiring choices.

Benefits of Using the Bit Form Plugin

The Bit Form plugin is great for making any type of advanced forms on WordPress. You can add all the essential fields needed to make a professional and advanced job application form on your WordPress site. Here’s why:

Easy to Use

Bit Form is simple to use. You don’t need to know any code. Just you need to drag and drop the fields and build your form. Also, you can easily style and customize the form.

Customizable

You can add different types of fields to your form, like text boxes, dropdowns, and file upload options. Bit Form has 40+ fields including some unique fields like signature fields, repeater fields, payment fields, and more. This lets you ask the right questions and get the information you need.

Connects with Other Tools

Bit Form can work with other tools, like email services and CRM systems, making managing the information you collect easy. Currently, Bit Form has integrations with 47+ important tools.

Works on All Devices

Forms made with Bit Form look good on all devices, whether it’s a computer, tablet, or phone. This means candidates can apply from anywhere, any device.

Advanced Features

The plugin includes helpful features like multi-step forms and conversation forms, making the application process smoother for everyone.

Steps to Create a Multi-step Job Application Form

Follow these steps to create your simple job application form. Here, we will create a multi-step job application form.

Step 1: Install and Activate Bit Form

To install the Bit Form plugin on WordPress, first log in to your WordPress admin dashboard. Next, go to the “Plugins” section and click on “Add New.” In the search bar, type “Bit Form” and hit Enter. When you see Bit Form in the search results, click “Install Now” and then “Activate” to start using the plugin.

Step 2: Create a New Form

To create a new form in Bit Form, start by going to your dashboard and clicking on “Bit Form.” Then, select “Add New” to begin creating your form. You can either choose a template or start building your form from scratch. You can also use pre-built job application template.

Step 3: Add Form Fields

To create a job application form you may need the following fields:

• Personal Information: Name, Email, Phone Number
• Position Applied For: Dropdown or radio buttons including all position’s name
• Resume Upload: Field for PDF submission or doc file upload.
• Cover Letter: Text area for writing
• Work Experience: Space to list previous jobs.
• Electronic Signature: Sign digitally using your mouse, touchscreen, or a digital pad.

Let’s add all the fields and create a simple job application form WordPress. We will make a multi-step form and include 4 steps. 

In the first step, we will add Name, Email, Phone Number, and Position fields (Dropdown field with multiple options). To add all these fields just drag the field from the left side and drop it on the editor. 

After adding the fields you may need to rename the placeholder or label and need to add a subtitle or helper text. With Bit Form you can easily do these just following some simple steps.

Let’s work on the dropdown field.  After adding the dropdown field change the filed label and subtitle. 

And now we have to add options to the dropdown. To add options click on the Edit List Options icon. (Scroll down to get this option)

After clicking on the Edit List Options icon, A popup will show where you can edit the options label and Add More + option to the dropdown list.

Step 4: Add Multi-step to Your Form

If you add all the fields on a single-step form the form could be long in height and doesn’t look well. Here’s a multi-step form that helps to minimize and organize the form.

To add step just click on the + icon on the top (Beside Step-1). You can create as many steps as you need. Let’s create 4 steps under the name

• Step-1 Personal Information
• Step-2 Work Experience
• Step-3 Resume Upload
• Step-4 Signature

You can easily rename the step label and step subtitle. Also, you can hide the subtitle if you don’t need it. Here we will hide the subtitle by disabling the subtitle button. Rename all the step labels and add fields on the other steps.

In the second step (work experience) we will add a repeater field. Repeater field will help the user to input the same group data multiple times. Like previous job experience and educational qualifications. After adding the repeater field drag and drop the required field into the repeater field section. You can follow the guide to add a repeater field to your WordPress form.

Add a subtitle to your repeater field to inform your candidates that he/she can add multiple job experiences by clicking on the + icon.

Also, you can limit the minimum and maximum repeater fields creations. To do that click on the repeater field and you will get the Repeatable Row Count(Min/Max) option. 

In step 3 we will add a Multiline Text field and Advanced File Upload field. You can control the file type and minimum or maximum file upload size.

And now we will add a digital Signature field in the final step.

We are now on the final step but we don’t have a submit button here. So we have to add a submit button for the form submission. Bit Form creates a submit button automatically when you create a form. So remember we had a submit button on the first step. Let’s move the submit button to the final step.

To do that click on the submit button and click on the down arrow sign> Move to> Step #4

You can move any field to any step like this.

Let’s make the submit button full-width to make the form more attractive.

Step 5: Publish Your Form

Now, save your form and preview it, to check if everything looks fine and works as expected. After everything is complete, you can embed this form using the form shortcode Bit Form has exported on your job application page or another part of your website. To get the shortcode click on the Publish button. Here is the preview of the form that we have created

Job Application Form

1

Personal Information

2

Work Experience

3

Resume Upload

4

Signiture

0%

Full Name *

Email *

Phone Number

Position *

Select the position you want to apply for.

Select a Option

• Front End Developer
• Graphic Designer
• Content Writer
• SEO Specialist
• Video Editor
• UI Designer
• Social Media Manager

Previous Next

Previous Job Experience

List your job experience. Click + to add more.

Job Title

Company Name

Years of Service

Responsibilities

Previous Next

Why We Should Hire You?

Upload Your CV

Upload PDF or Doc file.

Previous Next

Signature

Sign digitally using your mouse, touchscreen, or a digital pad.

Clear Undo Redo

Submit

Previous Next

Tips for Creating a Great Form

Keep it Simple: Ensure your form is easy to fill out. A difficult form will drive away potential applicants.

Device Compatibility: Check whether the form is running well on mobile devices like phones and tablets.

Secure Data: Ensure that you manage candidate information in a secure manner and in respect to privacy legislation. Use reCAPTCHA to prevent spamming and getting actual submissions.

Share Detailed Instructions: Applicants must be told exactly what type of information is required and how to present it.

Update Regularly: Update your form when jobs are posted with one of your companies or any changes to the application process.

Conclusion

Creating a multi-step job application form with the Bit Form plugin on WordPress is a straightforward way to improve your hiring process. With Bit Form’s easy-to-use features, you can build a form that collects all the information you need and looks great on any device.

A job application form that is better designed will make your hiring process run smoothly and it makes you look good. Following the steps and tips in this guide, you can create a form that works just as well for your applicants. Get your form out there and see your hiring process change drastically tomorrow!

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