Getting Started with ApplicantWeb

Step 1: Search Staff (SPA) Job Postings by selected criteria or keywords
Step 2: Complete Applicant Profile
Step 3: Submit Application
Step 4: UNC-Chapel Hill Selection Process
Step 5: Need Additional Assistance?
Frequently Asked Questions about ApplicantWeb

Step 2: Complete Applicant Profile

The ApplicantWeb system will lead you through the process of completing the online Application for Staff Employment. You will complete the online application once and use it to apply for all future positions of interest. You must complete specific fields (noted with a red asterisk) in order to move through the various steps of ApplicantWeb. If you do not fill in all of the required information, you will receive an error message indicating which fields must be completed.

A valid email address must be provided with your online application. This will allow you to receive confirmation that your application has been received each time you apply for a position.

Note: ApplicantWeb has a time limit on each screen. In order to prevent timing out and subsequently losing information you have already entered, we suggest you:

• Save your information frequently (every 7-8 minutes) and go back to the respective screen through the "Update" function button for that respective section, or
• Copy and paste any text, such as work history, resumes or cover letters, whenever possible.

To ensure your application is given full consideration for any position for which you apply, you should provide complete and accurate information. Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring that the information entered is accurate and complete.

The application is your opportunity to help us:
• learn about your education, experience, skills and abilities
• evaluate your qualifications as compared to the minimum qualifications for the position to which you have applied
• make referrals to the University department filling the specific job opening
• determine salary eligibility

For more information about specific parts of the Applicant Profile, click the links below:
• Education/Work History
• Application Supplements
• Resume
• Veteran’s Worksheet
• Spelling and Typing Test
• Addendums

Education/Work History: Provide complete education records, beginning with high school, and complete work history since high school. Click the ADD button to include each job. If you have no work experience to record in the Work History section, you should click the “None” button to proceed to the next section. You can also add additional work history, including new positions, at any time. The system will automatically place your work history in chronological order by start dates, beginning with the most recent position. The online application also asks for your length of service, in years and months, for each record in the Work History section. This information is not automatically updated; it is your responsibility to update any information in your online application.

All of your relevant education and work experience is considered when salary is determined at the time of hiring, thus it is essential that you account for all time since high school. If you have had more than one position with any employer, list separately each position held. Include any unpaid experience, military experience or temporary employment. Do not include work for which you received course credit.

Application Supplements: There are several supplemental skills sheets (Computing, Nursing, Scientific/Laboratory, Secretarial/Clerical, or Trades) you may submit in addition to your application. However, these are not required for consideration.

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Resume: You may include for consideration a resume to be stored with your online application. You may also submit a customized resume targeted for a specific position each time you apply for each position. ApplicantWeb allows you to attach a resume up to 20,000 characters (approximately seven pages).

Veteran’s Worksheet: You are invited to complete and submit the Veteran’s Worksheet if you:
• have served in the US Military
• are the spouse of a veteran who died or was disabled from service-connected circumstances
• are a dependent of a veteran who died from service-connected circumstances

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Spelling and Typing Test: Some office support positions require completion of a spelling and typing test. Information on this test will be provided if it is required for the position you are applying for.

Addendums: If you do not include all applicable information in your online application after you have submitted your job application, you can complete an Addendum from the “My Job Applications” screen. Up to two addendums can be added to your application at any time until the closing date. Addendums will not be accepted after the closing date for a position. The addendums will not automatically update your original online application. If you would like that information permanently added to your application, you must edit the applicant profile.

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