To get started, we'll ask you to submit your CV, supporting statement. or online application. Applicants must ensure that anything submitted must be factually accurate. Plagiarism ‘can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.’ Whilst candidates can make use of AI, they must do it truthfully.
Where possible experience stated within the supporting statement should also be visible in the CV part of the application. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications, statements, and CVs; submissions must be truthful and relevant to experience.
We’ve also taken steps to help tackle unconscious bias. We’ll ask you to remove any personal information from your CV before you upload it. Why do we do this? For the same reason we also remove personal data from your application form: anonymised CVs and application forms help employers tackle unconscious bias.
Next, your application goes to our Recruitment team, who will review your application with our Recruiting panel. All applications are assessed against the criteria in the job description. For specific roles, we may ask you to complete an additional task as a part of our initial selection process.
If you’re offered an interview, we’ll conduct this either virtually or in person (which will be decided by the Recruitment team). Typically, interviews last 45 minutes. During that time, we’ll ask you questions that reflect the criteria in the job description, and give you the opportunity to talk us through your skills and experience in more detail. We’ll also ask you to provide examples of how you meet the criteria for the role. Ahead of time, our Recruitment team will give you all the information you need, plus tips on how to prepare.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
If your interview has been successful, we’ll then make you a conditional offer for the position, subject to checks and vetting.
We'll check your right to work in the UK, and ask for your references for the last three years. Your application will also be subject to security vetting at Counter Terrorism Check level or higher. To enable meaningful checks to be carried out, you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time (a minimum of three years out of the last five years).
Once we've completed our pre-employment checks, we'll make you a formal offer. When you’ve accepted this, we’ll confirm your start date.
Before your start date, we’ll make sure you have the right workplace adjustments in place. During your first few days, we’ll provide you with a laptop, uniform (if necessary), or any tools that are relevant for your role. Once you’ve started your new role with us, we’ll also provide you with an induction to help you settle in.
Additional tasks
For some roles, we may ask you to complete additional tasks, such as a test or presentation. These will always be relevant to the role we’re recruiting for, and the results will help us to understand more about your skills and experience.
Reasonable adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know by emailing us at recruitment@parliament.uk. This won’t affect your application, and we’re ready to make the changes that help you shine.
