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Understand the journey to becoming an employee, and read our Frequently Asked Questions.
Our recruitment process is designed to be fair, inclusive and focused on skills and potential. We use an anonymous recruitment approach, which means applications are reviewed without personal details, helping us reduce bias and ensure every candidate is assessed on what really matters.
If you require support to complete an application, or would like to speak to us about an existing application, please contact the Recruitment team at Recruitment@ssafa.org.uk.
You can search and apply for our current paid vacancies via our current vacancies page.
You will be guided to create an account for our recruitment platform (BeApplied).
As standard, we will ask you to confirm some information related to the role you are applying for - such as right to work, notice period, criminal convictions and any reasonable adjustments you may need for the recruitment process.
You’ll then answer a set of work sample questions. These questions are often scenario-based and designed to reflect real aspects of the role. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your skills, experience and approach.
Finally, you will be asked to upload your CV.
At this stage, your application is anonymous. This means personal information such as your name, CV, education history and personal details are hidden from the hiring panel.
As part of your application, you’ll be asked to confirm that your responses are your own, have not been plagiarised or written by others, and have not been automatically generated using any software.
Your answers to the work sample questions are reviewed and scored by the hiring panel using agreed criteria. Each application is assessed independently to ensure consistency and fairness.
All applications are reviewed by the hiring panel; we do not use AI to make decisions in the recruitment process.
Candidates who meet the benchmark score at this stage will be invited to complete the next part of the process.
If shortlisted, you’ll be asked to complete a skills and psychometric assessment, delivered through our assessment partner, Test Partnership.
These assessments help us understand how you work, solve problems and apply your skills in a work context. The results from this stage are combined with your work sample scores to create an overall average score.
We use this combined score to determine which candidates are shortlisted for interview.
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be invited to attend an interview with the hiring panel. Interviews may be conducted remotely or in-person.
It is only at this stage that personal details and CVs are shared with the panel. This ensures that all earlier decisions are based solely on skills, abilities and potential.
The interview gives you the opportunity to expand on your experience, learn more about the role and ask any questions you may have about working with SSAFA.
We use anonymous recruitment to help reduce unconscious bias and ensure candidates are assessed fairly, based on their skills and abilities rather than background or personal characteristics.
Yes, you’ll be asked to upload a CV as part of your application, but it will not be shared with the hiring panel until the interview stage.
Timescales can vary depending on the role, but we aim to keep candidates informed at each stage of the process.
Whilst we can’t provide individual feedback to all candidates, you will always receive an outcome (even if unsuccessful).
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you need any adjustments or support at any stage, please let us know when you apply or contact the Recruitment team.
