Online application form

Filling in your online application

You'll need to enter your email address (so we can contact you) and a password to get you into a secure section of our website to continue your application and save it as you go along.

If you don't have regular web access, you may want to print off a copy of the application form and use it to work out your answers.

We also suggest you print out the application and interview advice to refer back to as you complete the form.

If you’re applying from outside the UK, you may not be used to the web-based graduate application form that we use. So to help you get understand what you need to do,we have included some additional briefing information

Make sure you check your application thoroughly - once you hit 'submit', there's no turning back.

Equal opportunities

Our Valuing Diversity policy embodies our commitment to equal opportunities. This ensures that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of his or her race, sex, religion/belief, disability, marital or civil partnership status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or caring responsibilities, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

We are also a registered user of the Employment Service's Two Ticks disability scheme, which means we actively encourage the recruitment, development and retention of disabled people.

The application form contains an equal opportunities section to help us monitor the success of our policy. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer and it's important to us that you provide relevant details to help us ensure our policy works for you.

However, please note that provision of this information is voluntary. Refusal to complete this information will not subject you to adverse treatment or affect your application in any way. The information you provide is confidential and will be kept separate from your other application information, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. This information will only be used for data reporting requirements and will not be considered in making any employment decisions.

Personal information

Please read our terms and conditions to understand how we use and protect your personal information.

Required information

Before you start, print off the information below to help you fill in your application.

The application form covers the following areas:

Work experience

List all relevant work experience, including work at home and any holiday or sandwich placements.

Please also list any periods of travel or unemployment and highlight any work you've done for BT - including time spent on our undergraduate placement scheme.

Educational record

Please make sure you have the minimum educational qualifications before you submit your application. Please visit our What We’re Looking For section to view our minimum recruitment criteria.

Record your academic qualifications starting with the most recent. Include any other qualifications such as:

• Master or PhD degree
• Bachelor Degree (you’ll need at least a 2.1)
• HND, HNC, NVQs, BTEC
• OU credits
• Access
• A-Levels and AS-Levels
• Highers
• Leaving Certificate
• GCSEs, O-Levels, AO-Levels and CSEs
• Sixth-year studies
• Ordinaries, Intermediates
• Overseas equivalents, e.g. Baccalaureate, Abitur, VWO Diploma

In the Pre-University Education section you will need to list your High School qualifications (e.g. Baccalaureate). For non-UK High School qualifications, please select Other in the drop-down menu and type in the name of the qualification.

Languages

You need to be fluent in English.

Career opportunities

You'll need to choose the stream you want to be considered for. If you apply to the Functional Specialist or the Business Management stream, you'll also be asked to choose which function / role you'd like to apply for.

Location

Our graduate vacancies are in major UK towns and cities.

Our Technical (ICT) vacancies are based at Adastral Park in Ipswich, East Anglia

Our Functional Specialist vacancies are:

• based in London (Marketing)
• flexible throughout the South East (HR)

Our Business Management vacancies are:

• based in London (Customer Experience)
• based in Canterbury, Dundee, London and Thurso (Business / Corporate Sales)
• flexible throughout the UK (Project Management / Business Improvement)

Competency-based questions

These questions are designed to help us understand how you communicate with and influence others in a team and your approach to getting things done. We use the responses to these questions as the key information by which to assess your application and we strongly recommend that your set aside time to think carefully about your responses and use the full word allocation. These questions are mandatory and must be completed. If you don’t complete these questions we won’t be able to accept your application.

Additional information

Use this section to provide any further information you think is relevant to your application, including: specific interests; specialist skills or knowledge; any interest you have in working overseas and, if so, where; and membership of professional bodies.

Please also indicate when you're available to start work.

Make sure you remember your username and password if you plan to log back in to complete your application in stages.

Good luck.