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Job application · 3 designs

Job application

Drop-in careers form: name, email, role applied for, portfolio / LinkedIn link, and a free-form "why this role" answer. Three designs covering quiet underlines, friendly cards, and an opinionated manifesto-style brutalist layout.

HTML · 1 file

job-application-minimal.html
<!-- SaveForm.io: job-application (minimal) -->
<style>
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] {
  all: revert;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #18181b;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] *,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] *::before,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] input,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] textarea,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] select,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] button {
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  margin: 0;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] button {
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] label {
  display: block;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"].sf-job-application--minimal {
  max-width: 520px;
  background: transparent;
  padding: 24px 0;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__title {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 4px 0;
  color: #18181b;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__lede {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #71717a;
  margin: 0 0 28px 0;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__field {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  position: relative;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #52525b;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__input,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 8px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d4d4d8;
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #18181b;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 120ms ease;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 100px;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__input:focus,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__textarea:focus {
  border-bottom-color: #18181b;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__input::placeholder,
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__textarea::placeholder {
  color: #a1a1aa;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__button {
  margin-top: 8px;
  padding: 10px 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #18181b;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  border: 0;
  text-align: left;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #18181b;
  width: auto;
  transition: opacity 120ms ease;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__button:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
}
[data-sf-tpl="job-application"] .sf-job-application__honey {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
}
</style>
<form
  class="sf-job-application--minimal"
  data-sf-tpl="job-application"
  action="https://saveform.io/api/submit/YOUR_FORM_ID"
  method="POST"
>
  <h2 class="sf-job-application__title">Apply</h2>
  <p class="sf-job-application__lede">We read every application. Real humans, two-week turnaround.</p>

  <input type="text" name="_honey" class="sf-job-application__honey" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />

  <div class="sf-job-application__field">
    <label class="sf-job-application__label" for="sf-job-application-name-m">Full name</label>
    <input id="sf-job-application-name-m" class="sf-job-application__input" type="text" name="name" required />
  </div>

  <div class="sf-job-application__field">
    <label class="sf-job-application__label" for="sf-job-application-email-m">Email</label>
    <input id="sf-job-application-email-m" class="sf-job-application__input" type="email" name="email" required />
  </div>

  <div class="sf-job-application__field">
    <label class="sf-job-application__label" for="sf-job-application-role-m">Role applying for</label>
    <input id="sf-job-application-role-m" class="sf-job-application__input" type="text" name="role" placeholder="e.g. Senior Frontend Engineer" required />
  </div>

  <div class="sf-job-application__field">
    <label class="sf-job-application__label" for="sf-job-application-link-m">Portfolio or LinkedIn</label>
    <input id="sf-job-application-link-m" class="sf-job-application__input" type="url" name="link" placeholder="https://" />
  </div>

  <div class="sf-job-application__field">
    <label class="sf-job-application__label" for="sf-job-application-cover-m">Why you</label>
    <textarea id="sf-job-application-cover-m" class="sf-job-application__textarea" name="cover_letter" placeholder="A few lines on what draws you to this role." required></textarea>
  </div>

  <button class="sf-job-application__button" type="submit">Submit application →</button>
</form>
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Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with the id of a form in your SaveForm dashboard. Every class is namespaced under [data-sf-tpl="job-application"] so the template cannot collide with (or be overridden by) your site styles.

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