A job application form collects personal data, and that raises the stakes.

The upload is the form

Almost everything an application needs to know is in the CV, which means the form's real job is to get the file reliably, attach an identity to it, and ask the two or three questions a CV cannot answer.

<form action="https://freelyform.com/f/FORM_ID" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
  <label for="name">Name</label>
  <input id="name" name="name" autocomplete="name" required>

  <label for="email">Email</label>
  <input id="email" name="email" type="email" autocomplete="email" required>

  <label for="cv">CV (PDF, up to 25 MB)</label>
  <input id="cv" name="cv" type="file" accept=".pdf,application/pdf" required>

  <label for="question">What would you change about our pricing page, and why?</label>
  <textarea id="question" name="question" rows="5" required></textarea>

  <button type="submit">Apply</button>
</form>

Multipart, and why that matters here

Files require multipart/form-data and uploads must be enabled on the form. Two consequences follow: the optional embed script will not send the file, because it posts urlencoded text only, and a partial submission cannot carry an attachment. If the form is long enough to need saving progress, ask for the file at the end.

Retention is part of the promise

An application is personal data from a stranger who is trusting you with it. Attachments expire at the end of the retention window — 90 days by default — while the record of the application stays. Unsuccessful candidates should be told that, and internally it should mean the CV is genuinely gone, not merely unlinked.

Questions that do work

• One question that cannot be answered by a CV.
• One question about availability or notice period, if it changes the decision.
• Nothing that invites a duplicate of the CV in prose.

Keeping the form short is also an accessibility decision: every added requirement is another place someone with a different workflow or device gives up, and candidates rarely tell you they gave up.