Advice on applying for a job at Sustain or elsewhere

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Advice on applying for a job at Sustain or elsewhere 

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Sustain is keen to help people from diverse backgrounds gain employment and experience in the food and farming movement. Here is some useful advice if you are applying for a job at Sustain, or for a similar organisation in the third sector

Sustain receives a large number of applications for our roles, many of high calibre. There is stiff competition and we regrettably often have to turn down a lot of people with relevant skills and experience. Like other organisations in our sector, we make our decisions to invite people to interview based on the close fit of each individual’s experience with the specific needs of the job.

Applicants may not be familiar with the process that organisations such as ours have to go through to select people ...