Applying to a job or project

Applying happens on the company's own side. Each listing has an Apply for this position button that takes you straight to where the poster wants applications — their careers page, an ATS link, or an email address.

How to apply

Open any job or project and click Apply for this position (in the company card on the right). If you're not signed in yet, you'll be asked to sign in or create a free FOOH account first; once you're in, the poster's external apply link opens in a new tab. Follow the steps there — every company's process is a little different.

Some posters use a mailto: link, so the button opens a pre-addressed email instead. Either way, you're applying directly with the company; FOOH doesn't collect or store applications.

If you had to sign in first

Creating the account doesn't cost you the application. FOOH remembers which listing you were applying to, and when you land back on the site a small panel appears: Continue to the application. Press it and the employer's link opens in a new tab.

On a phone, signing in with Google sends you to Google and back, which reloads the page — the panel is how the application survives that round trip. It waits for you wherever you land, not just on the job page.

A few honest edge cases:

• The listing closed while you were signing in. The panel says so and points you at the jobs that are still open. Your account is made either way.
• The employer changed where applications go. You get the current link, with a note that it changed — never the old one.
• You changed your mind. Press Not now and the panel goes away. It also forgets on its own after about half an hour, so a tab you left open yesterday won't ambush you.

Signing in through Apply doesn't sign you up for anything else: no newsletter, no forced profile setup. You can fill in a profile later from your account, and it's worth doing — see below.

Stand out

Before you apply, make your FOOH profile worth a click — published work, a clear bio, your specialities, and a working contact. Posters often check your profile alongside your application, so link it where the company's form allows.