Teams that are ‘always hiring’ can offer a dropbox without a full application. The form takes a file or a URL so speculative candidates have a place to land that is not a founder’s LinkedIn DMs.
Notify talent, not a public Slack.
Do not require both.
Edit the heading in the copied HTML.
A one-line thanks is still better than silence.
A resume upload form is a file-first careers intake: identity, the document, and a short note. US candidates expect ‘resume’; UK candidates expect ‘CV’. The same HTML works if you label both. It is lighter than the full job application form, which asks for role and experience fields up front.
Use this when you do not have a live vacancy list but still want a talent pool. Use the full application form when a named role is open.
Mobile users often cannot attach a PDF from a cloud drive cleanly. Keep the URL fallback.
Do not ask for salary history if your jurisdiction restricts it. Do not store passports here.
LinkedIn Easy Apply, Greenhouse inbound, and email. A dedicated dropbox is searchable.
‘No roles fit? Send a CV’ with this form.
Use when you have Greenhouse/Lever. This form is the static-site path.
Attachments in Gmail are a retention and search mess.
Better when a vacancy is live. Link that generator from each posting.
Agency and startup sites often list no jobs but still want inbound. Paste this under an honest ‘we keep CVs for X months’ sentence.
UK ICO and US state privacy laws still want a retention story. Delete or export on a schedule.
Depend on your your form backend settings. Encourage a URL for large portfolios.
One file field plus a URL for a portfolio is enough. Ask for a zip only if you must.
Use the full job application form so you get the role field.
Those are separate, often voluntary, and should not sit on a public file drop without advice.