- Hosted widget: submissions live in Common Ninja's dashboard, not Squarespace
- Free plan covers one form; paid tiers lift submission limits and unlock advanced features
- Squarespace code blocks need a Core (formerly Business) plan or higher
- Applicant data sits with a third party; update your privacy notice
- Larger file uploads are a paid-tier feature
- Not an applicant tracking system
Overview
What Job Application Form Builder (Common Ninja) is
Job Application Form Builder is Common Ninja's hiring form widget, a hosted form you build in Common Ninja's editor and embed on a Squarespace careers page. The old copy here described buttons, tabs and accordions, a different product.
What it does
The vendor page lists name, email and phone, CV file upload, cover letter, work experience, availability, salary expectations, available start date and custom screening questions per role, grouped under section headers. Notification emails alert the hiring manager, honeypot fields and optional CAPTCHA keep the list clean, and the applicant list exports to CSV for shortlisting.
Who it suits
Small businesses, restaurants, retailers, agencies and seasonal employers on Squarespace who want applications and CVs in one place without paying for an applicant tracking system.
One honest caveat
Squarespace's Form Block cannot accept file uploads, so the CV upload is the real reason to use this. In exchange, applicant data, which is personal data, sits in Common Ninja's dashboard on a third party script, so update your privacy notice and set a retention habit. Larger uploads are a paid-tier feature, and there is no pipeline or status tracking: it is an intake form, not an ATS.
Setup and pricing
Build the form in Common Ninja's editor and paste the embed code into a Squarespace code block (Core, formerly Business, plan or higher). Common Ninja is recurring software: the free plan covers one job application form with no time limit, and paid tiers add forms, submission volume, premium skins and the advanced features noted above.
Related guide
Read my roundup of the best Squarespace plugins in 2026 or browse the plugins collection.
- CV or resume file upload with cover letter and experience fields
- Available start date and custom screening questions per role
- Hiring manager notification emails
- Honeypot and optional CAPTCHA spam protection
- CSV export of the applicant list
Full specifications
Specifications
Available start date and custom screening questions per role
Hiring manager notification emails
Honeypot and optional captcha spam protection
Csv export of the applicant list
Agencies and retailers with seasonal recruitment
Employers who want cvs collected on their own domain
Free plan covers one form; paid tiers lift submission limits and unlock advanced features
Squarespace code blocks need a core (formerly business) plan or higher
Applicant data sits with a third party; update your privacy notice
Larger file uploads are a paid-tier feature
Not an applicant tracking system