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Job Application Form Mexico (Solicitud de Empleo)

Job Application Form Mexico (Solicitud de Empleo)

SOLICITUD DE EMPLEO

Conforme al Artículo 133, Fracción I de la Ley Federal del Trabajo y la LFPDPPP

I. DATOS PERSONALES DEL ASPIRANTE

Nombre Completo: [Applicant Name]

Fecha de Nacimiento: [Date of Birth]

Domicilio: [Applicant Address]

Teléfono: [Phone]

Correo Electrónico: [Email]

RFC: [RFC]

CURP: [CURP]

Nacionalidad: [Nationality]

La fecha de nacimiento se solicita únicamente para verificar que el aspirante cumple con la edad mínima de 15 años requerida por el Artículo 22 de la LFT. No se utiliza para excluir candidatos por motivos de edad conforme al Artículo 133 Fracción I LFT y los lineamientos del CONAPRED.

II. PUESTO SOLICITADO Y DISPONIBILIDAD

Puesto Solicitado: [Position Applied]

Expectativa Salarial (MXN mensual bruto): [Salary Expectation]

Fecha de Disponibilidad para Incorporarse: [Availability Date]

¿Cómo se enteró de la vacante?: [Vacancy Source]

Disponibilidad para Reubicación: [Willing to Relocate]

Disponibilidad para Viajar: [Willing to Travel]

III. ESCOLARIDAD Y CERTIFICACIONES

Nivel de Estudios: [Education Level]

Institución: [Institution Name]

Título o Certificado: [Degree Title]

Año de Egreso: [Graduation Year]

Número de Cédula Profesional (SEP): [Cedula Profesional]

Certificaciones Adicionales: [Additional Certifications]

IV. EXPERIENCIA LABORAL

Empresa Actual o Más Reciente: [Current Employer]

Puesto Desempeñado: [Current Job Title]

Período: [Employment Dates]

Motivo de Separación: [Reason for Leaving]

Experiencia Laboral Anterior: [Previous Experience]

Referencia Profesional: [Professional Reference]

V. AUTORIZACIÓN PARA VERIFICACIÓN DE ANTECEDENTES Y AVISO DE PRIVACIDAD

Autorización para Verificación de Antecedentes: [Background Check Consent]

En caso afirmativo, el aspirante autoriza expresamente, conforme al Artículo 9 de la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP), al empleador a: (a) verificar su RFC ante el SAT; (b) solicitar información del historial crediticio ante el Buró de Crédito o Círculo de Crédito bajo la Ley para Regular las Sociedades de Información Crediticia (LRSIC); y (c) solicitar la constancia de antecedentes no penales ante la Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC). Estas verificaciones se realizan exclusivamente con fines de evaluación de empleo.

AVISO DE PRIVACIDAD (Artículo 15 LFPDPPP):

Los datos personales recabados en esta solicitud serán tratados exclusivamente para fines de evaluación en el proceso de reclutamiento. Serán accesibles únicamente al personal de Recursos Humanos y al responsable de la contratación. Si el aspirante no es seleccionado, sus datos serán eliminados o anonimizados dentro de los 90 días siguientes al cierre del proceso, salvo consentimiento expreso para retención. El titular podrá ejercer sus derechos ARCO (Acceso, Rectificación, Cancelación y Oposición) ante el área de Recursos Humanos del empleador, y ante cualquier controversia relativa al tratamiento de datos, podrá acudir ante el INAI (Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales).

El aspirante declara bajo protesta de decir verdad que la información proporcionada en esta solicitud es verídica y completa, y que la falsedad de los datos constituirá causal de rescisión sin responsabilidad para el patrón bajo el Artículo 47, Fracción I de la LFT si se descubre una vez contratado.

FIRMA DEL ASPIRANTE

En [Application City], a [Application Date].

Nombre: [Applicant Name]

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _________________________

ACUSE DE RECIBO DEL EMPLEADOR:

Nombre del receptor: _________________________

Cargo: _________________________

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _________________________

Job Applicant (Aspirante)

________________

Signature

HR Representative (Representante de Recursos Humanos)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Job Application Form Mexico (Solicitud de Empleo)?

A Job Application Form Mexico (Solicitud de Empleo) is a standardized pre-employment document through which a candidate (aspirante) provides personal, educational, professional, and reference information to a prospective employer for evaluation in the hiring process, governed by the anti-discrimination provisions of Article 133, Fraction I of the Ley Federal del Trabajo (LFT), which prohibits employers from refusing to accept workers based on sex, age, disability, social condition, health conditions, religion, opinions, immigration status, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other criterion that violates human dignity. Article 133 Fraction I LFT, substantially strengthened by the Decreto de reforma laboral published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 1 May 2019 and subsequent anti-discrimination amendments, makes the design of the job application form itself a compliance issue — questions that solicit information about prohibited categories expose the employer to administrative sanctions before the STPS and civil liability under the Ley Federal para Prevenir y Eliminar la Discriminación (LFPED).

The Solicitud de Empleo operates within Mexico's comprehensive anti-discrimination legal framework. Article 1 of the Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos of 5 February 1917 prohibits all discrimination based on ethnic origin, nationality, sex, age, disability, social condition, health, religion, opinions, preferences, civil status, or any other criterion that violates human dignity. The Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación (CONAPRED), established under the LFPED published in the DOF on 11 June 2003, investigates and sanctions discriminatory practices in employment, including discriminatory job application requirements. CONAPRED may impose fines of up to 200 days of minimum wage and require public apologies from sanctioned employers.

For data protection purposes, the Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP) published in the DOF on 5 July 2010 classifies certain data solicited in job applications — including health status, disability, religion, ethnicity, and biometric data — as sensitive personal data (datos personales sensibles) under Article 3 Section VI, requiring explicit written consent under Article 9 LFPDPPP before collection. The Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI) has issued guidance specific to employment data stating that candidate data collected during recruitment may only be retained for the period necessary to conclude the hiring process and, if the candidate is not selected, must be deleted or anonymized unless the candidate expressly consents to retention for future opportunities.

The STPS (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social) through the Inspección del Trabajo monitors employer hiring practices as part of its anti-discrimination enforcement mandate expanded by the 2019 reforma laboral. Employers in sectors subject to collective bargaining agreements (contratos colectivos de trabajo) must additionally comply with the escalafón provisions of the CBA, which may establish specific eligibility criteria and internal promotion preferences that must be incorporated into the job application process. The Procuraduría Federal de la Defensa del Trabajo (PROFEDET) provides free legal advice to workers who believe they were discriminated against during a hiring process and may file complaints with the STPS or CONAPRED on the worker's behalf.

From a payroll and IMSS compliance perspective, the Solicitud de Empleo is the precursor document to the employment contract (Contrato de Trabajo) under Article 25 LFT and the IMSS worker registration (Alta del Trabajador) under Article 15 of the Ley del Seguro Social — data collected in the application feeds into the onboarding form (Formulario de Incorporación) once the candidate is selected, avoiding duplication of data collection efforts while maintaining a clear audit trail from application to formal employment for STPS Inspección del Trabajo purposes.

When Do You Need a Job Application Form Mexico (Solicitud de Empleo)?

A Job Application Form Mexico is required whenever an employer opens a recruitment process to fill a vacant position — whether for an indefinite employment contract (Contrato por Tiempo Indeterminado under Article 35 LFT), a fixed-term contract (Contrato por Tiempo Determinado under Article 37 LFT), a specific-work contract (Contrato por Obra Determinada under Article 36 LFT), or a seasonal employment arrangement (Contrato de Temporada under Article 39 LFT).

The form is needed when filling internal vacancies through the company's escalafón (internal promotion ladder) established in the Reglamento Interior de Trabajo under Articles 422–425 LFT or in an applicable collective bargaining agreement (contrato colectivo de trabajo). In unionized companies, the escalafón provisions typically grant seniority preference (preferencia escalafonaria) to existing workers over external candidates — the Solicitud de Empleo for internal candidates must comply with the same anti-discrimination standards as external application forms while capturing the additional internal employment history data relevant to escalafón evaluation.

A Solicitud de Empleo is required when hiring foreign nationals — the application must capture the candidate's immigration status, the type of INM (Instituto Nacional de Migración) residency or work authorization document held, and its expiration date. Under Article 56 of the Ley de Migración, employers must verify that foreign nationals have valid work authorization before hiring them and must notify the INM of the hiring. An employer who hires a foreign national without valid work authorization faces fines under the Ley de Migración and potential criminal liability under Article 159 of the same law.

The form is also needed when the employer intends to conduct background checks (verificación de antecedentes) on candidates — the Solicitud de Empleo provides the written authorization (consentimiento del aspirante) required under the LFPDPPP for the employer to request credit history reports from the Sociedades de Información Crediticia (SIC — credit bureaus such as Buró de Crédito and Círculo de Crédito) or criminal record certificates from the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) under Article 16 of the Constitución Política.

The form is required as part of the employer's documentation obligations under Article 804 LFT — job applications for positions filled in the preceding twelve months must be retained and available for STPS Inspección del Trabajo review to demonstrate that the hiring process was conducted without discrimination and in compliance with applicable escalafón and collective bargaining agreement provisions.

What to Include in Your Job Application Form Mexico (Solicitud de Empleo)

A valid Job Application Form Mexico under Ley Federal del Trabajo Article 133 Fraction I and LFPDPPP data protection requirements must include the following elements while strictly avoiding any questions that solicit information about prohibited categories.

Personal Identification Data (Permitted): Full legal name, date of birth (fecha de nacimiento in DD/MM/YYYY format — for age verification only, not as a basis for age discrimination), current domicile and contact telephone numbers, email address, and RFC (Registro Federal de Contribuyentes) — requested for payroll system pre-loading purposes only and not as an eligibility criterion. The CURP (Clave Única de Registro de Población) may be requested for identity verification. Date of birth must be collected solely to verify that the candidate meets the minimum working age of 15 years under Article 22 LFT (and 16 for full employment without parental authorization) — it must not be used to exclude candidates on grounds of age under Article 133 Fraction I LFT and CONAPRED guidelines.

Prohibited Questions (Must Be Excluded): Pregnancy tests, inquiries about civil status or family planning, medical examinations unrelated to job-specific physical requirements, questions about sexual orientation or gender identity, questions about religion or political opinions, and requirements to provide photographs that enable racial or ethnic profiling. Article 133 Fractions I and II LFT expressly prohibit these practices. CONAPRED Recomendación General No. 14 (2009) specifically addresses discriminatory employment practices and prohibits mandatory pregnancy testing as a hiring condition under any circumstances.

Educational Background: Schools attended, degrees obtained (with dates of graduation and document numbers for cedula profesional verification through the SEP — Secretaría de Educación Pública's CEDULAS system), and any professional certifications (certificaciones profesionales) or technical training completed. The cedula profesional issued by the SEP is the official document proving completion of licensed professional (licenciatura) and postgraduate programs and is required for positions that legally require professional licensure under the Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 5 Constitucional Relativo al Ejercicio de las Profesiones.

Work Experience: Previous employers (names and contact information for reference verification), job titles held, dates of employment, and reasons for leaving each position. Employers may verify references and prior employment data with the candidate's explicit LFPDPPP consent. The candidate should acknowledge that providing false information constitutes grounds for dismissal without severance under Article 47 Fraction I LFT if discovered after hiring.

Position Applied For and Availability: The specific job title or department sought, salary expectation (expectativa salarial in MXN), availability date (fecha de disponibilidad), willingness to relocate or travel if required by the position, and the source through which the candidate learned of the vacancy (referral, job board, IMSS bolsa de trabajo, STPS SNE — Servicio Nacional de Empleo).

Background Check Authorization: A LFPDPPP-compliant written authorization under Article 9 LFPDPPP for the employer to verify the candidate's RFC with the SAT, request credit history information from the Buró de Crédito or Círculo de Crédito (Sociedades de Información Crediticia under the Ley para Regular las Sociedades de Información Crediticia), and request criminal record certificates from the SSPC — specifying that these checks are conducted solely for employment evaluation purposes and the information will not be shared with unauthorized third parties. Forms-legal.com provides this Job Application Form Mexico template to help employers build a legally compliant candidate evaluation process under LFT Article 133 and CONAPRED anti-discrimination standards.

Data Protection Notice and Consent: An Aviso de Privacidad (simplified format per Article 15 LFPDPPP) informing the candidate that personal data collected in the application is processed solely for recruitment evaluation purposes, is accessible only to HR personnel and the hiring manager, will be retained for the duration of the hiring process and deleted or anonymized within 90 days if the candidate is not selected (unless the candidate consents to longer retention for future opportunities), and may be shared with background check service providers subject to data processing agreements (contratos de encargo de tratamiento). The candidate's signature acknowledges the Aviso de Privacidad and constitutes the required LFPDPPP consent.

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