Try with below code:
Change following code for adding button instead of anchor tag:
"<div> <span><font color="red">APPLIED</font></span></div>
<button onclick="myFunction(\"JobDescription.aspx?id=" + JobID + "&apply=" + apply + "\")">VIEW MORE</button>" +
Add javascript function to redirect:
<script type="text/javascript">
function myFunction() {
location.href = "http://www.cnn.com";
}
</script>