Australia
13 guides for the Australian job market.
Selection criteria for NSW Health, Queensland Health and state teaching roles
State government health and education applications have their own rules, their own credential checks and their own filters. What to write, what to attach, and where nurses and teachers lose marks.
10 selection criteria examples, with model answers you can adapt
The ten criteria that turn up in almost every Australian government, health and education job, each answered in full, with a note on what the panel is actually scoring.
Turning an overseas CV into an Australian resume
What to cut, what to add, and what quietly counts against you when you apply in Australia with a CV written for the UK, India, the US, the Philippines or elsewhere.
GradStart and new graduate nursing applications: what actually gets you shortlisted
NSW Health's GradStart recruits across more than 150 facilities in one statewide process. Here is what the criteria are asking, and the mistakes that cost strong graduates a place.
NSW government jobs: how to write to the focus capabilities
NSW does not use traditional selection criteria. It assesses you against focus capabilities and rates you Did Not Meet, Met or Exceeds. Here is how that changes what you write.
Applying for council jobs in Australia: what local government wants
Local government hires across more trades and professions than almost any other Australian employer, and the applications are more winnable than state or federal. Here is the format and what councils score.
How to address selection criteria in an Australian job application
Selection criteria decide most government, health and education jobs in Australia, and almost nobody is taught how to write them. Here is the structure panels are scoring you against, with worked examples.
How to write an APS pitch, from APS4 to EL1 (with a worked example)
The one page pitch has replaced individually addressed criteria across much of the Australian Public Service. Here is what the panel is scoring, how the levels differ, and a full worked pitch.
APS merit pools explained: why a rejection can still get you the job
Merit pools run for 18 months and can fill ongoing, non-ongoing and casual vacancies. Understanding them changes which APS jobs are worth applying for.
The STAR method, explained for Australian interviews (with word-for-word examples)
What the STAR method actually is, why Australian interviewers rely on it, and three worked answers you can adapt, including the setback question everyone fumbles.
Top 10 interview questions at ANZ, Westpac and CBA, and how to answer them
The questions Australia's big banks actually ask, what they are really assessing, and a simple structure for answering them with confidence.
How to tailor your CV for SEEK job ads
A practical, step-by-step method for tailoring your CV to any SEEK listing, so it passes the ATS and lands in front of an Australian recruiter.
What is an ATS, and how can Australian job seekers prepare a clear CV?
How recruitment software handles your application in Australia, what it can and cannot do, and how to write a CV that is easy for both software and people to read.
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