Government
5 guides for the Australian job market.
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.
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.
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.
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