Selection Criteria Responses:
evidence is everything!
‘Selection criteria’ now apply to most positions and appear in various forms:
- listed in a job advertisement either in point form or in text
- described as ‘selection criteria’ or ‘key selection criteria’.
For government positions they are everything with the resume relegated to a support role. If not answered you will not even be considered regardless of claims in your resume.
Disguised or however described they must be identified and be specifically addressed in an application for that position. It is common knowledge that recruiters ‘score’ each part of each answer so that every part of each criterion must be addressed. Even if you are weak on a criterion it is better to say something and register some score instead of no score at all. It could mean the difference between getting an interview or not.
However the critical consideration is that criteria must be thoroughly answered with evidence of how you satisfy them. That means detailed evidence in the form of examples of the ability, experience, skills or knowledge you claim to have relative to the criteria.
To summarise how to respond to selection criteria:
STEP ONE: Read the criteria carefully to ensure that you satisfy essential requirements such as security clearances, nationality/residential status or formal educational qualifications.
STEP TWO: Respond to each selection criterion following these guidelines:
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Responses to extensive criteria should be addressed in a document separate from your résumé whereas less detailed criteria that appear in advertisements can be treated in the either in a separate document or in the cover letter.
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Interesting article! I would add that Selection Criteria are essential in making sure that the right people get the right job within our government. scrupulous it may be but the system is there to reduce people who are not qualified from applying to the position.
Could I also add some critical and recent updates to the selection criteria process, state level position generally are only accepting two page responses as in the whole application must be under two pages where as Federal government generally requires one page per response.
If you moving into the government sector good luck with your applications
Interesting article! I would add that Selection Criteria are essential in making sure that the right people get the right job within our government. scrupulous it may be but the system is there to reduce people who are not qualified from applying to the position.
Could I also add some critical and recent updates to the selection criteria process, state level position generally are only accepting two page responses as in the whole application must be under two pages where as Federal government generally requires one page per response.
If you moving into the government sector good luck with your applications
Hello,
Useful article! And to add to your comment Dustin, I’ve just completed a TAFE job application for a casual trainer Dip. of Event Management. It was tough to reduce the Selection Criteria, as you mention, acceptable length of two pages. With one page dedicated to relevant qualifications I managed in three. What is the acceptable length of a CV now? Lee