Australian government jobs, selection criteria tips, how to answer selection criteria, how to respond to selection criteria | CAREER TALK with an award winning selection criteria writer, Carolyn Smith. Everything you want to know about key selection criteria but were too scared to ask.
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00:00 Welcome to Career Care Package
03:02 What is the government's merit selection process and why should you know about it?
04:07 How to set yourself up for success with selection criteria?
05:13 Carolyn's number 1 tip before people even start writing their selection criteria?
06:04 What’s critical to include in writing your government job application?
07:25 Is it normal to find writing selection criteria challenging?
08:43 What kind of skills do you need to write great selection criteria?
10:20 What methodology should you apply when you write selection criteria?
10:55 What is the STAR model and how do you use it in writing your selection criteria?
11:30 What kind of examples should you provide when writing selection criteria?
12:18 What is the most critical part of the STAR example to get right?
15:02 What do you do when you are asked to address a performance framework in answering selection criteria?
15:56 How do you answer the integrity question in the selection criteria?
17:33 Should you call the contact person on the advertisement and what should you ask?
19:17 Should you ask if someone is acting in the position? And should you submit your selection criteria if there is?
21:37 How long should each response be to each selection criteria?
24:21 What are key things that will ensure people will be eliminated in their selection criteria?
25:09 What’s Carolyn’s biggest secret in writing selection criteria?
28:13 Do you have any chance of getting a government job if you are from outside the government?
28:39 Which level of government is it easier to get into if you’re outside the government?
28:50 What kind of career opportunities can you enjoy in government?
30:46 Are government jobs increasing in numbers?
32:29 Can you network your way into a government job?
34:44 What kinds of connections can you make to get into government jobs?
36:25 How important is your resume when you apply for a government job?
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