Your Keys to Selection Criteria

Looking for a one-stop-shop for information about working in Australia’s public services?

Are you applying for a job in the Australian Public Service but can’t figure out how to go about it?

Do you under-sell yourself due to lack of confidence, reluctance to promote yourself or not having the right words to present what you have to offer?

Are you part of a selection panel but unsure what to do?

Do you need to keep up-to-date with the latest in what’s happening to recruit, select and retain your staff but haven’t got time to do the research?

selectioncriteria.com.au has been created to give you the keys to:

• Unravel the mysteries of applying for public service jobs.
• Unlock your talent and potential so you can confidently present a convincing case.
• Unpack research to inform your search for talent.
• Unveil the myths about selecting staff based on merit.

With separate sections devoted to the needs of applicants and managers/selection panels, you’ll find information about workshops, books and CDs, creating web site career centres, coaching, ecourses,  teleseminars, and free resources such as articles, audio interviews and news update.

This material is provided by Dr Ann Villiers, Mental Nutritionist and author of national best-seller How to write and talk to selection criteria, the most authoritative resource on selection criteria, now in its fourth edition, with proven results over more than a decade.

These services and free resources direct you to good practice in recruiting and selecting staff, and give you the tools and techniques for increasing your chances of job success in the public service.

5th Edition of How to Write and Talk to Selection Criteria

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Announcing: e-Career Awards Results

Promoting career information excellence on organisations’ web sites

Forty-four Commonwealth and ACT government Career Websites have been assessed for these awards.

Four Commonwealth agencies received a Gold rating for their Career Website:

• Australian Federal Police
• Australian Customs Service
• CSIRO
• Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Read the report and find out what makes a quality Career Website and what questions you can be asking to review your Career Website.

Inquire about individual reports and in-house presentations.

For an overview, listen to Dr Villiers' audio tour  of this site. (MP3 file: 5 mins.)