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With many and varied roles and positions within Government and the Department of Defence, selection criteria used by Defence is designed to enable the best applicants for the role to be short-listed. Competition for defence roles can be tough, likely that your application will be competing with strong candidates, both currently from within Defence and external organisations. It is therefore important to ensure your application, key selection criteria and general documentation give you the best chance to make it over the first hurdle.
The importance of a professionally designed resume, cover letter and key selection criteria for Australian Public Service roles cannot be overstated. With increasing competition for these roles, many applicants are unaware of the kind of information that recruiters are looking for. Add to this the process of completing KSC can be daunting and time-consuming.
It has never been more challenging in the senior and executive level of public service roles. You may be experienced, but articulating that experience in a concise, easy-to-absorb manner without losing detail is paramount to your applications’ success.
A client with extensive retail customer service experience sought an application package for a government client services role.
Professional Public Sector Resume Writing
Opportunities within the public sector are highly sought after. Excellent pay rates and increased benefits provide enough incentive to provoke many Australians to pursue jobs in the public sector. Making sure you have a strong skill set outlined is a must, as is ensuring you display the requirements of the position.
Select Resumes’ General Manager has been part of interview panels for public sector vacancies and has a full understanding of what line managers are looking for. Our commitment is that your application will remain compliant with the current procedure. We will ensure a polished, well written public sector resume that will appeal to the highest standard of employer.
The Importance of a Professional Resume for Government Work
If you are looking for a resume that will open doors to public sector jobs, let our professional writers as Select Resumes design and create a resume that ticks all the boxes to getting noticed.
No matter if you are looking for APS, EL or SES levels, within the public service, it’s no secret that applying for these positions can be a time consuming and nerve-wracking experience. No matter what your level of experience within the public service, if you cannot articulate how you are suited for the position, you’ll never get that job.
Select Resumes have professional and helpful writers with experience in writing to the required STAR principle for public service positions. In today’s competitive environment it’s hard to know whether your selection criteria will meet the standard that panels and interviewers are looking for.
Engaging a professional resume service to produce your resume provides you with access to experts in this field. With a background in screening and reviewing resumes in a human resources or professional capacity, we have also written hundreds of successful resumes for the Australian Public Service. This expertise in identifying what works and what is required in the resume and selection criteria will promote your skills and experience in an appropriate manner, tailored to your specific role.
