Public Sector Resume Writing

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.

Important facts about a successful resume…

In the current economic climate, employers get more applications for each job so an effective resume is essential to ensure you are considered for roles
Most managers make a decision about your resume in 30 seconds or less
Successful resumes must comply with a specific format and content rules
The first impression employers have about you is made by your resume
The number one purpose of your resume is to get you job interviews

Select Resumes follow a four-stage process

Our four-stage process works to get your resume and application noticed, read and remembered. Select Resumes will ensure that you present to potential employers in the most professional and polished way possible.

1. Consultation

Complete our resume information form and provide us with any existing resume, then one of our writers will consult with you by phone about your career history, goals and preferences.

2. Writing

Your writer will then create a highly professional and persuasive resume from the information they have gathered from you.

3. Editing

The writer then sends your resume to an editor to ensure that the punctuation, spelling and grammar and general presentation of your information is flawless.

4. Design

The editor delivers the completed, proofread draft to a graphic designer, who will create a unique professional design that will make your resume stand out from the crowd for all the right reasons.

Select Resumes is committed to helping you realise your potential. We offer interview skills training and selection criteria writing along with our professional resume writing services.

We can help you secure your dream job. Contact us for information about how.

A great place to start when considering our public sector resume service is our resume writer profiles to find the ideal writer for you.

View our Resume Designs

Public Sector Resume Examples

Public Sector Resume Writing 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.

Our selection criteria writers are experienced in preparing selection criteria responses for all levels of Defence positions – from graduate recruitment opportunities to Executive Level and Senior Executive Service roles. Many people are aware that the language used in a government application is very important, but getting that language right can be more of a challenge.

Public Sector Resume Writing 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.

For APS levels 1-5 applicants need to be concise and apply the STAR principle throughout their application. Let our professional and experienced writers and designers, make you an application that will shine for your next government role.

Public Sector Resume Writing 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.

Our writers have written many applications for roles in the EL1, EL2, SES1, SES2 and SES3 position range, and have an excellent understanding of the importance of Integrated Leadership System and how this relates to the selection criteria requirements.

Overwhelmingly applied for by current public servants, senior executive roles are very competitive and, let’s face it, had to achieve. Having your application professionally written, edited and designed means you can save time whilst ensuring a high-quality document is produced.

CASE STUDIES

Our Case Studies are an excellent way to see the thought process that goes into creating our outstanding and highly successful career documents tailored to your industry.

APS – Administration Support

Kristie

The result of my approach in this way, was that the client was satisfied with the content she had decided to use, and in turn, we create an exceptional and accurate representation of her career across all three documents.

ICT Project Manager (APS6) by Vanessa S

Vanessa S

The client has been in an acting APS6 ICT Project Management role for four months after being approached in her previous APS5 role that she excelled at and asked to step up. The clients wants to secure this as a permanent role since it aligned perfectly with her own work ethic and natural abilities…………

Research Officer – TAS Government Resume and 2 page application

Meran R

A strengthened resume and two page short application letter for a Research Officer position within the Tasmanian Government

Case Study – Decision Maker Officer APS4. Department of Home Affairs

Dorinnia

The client wanted to move to a Government position and required a 1 page Response to the role. It was imperative that I highlighted his skills and knowledge and illustrated these with examples from current and previous roles.

Level 6 Administration Officer to Level 4 Administration Officer

Kristie

Experienced Administration Officer for NSW Health applying to step down into a less demanding role within the same industry

Project Manager 3 page Statement of Claims

Kylie T

Having undertaken project management roles previously, including duties within the Health Department, the client was well-placed to positively contribute to the Department’s efforts and objectives, and by working to showcase the strongest and most meaningful examples, I am confident that they are well-placed to pursue their career ambitions.

Junior Receptionist Government Role

Pia Hodge

A young and ambitious over achiever ready for a career within the public service.

Key Selection Criteria for Senior IT Government Role Application

Pia Hodge

The necessity to guide and build confidence in the client to extract substantial examples to match KSC

Resume, Cover Letter and Selection Criteria for Customer Service position

Rebecca R

A client with extensive retail customer service experience sought an application package for a government client services role.

Criteria for Defence Logistics and Procurement Officer

Mark R

600 word statement for a defence logistics officer, interested in entering the IT field

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