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Addressing Selections Criteria. Bernard Lewis Pathways to Work Counselor EPU, NAVITAS English Parramatta, NSW. Application process. Advertisement Résumé Cover letter Selection Criteria Interview. Selection Criteria. What is Selection Criteria? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Addressing Selections Criteria
Bernard Lewis
Pathways to Work Counselor
EPU, NAVITAS English
Parramatta, NSW
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Application process
• Advertisement
• Résumé
• Cover letter
• Selection Criteria
• Interview
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Selection Criteria
What is Selection Criteria?
A list of the essential and desirable skills, attributes, experience, and qualification which an organisation
decides is necessary for a position.
Why Selection Criteria?
To help select the most capable, effective, suited, skilled, experienced, qualified, person for the job.
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Expression of Interest
• An alternative to writing a fully-fledged selection-criteria response
• Generally used for non-ongoing positions
• With a maximum length specified
• Based on a short job description
• Results-focused not just a statement
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Types of Selection Criteria
Desirable Criteria: Gives you an advantage over the other applicants Specific skills or qualities that may help you perform better in the roleEg: Driving license and reliable transport Multiculturalism or Indigenous background
Types of Selection Criteria
Essential Criteria: Really necessary for the job Very important to fulfil the duties of the position advertisedEg: Effective communication and interpersonal skills Ability to offer reliable customer service
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Addressing selection Criteria
• Read the Job application carefully
• Underline the Selection criteria
• Highlight the prompts - understand the key words and phrases
• Use a new page for each Criterion
• Apply the STAR method
• Prove your ability to meet each criterion
• Review and proof read
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STAR – model
S = Situation – brief outline of the setting; position you held
T = Task – description of what you did, not just information
A = Approach or Action you took – how you did it
R = Result – outline any outcomes
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Situation
S = Give a brief outline of the Situation (setting)
Set the context of the situation - specific circumstancewhere you developed the particular experience or used the required skills or qualities.
Eg: I possess effective communication skills which I havedeveloped throughout my working career. In particular, asHuman Resource Officer at XZY Agency.
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Task
T = Mention the tasks that were done which are relevant to the criterion.
Briefly give details of one or two specific things you’ve done that are relevant to both - the criterion for the job and the skills/ abilities that you possess.
Eg: I had to liaise with the Human Resources and the Operations managers on a daily basis.
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Actions
A = Write the actions or duties that you did which arerelevant to the Task and Situation.
Don’t stop with just a list. Describe the actions, usingaction words and the active voice, giving specific details toclarify ability
Eg: As receptionist, I had to deal with customers on a dailybasis. This included answering telephone queries andclarifying things via email. But, most of the interaction wasface-to-face at the front office.
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Result
R = Mention result or outcome of the actions
Briefly sum up your ability related to the criterion, byhighlighting any commendation or appreciation that youreceived.
Eg: My involvement and my remarkable performance in the project was acknowledge in the July 2010 issue of the office newsletter. I was also awarded ‘employee of the month’ for the achievement.
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An example
I possess excelent oral and written comunication skills
which I have utilised throughout my entire employment
career.
At XZY Corporation I was required to liaise regularly with
many people at many levels ranging from senior managers
to staff, on a range of recruitment and procedural matters.
I have written a large number of documents including
memos and articles in an office newsletter
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Communication
• 360o – manager, peers, clients or customers and external agents
• SLRW – Speaking, Listening, Reading & Writing
• Media – face-to-face, telephone, email, postal
• Letters, discussions, formal meetings, 1-on-1 interaction, memos & reports, records, articles for journals/ newsletter, giving/ receiving instructions/ information
• Can include various kinds interaction – verbal, non-verbal, listening, negotiation, questioning, feedback, etc.