We’re Going to Make You a STAR!
Apart From You, What Other STAR Features in Your Resume? Your resume serves one purpose and one purpose only – to get you ahead of the pack in front of a recruiter and land an interview. Resumes tend to follow…
NSW Health Administrative Assistant
The brief for the NSW Health Administrative Assistant – medical imaging position was to thoroughly address the following eight selection criteria to demonstrate the required skills; High level of experience in patient reception and clerical services.Demonstrated effective administrative and organisational…
Passing The Personality Test
Personality testing is becoming a more and more popular tool for employers. Technical skills are always important. But many companies are looking deeper when making hiring decisions. Employers want to know about you and how you’ll fit in with the…
CEO – Shire Council
The client was applying for four separate roles in Local Council, in CEO and General Manager roles. While the responsibilities for each position were similar, the challenges faced by each Shire differed, and each role had a different focus depending…
What is a Statement of Claims?
Addressing a Statement of Claims If you are interested in applying for a position within any one of the many departments within the Australian Public Service (APS), your application will always need to include your resume, as well as evidence…
ICT Security Officer Statement of Claims
The brief for the position was to write a 600-word statement for an experienced APS Officer within Defence for the position of ICT Security Officer. The Position description listed three criterion points to be addressed mainly focused around logistics, communication…
Emotional Intelligence: The Forgotten Skill Your Managers Want
There is one skill almost all general managers across every industry are looking for. And yet this skill is rarely developed or accentuated by employees. The not-so-magic ingredient to your next promotion is emotional intelligence. A high Emotional Quotient (EQ)…
High Level Management Selection Criteria with Strong STAR Examples
Aiming to advance his career into a senior management role within the higher education support field, this client approached Select Resumes to assist him in addressing the five-point selection criteria for the role he had found. Looking over a previous…
Nailing That Key Selection Criteria Document
Are Key Selection Criteria Simply Another Hoop to Jump Through? Many job advertisements today require a key selection criteria document as part of the application process. The number of individual criteria points will vary from job to job, but there…
Transferrable Skills Highlighted on Academic Resume to Cater to APS Applications
The order confirmation for this job outlined a comprehensive set of documentation that needed to be created. Moving interstate, a university lecturer required an updated resume after eight years at the same university and two separate applications addressing diverse sets…