Selection criteria
Addressing selection criteria
Many organisations, particularly government organisations, require you to address specific selection criteria when you apply for a job. It is a way for the employer to focus on the specific skills and abilities they need the person to have, to do the job.
Listed below are some examples of selection criteria:
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
- Well-developed administrative/clerical skills
- Demonstrated ability to use a range of computer-based programs
- Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and Industrial Democracy (ID) principles.
Writing to selection criteria may seem difficult at first; however, like everything else, if you approach it systematically and practice it, you will continue to get better.
It is not enough to tell an employer that 'I have done it ' or 'I am very good at this.'
You need to tell them what you have done and how you did it. Open the Job, guide to writing to selection criteria.
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