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If you are going to be applying for an academic position or a government position in
Australia you will come across selection criteria. Some overseas Universities and governments also use these, but on a more haphazard nature than you will find here in
Australia.
Why are they used?
Selection Criteria are used as the key component of the selection process. They are designed to bring some transparent equity to the process of recruitment. Generally a position will have between five and eight criteria that the applicant has to answer to that are directly linked to the key duties for the role being advertised.
Addressing Selection Criteria
- Address each criteria under a separate heading
- Analyse & address each part (eg oral & written are often two components of communication skills)
- Focus on vocabulary used, particularly LEVEL, i.e. the level of communicatin skills required for a postdoctoral researcher will be different than the level of communication skills required for a professors position. You would demonstrate this through the type of example that you provide
- Do not refer to your Resume for information
- Use active not passive verbs
- Try to add an OUTCOME for each action or activity
- Have at least ¾ of a page for each SC (except Qualifications). Often it is worth calling the ‘contact person’ to discuss for information and get an idea as to how much information they expect.
- Balance up columns with a spread of different activities
- Re-group & use Bullet points where possible
Further Information
QUT job application pages have some further information on selection criteria and a few books exist that can also help with writing a good application.
‘How to address Selection Criteria – improving your chaces of being short listed for a job’ Villiers, Ann D. (1994), DM Press (ISBN 0-9577924-0-9).
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