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Key Selection Criteria

SELECTION CRITERIA

Most people feel overwhelmed when faced with addressing selection criteria. From an employer’s perspective, they provide an equitable means to measure each job applicant’s suitability to perform the duties of a position. Your ability to demonstrate your level of competency against each selection criterion is critical, reflecting competencies such as communication and teamwork. Essential criteria are those fundamental to do the job, so you need to be competent in them all to be competitive for the position. Desirable criteria are those not essential for you to have, but would assist you in carrying out the job. In a competitive environment, your ability to satisfy desirable criteria will become more important.

The Process

Responding to selection criteria can be tricky at first, so Dragons Ink work with you to help you identify relevant experiences, consider how you might use these experiences as an example and decide which experiences best describe your abilities within related activities and situations, highlighting positive outcomes as a result of your involvement.

Selection criteria was once utilized predominantly by government departments, but is now increasingly used in private sector organizations to simplify the staff selection process. These organisations often require you to submit your application via their websites. They will request:

Application Form
Cover Letter
Résumé
Statement of Claims addressing the selection criteria

Enquiries: Please email us if you would like further information about our Selection Criteria Services