2011 job search guide s11key selection criteria

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Here is a sample of a job advertisement, requesting

applicants to address t#e key selection criteria, followed

by e$amples of #ow to address t#ese

Senior 'dministration - cerffiClosing 3ate 7897:9;711

Senior 'dministration - cerffi; 9 81 per annum 9 @lus superannuation and fantastic benefits

"#e Senior 'dministration - cer position is responsible for providing administrative support to t#effiAanager ecreation and Beisure Services and ot#er employees wit#in t#e 0usiness *nit! "#e successfulcandidate will be responsible for reviewing and overseeing t#e implementation of administrative policies aswell as coordinate documents and correspondence using t#e Citys electronic information managementsystem! '+ention to detail, strong customer service skills and t#e ability to work as part of a team will belooked upon favourably!

.SS."%'B C%".%'1 3emonstrated skills in working wit# and knowledge of Aicroso) - ce programmes including Dord,ffi

.$cel and -utlook!; .$cellent word processing skills!? Strong organisational and problem solving skills!E 'bility to work in a team!

3.S%'0B.= 3emonstrated understanding of Sport and ecreation industry trends!

%"..S".3FGurt#er information contact Ar /! Gorrest on (7: ;1 ????Gor an application package contact Ar K!@! 0oard on (7: ;1 ??1;

CB-S%2 3'". Dri+en applications addressing t#e selection criteria and a copy of your resumeincluding ; referees s#ould be marked IConfidential 'dvertised Jacancy quoting t#e position number andaddressed to "#e ecruitment - cer, City of Aount .lisa, @- 0o$ 777, Aount .lisa D' 8 no laterffit#an =77pm 7897:9;711

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"#e City of Aount .lisa is an .qual -pportunity .mployer and abides by t#e @ublic SectorStandards in relation to recruitment, selection and appointment!

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.$amples of #ow to address key selection criteria

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Selection Criteria M 'dministrative 'ssistant @osition

o ;?N77

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1 3emonstrated skills in working wit# and knowledge of AicrosoO - ce programsffi

including Dord, .$cel and -utlook

Ay skills in t#is area are well developed as my e$perience in an administrative capacity includes support to

.$ecutives at a senior level! "#roug#out my work #istory % #ave been required to utiliPe t#e range of Aicroso) - ceffi

so)ware in t#e provision of #ig# quality administrative assistance! "#is includes t#e presentation of information in a

variety of formats report writing, database management, management of statistical information, electronic calendar

management and t#e full complement of e$ecutive level administrative support!

.$amples

%n my current role as eceptionistN'dministration 'ssistant at /amieson 'utomation @ty Btd % am required to

use AS - ce programs on a daily basis and am #ig#ly proficient in t#is regard!ffi

@art of my duties includes t#e provision of administrative support to a team of ?> sta ! "#is team consists offf

> Senior managersQ

> Systems engineersQ and

> Site supervisors!

-n a daily basis, % update 'ccess databases and .$cel spreads#eets in addition to writing various

correspondence on be#alf of management! Ay responsibilities include t#e management of all training

documentation and certificates, communicating c#anges to sta and colleagues and assisting senior staff ff

wit# document and drawing forma+ing!

Ay responsibilities also include t#e compilation of a weekly newsle+er for sta ! % assist by providingff

information for t#is newsle+er w#ic# requires t#e maintenance of an up to date register of all community

events in t#e @ert# metropolitan area! % manage content wit#in an .$cel spreads#eet of free, family friendly

community and social events! %n addition, % successfully manage appointments and sc#edule meetings for

t#e 3irector and .ngineering Aanagers via access to over ?7 sta calendars in AS -utlook!ff

TIP: Employers are oen inundated with applications, so anything that makes reading your

application easier will be beneficial. Using dot points is a useful way to get detailed information

across in an easytoread, space sa!ing manner. "owe!er, be careful of #o!er use$ always try tocombine with paragraphs as well.

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; .$cellent word processing skills

's a professional administrative assistant o ering in e$cess of seven years e$perience, % am well versed in t#eff

provision of superior administrative support to senior managers, including writing and forma+ing

correspondence, legal documents and reports! % possess an e$cellent ability in word processing! "#is also

includes, but is not limited to word processing collation of o cial company documents suc# as annual reports,ffi

prospectuses, e$ecutive summaries and contractsQ monitoring e$isting documents to ensure t#ey remain

t#oroug#, accurate and up9to9dateQ development, forma+ing and maintenance of databasesQ forma+ing and

providing content wit#in @ower @oint presentationsQ writing le+ers and memorandums at a senior and general

levelQ data entry wit#in 'ccess databases and .$cel spread s#eetsQ electronic mail9outsQ preparation of

financial cost s#eets and e cient and accurate typing skills!ffi

.$ample

D#ilst working wit#in t#e @roperties 0ranc# of t#e D' @olice 3epartment, % was responsible for t#e

Communications Strategy regarding t#e HaPardous Aaterials 'udit! 'ppro$imately ?77 audits were completed on

D' @olice properties to assess t#e presence of #aPardous materials and to provide recommendations on t#e

removal of any substances found! Ay role was to coordinate t#e database entry of t#e findings from over ?77

audits! .ac# individual audit document ranged from E7 M E77 pages! %t took 1: mont#s to enter all of t#e statistical

information into an 'ccess database! -nce t#is was completed, % used t#e data to write a ICondition and

Compliance eport including a two page summary of recommendations! "#is was t#en disseminated to

Senior Sergeants!

%n addition to t#e eport, % t#en developed and delivered a number of educational sessions and

presentations in @ower @oint format to Senior Sergeants and ot#er D' @olice sta ! 's a result, action wasff

t#en taken to address and implement recommendations made in t#e report!

TIP: %ne of the most common mistakes is

not gi!ing concrete e&amples in your

responses. If you are to make statements

like #I am well !ersed in the pro!ision ofsuperior administrati!e support$, then be

prepared to back this up with actual

e&amples of times you ha!e demonstrated

this, including the outcomes as abo!e.

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? Strong organisational and problem solving skills

's a competent and e$perienced @ersonal, .$ecutive and 'dministrative 'ssistant, % pride myself on my strong

organisational and problem solving skills! Some of my most basic skills include t#e ability to answer incoming

calls and manage multiple calls concurrentlyQ organise functionsQ coordinate e$tensive catering for

presentationsQ manage all aspects of eventsQ organise o ce maintenanceQ prepare for meetings andffi

completing follow up actionQ organise material for briefings and presentationsQ track accountsQ cross reference

documents for information and accuracyQ manage filing systems and implement electronic mail outs!

.$ample -ne

%n my current role as eceptionistN'dministration 'ssistant at /amieson 'utomation @ty Btd, % provide

administrative support to ?> sta comprising of 2eneral Aanagers, Senior and general .ngineering departmentff

sta ! Ay organisational ability e$tends to managing individual electronic calendars for sta and meeting roomff ff

sc#edules, answering incoming calls and queries, event management, o ce management, meeting and greetingffi

Senior .$ecutives from e$ternal companies suc# as 2., 0H@ 0illiton and Gortescue Aetals 2roup, as well as

assisting t#e 3irector, .ngineering Aanager and Aarketing Aanager wit# ad #oc duties as required! "#is requires

a #ig# level of personal discipline, time management and ability to prioritise and manage a #eavy workload!

.$ample "wo

3uring my previous employment wit# D' @olice, and in particular wit# t#e roll out of t#e findings from t#e

HaPardous Aaterials 'udit, % was required to e$ercise superior problem solving skills! @art of t#e process indisseminating t#e information compiled in t#e report was to provide presentations to D' @olice sta ! "#eseff

education and information sessions ranged from one on one meetings to presenting findings to groups of up

to ten sta , including Senior Sergeants! %nformation contained in t#ese meetings related to concerns andff

advice in relation to t#e removal of #aPardous substances (eg asbestos located in @olice Stations and

residences w#ere sta w#ere living and working! Ay ability to address t#e concerns of sta and maintainff ff

composure during some c#allenging and confronting sessions was of paramount importance! % was able to

complete all sessions as requested by t#e @roperties 3epartment, conveying t#e required information w#ilst

also maintaining appropriate respect for sta sensitivities regarding t#e seriousness of t#e issue!ff

TIP: 'any ()* are made up of se!eral

parts and you will need to address each

one of these. Try to address each section

separately identifying the skills they are

looking for. In the abo!e e&ample, they

are looking for two skills: organisational

and problem sol!ing skills.

TIP: It is sometimes useful to ha!e an

opening paragraph and then clearly outline

your e&amples with a heading. This is

particularly useful if you would like to use

more than one detailed e&ample.

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E 'bility to work in a team

Ay skills include a natural ability to be a resourceful team player w#o forges good friends#ips wit# colleagues and %

consider myself to be well respected by t#ose around me! Strengt#s % possess include building trusting relations#ips,

cultural sensitivity and t#e ability to build rapport wit# a diverse workforce particularly in multicultural se+ings!

.$ample

%n my current role as eceptionistN'dministrative 'ssistant at /amieson 'utomation @ty Btd, % am responsible for

t#e management of over ?7 sta electronic calendars! %n t#is regard, % play a pivotal role wit#in t#e teamff

environment and #ave establis#ed an e$cellent rapport wit# t#e sta ! "#e team at /amieson 'utomation @ty Btdff

includes C.-, 0usiness 3evelopment Aanager, Sales sta , Service sta , .ngineers and ot#er Aanagers!ff ff

"#e breadt# of t#is team e$tends to t#e following departments

T'ccounts and 'dministrationQ T .ngineeringQ T Sales ServiceQ andT3espatc#Q T AanagementQ T "raining!

% am commi+ed to being a positive contributor to t#is team, and my performance appraisals #ave

consistently reflected my success in t#is regard!

TIP: Try to a!oid sounding #perfect$. +lthough the employer wants to know you can do the ob,try not to reduce your credibility saying things like #I always contribute positi!ely to the team$.

-ather, say: #I am commied to being a positi!e team member and contributor$.

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= 3emonstrated understanding of Sport and ecreation industry trends

Ay understanding of sport and recreation trends is t#at t#ere is a direct relations#ip to t#e ever c#anging nature of our

modern society and 'ustralian community! 's t#e world around us c#anges and new trends emerge in t#e way people

live, commute, socialise and work 9 many of t#ese trends #ave significant implications for sport and recreation!

*nderstanding #ow peoples recreational and sporting interests c#ange over time and #ow t#is impacts on our modern

society can assist to develop strategies andNor programs to encourage people to become more active! %t can also assist in

targeting specific groups and funding of programs to directly impact upon t#e people belonging to t#ose groups!.$ample

's a Jolunteer Aember of t#e D' %nstitute for Sport, % #ave been involved in a variety of programs since ;77=!"#is #as included various commi+ee meetings and a+ending presentations from local and interstate guests fort#e past five years! % #ave also a+ended t#e following 3epartment of Sport and ecreation Dorks#ops

1 Healt#y 'ctive Dorkplaces (;717 ? egional ecreation (;77:; Sports 3imensions (;77 E 0uilding Stronger Communities (;77>!

"#is voluntary contribution outlines my commitment to t#e area of sport and recreation as a personal interest

and gives evidence of my maintenance of updated knowledge wit#in t#is field!

TIP: /hen answering #desirable$ criteria, remember to use e&amples

from your e&tracurricular and nonwork acti!ities. +lso, don$t be afraid

to do some research if necessary to answer this 0uestion1

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