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Key
selection criteria (criteria is plural, criterion is singular,
sometimes also
referred to as "KSC") represent
the personal qualities, skills, abilities, knowledge, experience and
qualifications a person needs to perform a role effectively.
Key
selection criteria
set out standards by which each candidate will be assessed during
the
recruitment process with the aim of providing a fair and transperant
selection
process. Key selection criteria are therefore used for assessing
written
applications, and they also provide a framework for the interview.
In the
end, the applicant who is able to demonstrate that they meet the key
selection
criteria to the highest standard, is the one who gets the job.
Getting a government job is a very
different process to getting a normal job. The application looks
different, the interview looks different, the process is different, and
the
outcome is often very drawn out. In
your written application you need to address
the key selection criteria to show and demonstrate specifically how
your knowledge,
skills and experience make you not only eligible, but the superior
applicant
for the vacancy. All applicants must address key selection
criteria,
and any applicant who has not sufficiently addressed the key
selection criteria may be
eliminated. Your statements addressing the key selection criteria
therefore, are the most important part of your application.
They
key to writing successful statements against selection criteria is
to
provide
solid evidence. Your claims in your statements against the
selection criteria should be direct, and not include broad sweeping
statements, without anything to back them up. One of the most
important
things to remember is to outline delivery versus activity. Anyone
can
create a list of duties they perform, but the superior applicants will
focus on
how they delivered outcomes to their organisation, thus providing
convincing
evidence and solid arguments that they are valuable employees and well
qualified for the position.
In
2006 Review Consulting conducted a study and
found that 80% of applicants were not shortlisted for an interview
simply
because they did not make the most of their written application. These
applicants may have had all the skills that were required for the
position that
they had applied for, but they did not communicate
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