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In
your written application you need to address the 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 selection criteria,
and any applicant who has not sufficiently addressed the
criteria
may be eliminated. Your statements addressing the selection
criteria therefore, is the most important part of your
application.
They key to writing successful statements against selection criteria is
to provide solid evidence. Claims 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 this
in their applications, and could have been selected for an interview if
they had spent a little more time and effort on their written
application. Of
the applicants that were selected for an interview, 50% of
them were not prepared for their interview, and could have
done better in their overall assessment if they had spent more time
preparing for the interview. These
applicants could have been perfect for the job, they just didn't know
how to communicate with the selection panel.
Preparation, time and effort are all essential ingredients for a
successful job application.
So,
how do you make your responses to selection criteria stand out form the
crowd?
- Provide
solid and measurable evidence that is relevant to the position,
- Target
your application to the job description,
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