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Developing your Resume and Written Application

Overview

As part of our new online job applicant series, this popular job applicant workshop has been customised and adapted to be delivered virtually in two x 2 hour sessions.

The first session will set the foundations, helping you to navigate the public sector recruitment process from an applicant’s perspective, while learning how to identify your key ‘selling’ features to build a competitive advantage.  You will gain insight into how to understand what a panel is looking for and how to put your best self forward.

The next session focuses on developing your professional resume, identifying and highlighting your strengths as well as writing great applications, responding to selection criteria or preparing other supporting statements.

Who should attend?  Government staff and external applicants

Topics covered in the workshop:

  • Navigate public sector recruitment & selection – an applicant’s perspective
  • Understand & use competency frameworks
  • Articulate your strengths including your transferable skills
  • Identify your key “selling” features and best evidence
  • Present your capabilities through a professional resume
  • Prepare high quality written supporting statements
  • Adapt to different application requirements – 1 or 2 page statements, response to merit criteria, expressions of interest
  • Appreciate what selection panels (and recruiters) look for at the shortlisting stage
  • Use your written application to set you up for success through the rest of the process

Please note: this training focuses on resumes, cover letters, and written statements. For training that includes the interview stage of the selection process, please check our Interview Skills Intensive workshop or join us for the complete Online Job Applicant Series.

Our Approach

  • Qualified facilitators with extensive professional expertise and experience
  • Balance of expert content and opportunities for practical application
  • Guaranteed small group
  • High quality resource material
  • Drawing from our experience with more than 5000 public sector selection panels since 1996
  • Ensuring up-to-date knowledge of both Queensland and Australian Government recruitment

Costs

$352.00 per person incl. GST

Structure and Timing

Delivery: Secure on-line platform

The workshop is scheduled to run in 2 sessions:

  • 9:00am – 11:00am
  • 11:15am – 1:15pm

How To Register

– Register Online
– Via Email to training@www.meritsolutions.com.au

For more information, contact us on (07) 3220-1166.

Next Program

More dates to be announced

Please refer to workshop structure and timing below.

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TESTIMONIALS

The activities were well paced and created opportunities for robust discussion & knowledge sharing.

Participant

The presentation by the facilitator was engaging, maintained level of interest & energy throughout the day – encouraging interaction of course members.

Participant

The energy was maintained well throughout the day. The facilitator is a seasoned practitioner who is very informative and engaging.

Participant

The class was interactive and information presented was very informative; I learnt a lot of helpful tips within this class for interviewing/selection.

Participant

It was a comfortable environment to ask questions and provide feedback/comment on my own experiences.

Participant

Very good level of detail in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process; Presenter has very detailed knowledge and interesting.

Participant

TESTIMONIALS

The presentation was done well, showing me how to unpack my skills, how to do the STAR technique, interview skills, info and tips.

Participant

The facilitator kept it simple and explained everything so well. The whole course was excellent.

Participant

Very practical & logical approach in delivering Interview Skills. Great energy, positive, engaging, motivating & relevant.

Participant

The clear messages you articulated in the course really assisted me in conceptualising what it takes to be successful at interview. I gained a great deal of confidence through the practical sessions and through this course I was able to understand what preparation I needed to do to succeed.

TESTIMONIALS

The strategies the facilitator discussed were extremely helpful and insightful. Connecting these strategies to brain functioning was very engaging and well presented.

Participant

The course was very tailored to our questions rather than a more structured format. The presenter was very knowledgeable and able to provide relevant examples to suit the audience.

Participant

Great workshop, very interesting and informative; the workbook will be very helpful and I will keep handy for time to come! I have enjoyed the day!

Participant

Great trainer, very knowledgeable and answers all questions very well; Good activities and content covered well; Great tips and ideas provided.

Participant

I enjoyed the explanation of STAR; this has given me a better understanding as to what is more important.

Participant

I came away feeling fully armed and equipped to tackle any job application which may take my fancy, and felt your presentation style was warm, friendly and very engaging..

Testimonials – Selection Support

It was a pleasure to work with such a polished professional and your involvement made me feel very comfortable with the process, not to mention the hours of writing you saved me.

Manager

You consultant was extremely knowledgeable, very professional, accommodating of our timeframes (which were very constrained), and made the whole process much easier than it would have been otherwise.

Manager

Thank you! You assisted greatly in making this appointment process relatively simple and concise – certainly more efficient and effective than some with which I have been involved – and I appreciated it!

Executive Director

Most often people who are good at what they do, whether in business or sport, make difficult things look easy. Certainly that has been my experience working with you.

Director

Your consultant did a wonderful job and her knowledge and assistance was appreciated throughout the process.

Manager

Thank you for your assistance. Your expert support throughout the process made it much easier than it might otherwise have been.

Executive Director

Many thanks for your assistance with this process… It has been terrific to achieve this result in such a short timeframe, and I thank you for your part in facilitating this.

Executive Director

TESTIMONIALS – Training

The strategies the facilitator discussed were extremely helpful and insightful. Connecting these strategies to brain functioning was very engaging and well presented.

Participant

The course was very tailored to our questions rather than a more structured format. The presenter was very knowledgeable and able to provide relevant examples to suit the audience.

Participant

Great workshop, very interesting and informative; the workbook will be very helpful and I will keep handy for time to come! I have enjoyed the day!

Participant

Great trainer, very knowledgeable and answers all questions very well; Good activities and content covered well; Great tips and ideas provided.

Participant

I enjoyed the explanation of STAR; this has given me a better understanding as to what is more important.

Participant

The presentation was done well, showing me how to unpack my skills, how to do the STAR technique, interview skills, info and tips.

Participant

The facilitator kept it simple and explained everything so well. The whole course was excellent.

Participant

Very practical & logical approach in delivering Interview Skills. Great energy, positive, engaging, motivating & relevant.

Participant

The activities were well paced and created opportunities for robust discussion & knowledge sharing.

Participant

The presentation by the facilitator was engaging, maintained level of interest & energy throughout the day – encouraging interaction of course members.

Participant

The energy was maintained well throughout the day. The facilitator is a seasoned practitioner who is very informative and engaging.

Participant

The class was interactive and information presented was very informative; I learnt a lot of helpful tips within this class for interviewing/selection.

Participant

It was a comfortable environment to ask questions and provide feedback/comment on my own experiences.

Participant

Very good level of detail in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process; Presenter has very detailed knowledge and interesting.

Participant

I came away feeling fully armed and equipped to tackle any job application which may take my fancy, and felt your presentation style was warm, friendly and very engaging..

The clear messages you articulated in the course really assisted me in conceptualising what it takes to be successful at interview. I gained a great deal of confidence through the practical sessions and through this course I was able to understand what preparation I needed to do to succeed.

TESTIMONIALS

The strategies the facilitator discussed were extremely helpful and insightful. Connecting these strategies to brain functioning was very engaging and well presented.

Participant

The course was very tailored to our questions rather than a more structured format. The presenter was very knowledgeable and able to provide relevant examples to suit the audience.

Participant

Great workshop, very interesting and informative; the workbook will be very helpful and I will keep handy for time to come! I have enjoyed the day!

Participant

Great trainer, very knowledgeable and answers all questions very well; Good activities and content covered well; Great tips and ideas provided.

Participant

I enjoyed the explanation of STAR; this has given me a better understanding as to what is more important.

Participant

The presentation was done well, showing me how to unpack my skills, how to do the STAR technique, interview skills, info and tips.

Participant

The facilitator kept it simple and explained everything so well. The whole course was excellent.

Participant

Very practical & logical approach in delivering Interview Skills. Great energy, positive, engaging, motivating & relevant.

Participant

The activities were well paced and created opportunities for robust discussion & knowledge sharing.

Participant

The presentation by the facilitator was engaging, maintained level of interest & energy throughout the day – encouraging interaction of course members.

Participant

The energy was maintained well throughout the day. The facilitator is a seasoned practitioner who is very informative and engaging.

Participant

The class was interactive and information presented was very informative; I learnt a lot of helpful tips within this class for interviewing/selection.

Participant

It was a comfortable environment to ask questions and provide feedback/comment on my own experiences.

Participant

Very good level of detail in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process; Presenter has very detailed knowledge and interesting.

Participant

I came away feeling fully armed and equipped to tackle any job application which may take my fancy, and felt your presentation style was warm, friendly and very engaging..

The clear messages you articulated in the course really assisted me in conceptualising what it takes to be successful at interview. I gained a great deal of confidence through the practical sessions and through this course I was able to understand what preparation I needed to do to succeed.

TESTIMONIALS

The strategies the facilitator discussed were extremely helpful and insightful. Connecting these strategies to brain functioning was very engaging and well presented.

Participant

The course was very tailored to our questions rather than a more structured format. The presenter was very knowledgeable and able to provide relevant examples to suit the audience.

Participant

Great workshop, very interesting and informative; the workbook will be very helpful and I will keep handy for time to come! I have enjoyed the day!

Participant

Great trainer, very knowledgeable and answers all questions very well; Good activities and content covered well; Great tips and ideas provided.

Participant

I enjoyed the explanation of STAR; this has given me a better understanding as to what is more important.

Participant

I came away feeling fully armed and equipped to tackle any job application which may take my fancy, and felt your presentation style was warm, friendly and very engaging..

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