Learn the latest tools and techniques for public sector job applications and interviews and discover the qualities agencies seek in candidates to enhance your job selection process.
DurationGain insights into the latest tools and selection techniques used in the Public Sector to improve your application preparation. Learn how to prepare for an interview and maximise your performance.
Understand the skills and qualities public sector agencies are looking for in employees. Discover how individual personal abilities measure up against the capability framework, identify the challenges in marketing yourself for career opportunities and learn new ways to confidently approach the job selection process.
Participants are encouraged to bring along to the workshop a copy of their resume, an application, job advert or JDF.
Due to the interactive nature of this workshop and the amount of feedback given by the facilitator, participant numbers are capped at 15.
Course Content
Reflect on and assess your skills and capabilities
Understand how to write a contemporary resume and application using practical tips and exercises.
Learn how to manage nerves, perform confidently and respond to different types of interview questions.
Understand how to prepare for an interview.
Identify strategies to manage self and remain competitive.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course attendees should be able to:
identify strengths and development needs, and complete a personal development plan;
understand their core skills and capabilities;
know how to prepare a resume and address agency specific requirements in an application;
understand how to gather the best examples from their career and know how to write them up;
be familiar with the types of questions they might be asked in an interview; and
understand why they feel nervous, learn strategies to deal with nerves and prepare themselves to perform confidently at interview.
Benefits to your organisation
Maximise your applicant pool
Achieve the ‘best fit’
Build internal capacity and capability
Improve reputation as an employee of choice
Benefits to you
Identify your strengths and development needs
Know how to prepare a resume and address agency specific requirements in an application.
Maximise your performance in an interview.
Improved self-awareness, confidence and job ready skills.
The Western Australia Institute of Public Administration Australia established in 1945, is a not-for-profit professional association which enables those with an interest in public administration and public sector reform to exchange ideas on trends, practices and innovations. Our purpose is to advance excellence in the public sector.
How We Do It
We believe that members of the public service make a difference, which is why we are committed to helping you succeed.
We foster positivity and creativity by offering opportunities for sharing and learning through our wide range of events, training courses and networking opportunities.
We are not a union, so we don’t comment on public sector industrial relations issues or other political situations. Rather, we strive to make the general public and wider community aware of current and potential future issues to promote ethical governance and overall excellence in the sector. As a strong membership organisation, we welcome new members from both the public and private sectors who are passionate about the professionalism and future of WA.
The Institute offers extensive opportunities to enrich your professional development through workshops, seminars, briefings and customised programs:
Keeping you ahead of the trends
Our forums and seminars bring you the best of Local, National, and International practitioners and academics
Keeping you informed
Through Special Interest Groups, Regional Networks, publications and our website
Improving your skills and knowledge
Through a broad range of public sector specific training offered by our training and development program.
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