You are not the only ones, trust me! Every day more and more Australians are moving into the state government public sector to gain a more secure career. In light of the recent economic downturn, (I have saying that) we find ourselves struggling to understand what real job security is.

Is it staying with a large company for years? or starting your own business? well personally I think taking the time to at least try to start your own business will see you fail several times but at least you will learn valuable life lessons.

The reality is if your a classic 9-5er like a lot of us, then you will soon come to the conclusion that working for your state government can and will most likely be the safest option.  [disclaimer - I'm not a professional career advisor and recommend you seek proper advice before making any decisions regarding your employment] sorry have to make that clear.

So if you do decide to apply for a state government position, you will find yourself in a position were have to answer to key selection criteria. Now for most of us we’ve never even heard of a selection criteria’ however it is a skill you are going to have to learn in order to get anywhere in the state government selection process that we call “selection criteria”.

We have put together this site in the hope that it may ease your pain a little by providing some great reference to information that may and quite possibly will help you when applying to your state government selection criteria.

Please If you do one thing……. you need to be honest with yourself and ask one thing.

“Am I right for the position?“

Trust me when I tell you that the selection criteria at state government level is a tested and proven system which is put in place to make sure the right person for the job, get the job.

There’s no point putting in the time to answer the state government selection criteria only top find out your not suited for the position. Do your research, and if you find that you are confident in the position then go for it!

If you need help when answering your state government selection criteria then come here read the whole site and if you want to fast track your learning I recommend you try the selection criteria writer which has been developed for people in your shoes. If you cant find a link around here somewhere I’ll be very surprised, actually I’ll put a link in there for you.

Good luck to you!

Wishing you ultimate success

Dustin