Graduate Opportunities - Recruitment Process
Before lodging your application check that you have included:
a completed GRADUATE PROGRAM DETAILS SUMMARY FORM;
a COVERING LETTER following the instructions contained in the 2014 APPLICATION PACKAGE (note 2013 mid-year applicants use this application package)
RESUME that realistically details your education, employment history (paid and unpaid), past responsibilities and achievements; and
a copy of your ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT clearly showing the units you have studied and grades, as well as your overall grade average (to date if your degree is not complete yet).
Application
The purpose of our application process is to gain an insight into the skills, abilities and experience you have. This information will help us to assess all applications to ensure we select the most suitable and available applicant for the job.
For graduate positions we assess a number of factors including your academic achievements, work experience, written communication skills, your extra-curricular commitments as well as your enthusiasm to come and work for Department of Finance.
Each application kit is different, so it is essential that you download the relevant application kit for the job you are applying for, in order to gain specific details of what we will be assessing. If you do not follow the instructions on how to apply you may not be eligible for interview.
Selection
We are required to select and appoint the most suitable and available applicant for the job. For more information on what constitutes ‘suitable’ and ‘available’ please refer to the
Public Sector Standards.
The selection panel will use the information applicant’s supply throughout the application and selection process to determine their level of competitiveness against the job requirements (also referred to as selection criteria). The selection panel may do this by assessing written applications, referee reports, interviews, written assessments, telephone screening and observing group work. You will be advised in advance what assessments are being used.
Full details on the selection process for a specific job will be provided in the application kit at the time the job is advertised. This information should be read carefully as it will provide full details of the selection process and what will be assessed.
Decision
Information from the application and selection process is gathered to select the most suitable and available person.
The Department of Finance encourages graduates from all backgrounds to apply and strives to be responsive to community needs by employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse community we serve. Indigenous Australians and people with disabilities have been identified as diversity groups lacking within our current workforce and applicants from these diversity group[s are strongly encouraged to apply. When determining the more suitable person(s) to be appointed, the selection panel and the Approving Officer may take these business needs into account.
Results are in!
Successful and unsuccessful candidates are sent letters to notify them of the outcome of the recruitment process.
There is a four day breach period from the time applicant’s receive notification of the selection decision in which applicant’s can lodge an appeal (for more details on the breach process refer to the
Public Sector Standards. Applicant’s can also request constructive feedback in this time.
All suitable applicants will be placed in a recruitment pool. This pool will run until 31 January 2014 and may be used to fill similar vacancies. Please not that being placed in the pool does not guarantee your placement in a position.
Successful graduates are sent appointment letters and are invited to a graduate meet and greet morning tea.