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Preparing your application

Selection exercises for employment at the Embassy are competitive. Before you start your application it is important that you read the Position Description for the advertised position(s) and decide if your skills and abilities match the requirements of the job. If you require additional information to make this assessment it is recommended that you contact the nominated contact officer to discuss the job.

It may also help you to know a little about the work of the Embassy and in particular the work undertaken in the area where the vacancy exits. The Embassy website ww.brazil.embassy.gov.au has a range of information and links to the Australian websites of the government Departments represented at the Embassy, including the Department of Immigration and Citizenship http://www.immi.gov.au and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade http://www.dfat.gov.au

Please do not send any attachments such as examples of work, publications or graphics with your application. If you are selected for interview you may wish to bring them to the interview.

Addressing selection criteria

The statements provided against each of the selection criteria are the most important part of the application, as this information, together with the information submitted on your application form, will be used to shortlist applicants for further consideration for the vacancy.
When addressing the selection criteria please ensure:
 you restrict your responses to the word limit specified in the application form
 address all parts of the criterion
 your answers are focussed and include your experience, abilities and skills.
 only include relevant information, outlining your achievements against each particular criterion
 your grammar and spelling are correct, and you have used the correct punctuation where appropriate.
 a good approach in writing claims against selection criteria is to tell the panel what you did, how you did it and what the result or outcome was. This gives the panel an opportunity to see exactly what your skills and experiences are and to make a determination regarding your suitability for the job.  

Tips and tricks

The following is a list of job application related tips and tricks:
 resolve all queries before submitting your application
 don't assume that the panel and delegate know additional information about you  give a clear picture of your roles and responsibilities in functions and tasks that you have cited in your application
 use active and not passive language in your application.

Example:
 Active language: 'I am/do/performed', 'I did/managed/administered'
 Passive language: 'believe', 'I was involved in', 'I was required to'


Some information provided above has been extracted from ‘How to Address Selection Criteria, improving your chances of being short-listed for a job’ by Dr Ann D Villiers