When addressing Selection Criteria in a cover letter, do you highlight each criteria and the write a paragraph about how you're fabulous at it, or do you kinda weave it into your cover letter more informally?
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When addressing Selection Criteria in a cover letter, do you highlight each criteria and the write a paragraph about how you're fabulous at it, or do you kinda weave it into your cover letter more informally?
Ive always put it paragraph by paragraph. Reason being, if there are a lot of applicants sometimes things just arent 'looked' for. If its there set out point by point you can be scored on it quickly and easily. But thats just me :)
I take the area heading and write a paragraph.
EG: Selection criteria - experience - need A, B, C, desirable X, Y, Z.
- written skills - need to use MS Office - desirable P, Q
My letter: I have experience with A at this role as demonstrated by ..... . I meet B and C because ..... . While doing C I obtained experience of X and Z by doing ..... . Although in a different role, while I worked in private banking I needed to do something very similar to Y and now I will explain how it links in.
I am able to use MS Office and have used Word, Excel and PowerPoint in my recent roles (explain if needed). I am also able to use Access and Publisher. I have experience of P while working in healthcare using their in-house system for monitoring patients and Q has been used for data monitoring in schools where I have worked.
Most jobs will state if they want you to address KSC in which case I would do so by putting the KSC in bold and then answering the criteria by giving examples of what I have done that covers it if that makes sense. Will find a thread I started a while back which people had some great advice - in teaching there are 5-7 criteria and each is one page long so I had no idea - most people said 1 to 2 paragraphs is plenty.