thread: Please help me write an application!

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  1. #1
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    Nov 2009
    Tasmania
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    Please help me write an application!

    These sound like they could use a STAR response? Not sure if you get much space, or if you literally need a statement that is very concise... To list that many characteristics, I would use STAR, situation, task, action, result, so telling them about a situation/s where you have had to demonstrate those things, what the task was, what you did and the outcome...

    Do they embellish more on how they want you to address it?

  2. #2
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    Jan 2006
    8,369

    This is the guidance:
    You are invited to provide further information in support of your application. Please make full use of this section and continue on additional sheets if necessary. Please refer to the person specification for the post and also include:
    • The reasons why you are applying for this post;
    • The personal qualities and experience that you feel are relevant to your suitability for the post;
    • Key responsibilities and achievements in your present or most recent job which are relevant to this application;
    • Details of any relevant interests or activities.
    There is under a page of A4 on the form to use: I know they say I can use additional sheets but is that a good thing? I never know. This is a small area of what they want - my skills, experience, knowledge and the like are already running at half a page, which is only covering parts 2 and 3 of what they need (and I could easily expand on what I've already written). I'll also need to write why I want this post and detail my other interests/activities.