Competency-based Application Forms

Completing Competency-based Application Forms for Public Sector Job Applications…

Competency-based Application Forms for Public Sector In the last 10-15 years now, public sector job openings have no longer required or requested a Resumé / Curriculum Vitae (CV) from interested candidates to apply for them. There are many reasons for this: CV’s come in all shapes and sizes Very difficult to see/find the relevant information …

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Further Education – Sources of Information and Courses

When it comes to searching for and researching further education course options in Ireland, there is no shortage of information, especially On-Line. Every part-time, full-time, classroom, On-Line, blended-learning course is there for you to read about and understand. There are three main On-Line websites that contain any course that you may be looking for; you …

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Putting yourself on paper…

There are seven ways of putting yourself on paper so as to impress interviewers who read about you and then want to speak/meet you for a general interview and/or a competency-based interview through a telephone interview, Skype interview or a face-to-face interview. These seven ways are: General Curriculum Vitae Tailored Curriculum Vitae Tailored Cover Letter …

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Are Competency-based Application Forms making the CV Redundant?

Competency-based Application Forms For many people who work in the public sector and want to ‘career or job’ progress through its various departments / sections or people who want to work in the public sector, the now new norm is to apply by completing a competency-based application form. Rarely nowadays is a CV requested. A …

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What I should invest in – The Competency-based Application Form or The Competency-based Interview?

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