Australia has many regulatory agencies performing important work, including, by familiar acronym, ASIC, AMSA, ACCC, TGA, CASA, ACMA, plus regulatory areas within departments, and many more in state and territory governments. Often derided by the term ‘red tape’, designing, managing and enforcing regulations helps to keep us safe, build trust and confidence, ad operate with … Continue reading →| Selection Criteria
It’s time integrity assessment was compulsory during APS recruitment, including promotions and transfers. Results from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) 2024 Commonwealth Integrity Survey, combined with multiple integrity-related inquiries and reports, suggest that more is needed than just a reminder to job applicants that APS staff must comply with and uphold the APS Values, Code … Continue reading →| Selection Criteria
How to win a public service job has long been a mystery to both newbies and insiders. Given a long record of unnecessarily complex and protracted recruitment processes, you’d think the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) would want to know if the one-page pitch works better than responses to selection criteria. With eight years’ usage … Continue reading →| Selection Criteria
How language frames topics, including the classification systems of science, is a powerful process. By selecting some aspects of a topic, we make them more salient, promoting a particular perspective, diagnosis, solution, interpretation. As marketers and politicians well know, this process is highly effective in persuading us to a way of thinking and acting. Robert … Continue reading →| Selection Criteria