welcome to day two of application writing and preparing for interviews for leadership positions
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Welcome toDay Two
of
Application Writing and Preparing for Interviews for
Leadership Positions
Welcome…here’s the plan… Questions The Merit Selection process Reflecting & planning Writing Practising Final words of wisdom So you’ve been shortlisted Preparing for interviews
….if we have time!
Merit Selection Policy Procedures and Guidelines
Tish Champion AEU Women’s Officer
Planning and Managing Your Professional Journey
• Do you have a professional portfolio?
• Do you have an up to date CV?
• Do you have a personal ‘philosophy’?
• Do you ‘manage up’?• Do you write personal
reflections and reports?
Pieces of the Puzzle
• Ask for the J&P and information
• Is this the job for you?• Are you suited to the
position and it to you?• Can you meet the
essential criteria?• Who would you ask to
be a referee for you?
Some important things to think about
• Evidence• Personal Skills and
Abilities• Experience• Knowledge
Panel procedures and processes Reflecting, planning and writing Writing style and ‘voice’ Evidential writing – proving your ability and
writing outcomes based statements Proofing and editing Referees
Have you thought about…?
Before you begin writing…
J and Pspecification Portfolio
Examples ofgood practice
relevant to position
Homework about site
Do you really want it? What is
at stake?Which referees?
Introduction and summary statements
Talk to colleaguesand get their perspectives
Identify key skills and strengths
Writing…
• Beginning and ending• To quote or not to quote• Using jargon/acronyms• TEXT STYLE, using BOLD
AND UNDERLINING• Composite applications• Humour
Task
• Choose a J&P to work on• Consider the context• Unpack one criteria in
particular (you might like to use a template for this)
Either by yourself or in a small group -
Remember…
• My role… and what I did• Who for and who with• How… processes and strategies• When and where• With what results, impact, outcomes
Next….
• Read your writing out loud• Ask yourself, how can I improve this, how
else can I word this?• Write concisely and for effect• Ask others to give you feedback and
suggestions• Remember your audience
The 7 deadly sins1. Copying other people’s applications2. Inflating the truth3. Taking the credit for something you didn’t
do4. Not editing or proof reading5. Not addressing the criteria6. Using only ‘I’ or only ‘we’7. Cramming in too much….
So you have completed your application• Before you submit it check
and double check…• Ensure you submit it before
the close of application time• While you are waiting to hear
about an interview, keep on preparing…
Things we’ve learned…
• You should only apply for jobs that you really want.
• It hurts a whole lot when you don’t get a job that you want.
• You should not confuse your career with your life.
• When you have finished – rest!
Congratulations!
You have been short-listed
for the position!
The interview process…
Managing yourself prior to the day -psychological, emotional, physicalintellectual preparation
What do these look like?…
The interview process…
Preparing for the interview –
• Gathering information• Presenting your knowledge, skills and
experience• Rehearsing responses• Using your networks
The interview process…
Group activity
• Form a panel and choose an interviewee• Select a J & P• Identify possible questions• Prepare and rehearse possible responses
The interview process…
Group activity continued…
• Practice interview process with panel and interviewee
• At conclusion of interview, discuss the process and briefly provide feedback and encouragement
What are your questions now?
• Reflect on the questions from the beginning of the session.
• What questions have not been addressed?
• What questions do you have now?
Useful References and AcknowledgementsThank you to the DECS SA Centre for Leaders in Education (SACLE) for material provided in this presentation, in particular Wendy House
• “Strategy Survival Guide: an Introduction to Strategy in Government”. Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, London:http://www.strategy.gov.uk/downloads/survivalguide/index.htm
• Understanding Influence for Leaders at all Levels – Management Today SeriesAustralian Institute of Management. McGraw-Hill Australia 2005
• The Articulate Executive – Learn to Look, Act and Sound Like a LeaderGranville N Toogood. McCraw-Hill 1996
• Fierce Conversations – Achieving Success in Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time. Susan Scott. Piatkus 2002
• The 8th Habit – From Effectiveness to Greatness. Stephen R. Covey. Free Press 2004
• Leading in a Culture of Change Michael Fullan. Jossey-Bass 2001
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