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Job Application Skills

One person seated filling out a job application.
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Job Application Skills

$450 + GSTper person

In Person Virtual

Location: Level 1 Cloisters, 863 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000
Time: 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Duration: Half Day

Join in-person at our vibrant Perth CBD training centre. Refreshments are provided for all in-person attendees. Our training centre is centrally located and easily accessible by public transport.

Course Overview

Course Overview

This half-day workshop is designed to equip you with job application skills that will allow you to create a winning resume. Gain practical tools and tips to boost your confidence and increase your opportunity to secure your ideal role.

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Course Content
This workshop is designed to help you write a winning job application.  Gain practical tools and tips to boost your confidence and increase your opportunity to secure your ideal role.  Let our experts help you to create a resume that positively stands out.

Introduction

  • Job application and marketing principles
  • Identifying current trends in recruitment
  • The selection process

Addressing the criteria confidently

  • Providing evidence through applicable and recent examples
  • Using the STAR and SAO models
  • Focus on the employer’s needs

Writing your resumé

  • Marketing principles for your resumé
  • What to include/exclude and document length
  • Writing succinctly
  • Documenting your achievements
  • The relevance to the position
  • The use of “power verbs”
  • What resume templates work best
  • Social media – your online footprint
 

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Develop awareness of strengths and vulnerabilities
  • Identify current trends to keep your application approach up to date
  • Learn tried and tested, easy-to-apply methods and tips to address selection criteria more effectively
  • Write succinct, compelling and ordered content for your resumé by applying marketing principles
  • Explore different resumé styles.
  • Construct a winning resumé to use as the basis for any job application
  • Create social media consistency and boost your profile
  • Get the best out of referees

This course requires no previous training or experience.

“The best features were the presenter’s knowledge” – Alvin from Department of Justice

“The best features were learning what recruiters are looking for” – Simone from Department of Justice

“Fantastic information and very helpful” – Rhiannon from Department of Transport

“The best features were the way the presenter catered to the needs of participants for a small course” – Mark from Main Roads WA

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