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Welcome to Day Two of

Welcome to Day 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

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Welcome to Day Two of

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  1. Welcome to Day Two of

  2. Application Writing and Preparing for Interviews for Leadership Positions

  3. 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!

  4. Merit Selection Policy Procedures and Guidelines Tish Champion AEU Women’s Officer

  5. 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?

  6. 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?

  7. Some important things to think about • Evidence • Personal Skills and Abilities • Experience • Knowledge

  8. Have you thought about…? • 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

  9. Before you begin writing… Do you really want it? What is at stake? Which referees? Homework about site J and P specification Examples of good practice relevant to position Portfolio Introduction and summary statements Identify key skills and strengths Talk to colleagues and get their perspectives

  10. Writing… • Beginning and ending • To quote or not to quote • Using jargon/acronyms • TEXT STYLE, using BOLD AND UNDERLINING • Composite applications • Humour

  11. Task Either by yourself or in a small group - • Choose a J&P to work on • Consider the context • Unpack one criteria in particular (you might like to use a template for this)

  12. Remember… • My role… and what I did • Who for and who with • How… processes and strategies • When and where • With what results, impact, outcomes

  13. 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

  14. The 7 deadly sins Copying other people’s applications Inflating the truth Taking the credit for something you didn’t do Not editing or proof reading Not addressing the criteria Using only ‘I’ or only ‘we’ Cramming in too much….

  15. 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…

  16. Thingswe’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!

  17. Congratulations! You have been short-listed for the position!

  18. The interview process… Managing yourself prior to the day - • psychological, • emotional, • physical • intellectual preparation What do these look like?…

  19. The interview process… Preparing for the interview – • Gathering information • Presenting your knowledge, skills and experience • Rehearsing responses • Using your networks

  20. The interview process… Group activity • Form a panel and choose an interviewee • Select a J & P • Identify possible questions • Prepare and rehearse possible responses

  21. 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

  22. 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?

  23. 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 Series Australian Institute of Management. McGraw-Hill Australia 2005 • The Articulate Executive – Learn to Look, Act and Sound Like a Leader Granville 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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