FINDING JOBS

WORKSHOP
PRESENTER: MINH ANDERSON
LOOKING FOR JOBS
 Job hunting
 There are tools and services to help you look for work. Here are some of
the most helpful ones:
 Job hunting - State and territory government jobs

State or
Resource
territory
ACT Search for jobs on the ACT Government website
NSW I work for NSW website for government jobs in New South Wales

NT Northern Territory Government website for jobs in the Northern

Territory
Qld Queensland Government website for jobs in Queensland
SA I work for SA website for government jobs in South Australia
Tas jobs.tas.gov.au to find work in Tasmania
Vic Careers.Vic to find work in Victoria
WA jobs.wa.gov.au for jobs in Western Australia
READING TO JOB DESCRIPTION (JD)
RESUME AND COVER LETTER
INTERVIEW PREPARATION
 “Balance careers” + “collaboration”
 “Balance careers” + “communication”
 “Balance careers” + “team work”
 “Balance careers” + “conflict”
 “Balance careers” + “customer service”
 “Balance careers” + “planning + priority”
 “Balance careers” + “time management”
 Traditional Questions to be asked:

 What can you tell us about yourself? Introduce yourself /Why do you want this
job?
  MOST IMPORTANT
 Talk about yourself that make you re unique compared to others, details not in
your resume and cover letter
 Talk related to the jobs, not something personal about your family
 Talk about things related to the organisation so you can connect, have the same
goals/objectives (mine- fighting crime and save the country millions of dollar
cleaning up graffiti)
 Behavioral Questions to be asked:
 Tell me about a time when your team did not perform to its potential. How did you handle it?
 Give me an example of when you showed initiative and took the lead
 Tell me about the time when you received feedback on your performance and you disagreed with
the feedback. How did you handle the situation?
 Give us an example of how you have worked as part of a team.
 Give me an example of a time when you motivated others
 Have you ever noticed that someone at work was having a bad day? How did you know? What
did you do?
 How do you deal with conflict in the workplace?
 What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?
 What are your goals? Where do you see yourself in five years?
 Technical Questions to be asked:

 How do manage a project?

 Solve a problem/questions about analysis
 Interview preparation and questions

 Research the organisation and the interviewer (people addressed in the JD) on google

or LinkedIn (mine: their strategy in the next 5 years, what are they doing atm? What

do they want to achieve? Mission, Vision, value?)

 What to ask at the end of the interview:

 What type of skills are the team missing that you are looking to fill with a new hire?

 Is there anything we haven’t discussed that make you to select me?

 Thank you
 Interview day

 Dress nice

 Arrive early

 Plan ahead of travelling time + parking + waiting

 Going in + Shaking hand and greeting the interviewers

 Be confident and do your best!