Selection criteria are a list of written job requirements that candidates must demonstrate they meet before being short-listed. Selection criteria are really important and should not be confused with the usual hyperbole found in most job advertisements. They are extremely common, and often mandatory across most public sector jobs including local and national government, education and other positions in the public realm. Failure to explicitly and fully address selection criteria can (and very often will) lead to automatic rejection, no matter what your individual merits may be. As we said, they are important and need to be taken seriously. ...
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