You and Government

How to prepare for your government job interview

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:17:20 +1300

There are a few things you can do before your government job interview to ensure that things go smoothly.

Competency-based interviews – government interviewing techniques

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:18:34 +1300

Competencies-based (also called ‘behavioural event’) interviews are based on the idea that past behaviour is a predictor of future behaviour. Generalized or hypothetical answers are not suitable!

Common job interview mistakes

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:19:53 +1300

Generalized answers – It is important to be specific in answering questions about your behaviour. Examples you give should be concrete examples from the past.

Seven tips on writing your government resume

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:22:14 +1300

There really isn’t any consensus on how to make the best eye-catching resume.

What are the benefits of working for the New Zealand government?

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:24:02 +1300

People choose to work in government for many different reasons. We spoke to some of our recruitment consultants about the reasons people give—here are their answers!

What does a policy advisor do?

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:41:01 +1300

There’s often some confusion about the difference between an advisor and a policy analyst—and for good reason, because the two jobs often have significant amounts of overlap.

What does a policy analyst do?

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:41:30 +1300

Simply, policy analysts develop government policies and provide advice and briefing to Ministers and Senior Management.

What do researchers and evaluators do?

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:42:07 +1300

The term ‘researcher’ is fairly self-explanatory—as you’d expect, researchers are responsible for doing the research to underpin government policy.

What do information and data analysts do?

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:42:34 +1300

Information and data analysts are concerned with quantitative research and putting explanations around the bare numeric facts.

What do managers and team leaders do?

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:43:01 +1300

Managers and team leaders are ‘the glue that binds a policy team together’—they manage policy groups and other analysts.