The cover letter is a key piece of information that is used to screen candidates in Government of Canada job competitions. Although many job posters state that it is optional, the truth is, it is not. To possess a winning cover letter it is imperative that you remember the following four suggestions: 1) Your cover letter must match [...]
Congratulations! One of the most competitive part of the Government of Canada's hiring process is now behind you. Now we must get ready for the written exam(s). Depending on the future job position, the number and types of exam(s) that you are required to write will vary.Depending on the department and the requirements of the Canadian Public Service hiring manager, [...]
Congratulations! You have passed the written exam(s). Many individuals perceive the hardest aspect of the recruitment process to be the written portion. A common question I will address in this article is: What should I wear? Although most government employees wear business casual attire to work, I highly advise against this choice of clothing for your interview. To [...]
I have been asked very often during my career by several university students about the best method to get a Government of Canada opportunity. If you are a full-time student and are looking to obtain a permanent position in the Government of Canada you are in luck. There are two ways that you easily improve your chances of [...]
The cover letter is a key piece of information that is used to screen candidates in Government of Canada job competitions. Providing a cover letter increases your opportunity to present yourself if a positive manner and to display your writing abilities. Various format exist for cover letters online. Below, I will present a short well structured example that may be [...]
Thank you note Just because you have left the interview room. Your interview is not yet completed. You should strongly consider writing a follow up note (always remember those low statistics of getting a job in the Government of Canada). You need to differentiate yourself from the others. As time is a key element, you have two options: [...]
The Global Affairs Canada (GAC) formerly known as GAC, is one the departments in the Government of Canada that receives the largest number of job applications each year. In any given Post Secondary Recruitment (PSR) year, Human Resources at GAC can expect to receive 10 000 or more applications (approximately 13 000 in 2011) . This number has been steadily increasing [...]
Hopefully, you have made notes for the written exam (provided it was not a standardized test). If you have not, time is running short. You will need to find all the information that you possibly can on the department that has contacted you for an oral interview. Oral Interview timeline Why a timeline? As I mention [...]
Unfortunately, many candidates will be eliminiated from Government of Canada job competitions due to poor performance during they oral interviews. Most candidates are not prepared for the interview style that is performed in the Canadian public service and do not answer the questions correctly. In many cases, if they do answer correctly, they provide insufficient answers that do [...]
The purpose of the Supervised Public Service Entrance Exam (PSEE) 371 is to assess your reasoning and judgement skills for officer-level positions in the federal public service. Hiring managers use your score from this exam on its own or as the final step in a two-step assessment process, following an unsupervised version of the test (i.e., PSEE [...]