Congratulations on passing the written portion of your job application process for a Government of Canada job. The worst is now behind you; however, you must still prepare for your interview. Oral Interview timeline Why a timeline? As I mention in my book, after searching and reading various resources on securing a job in the federal government, I [...]
Congratulations! You have made it to the Government of Canada interview stage. You are one step closer to obtaining a cherished government job. Oral Interview timeline Why a timeline? After searching and reading various resources on securing a job in the federal government, I could not find one that offers an insiders’ guide on how to prepare for [...]
Congratulations ! You have made it to the Government of Canada interview. You are one step closer to getting a cherished Federal Government position but are you prepared? Do you know what an assessment guide is? Government hiring managers must present factual information as to why a job candidate will be hired. Typical interview preparation questions such as: " [...]
You have made it to the Government of Canada interview. Congratulations! If you can pass the interview you will be one step closer (or this may be the last step in many cases) to a cherished Canadian Federal Service job. In this article, I will help prepare you with how to manage and close the oral interview. Basic [...]
Hopefully, you made notes for the written exam. If you did, now is time to take them out. You are going to build on that base and find all the information that you possibly can on the department that has contacted you for an interview. Here is a list of departmental items that you should be analyzing: [...]
Congratulations! You have passed the written exam(s). Many individuals perceive the hardest aspect of the recruitment process to be the written portion. When will I be notified? Most departments in the Government of Canada will invite you for an oral interview two to three weeks prior to the interview date. If you cannot make it to the exam [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]