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Your application checklist

Before submitting your job application, please ensure you do the following:

  • Carefully read the job advertisement and information package, and research the role and agency to decide if the opportunity is right for you.
  • Contact the hiring manager or contact officer with any specific questions about the role that aren’t addressed in the job ad.
  • Complete all compulsory questions in the application.
  • Check the details you’ve provided in your application and cover letter - such as your contact number, email address, role reference number, and the name of the hiring manager or contact - are correct.
  • Complete the online work history and education fields in the online application form to highlight your knowledge, skills, experience, and achievements.
  • Review your responses to any targeted questions in the application form and make sure your responses demonstrate relevant capabilities.
  • List the details of at least two referees who can be contacted later in the assessment process.
  • Read the Accessibility Adjustment Information within the application form and consider whether you wish to advise the agency if you have a disability which may require adjustments to the assessment process. This will help us ensure fair and inclusive approaches from the beginning of the selection process.
  • Submit your application online via the I work for NSW website before the nominated closing date and time. If you are still completing your application when the cut-off time comes into effect, you will not be able to submit your application.