Get it Right–a recruitment kit for managers

Get it Right has been designed specifically to assist APS line managers achieve quality recruitment and selection decisions. Developed in consultation with HR areas and line managers from across the APS, Get it Right explores recruitment within the APS legal framework, seeks to increase awareness of effective recruitment techniques, dispels many recruitment and selection

‘urban myths’ and highlights three key principles for effective recruitment–define, attract, select.

There are three parts to the kit:

1. Project Planner–outline of the project plan approach

2. Capability Cards–to define roles and identify selection options; and

3. Electronic tool–detailed steps taking you through the define, attract, select stages.

The process of developing the kit involved interviewing 45 line managers from 22 agencies.

National and regional views were also incorporated with interviews being conducted in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Some of the issues raised in these interviews include:

  • how to attract a quality field of applicants
  • problems with selection criteria not matching the job, and
  • confidence that the right person was selected

    Line managers interviewed asked for a Kit that was simple; contained minimal text and that provided a step by step process to achieving successful outcomes.

    Feedback following release of the kit has been very positive:

    … I was very impressed with the recruitment and selection toolkit you have developed … I will certainly be holding the work up to be an outstanding example of a sound and practical approach to a key area of HR.

    Congratulations on "Get it Right"–most impressive and I'm sure lots of selection teams will be grateful for the capability card set and other information.

    Thankyou very much, it is an excellent product and marvellously reduced to simple terms.

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