Selection criteria can often be confusing and overwhelming, but from an employer’s perspective responses to selection criteria allow them to gauge each applicant’s suitability against a set of defined parameters.
Responses to selection criteria also allow an employer to quickly weed out applicants from what could be a pile of hundreds, simply by disregarding those that don’t meet all the stated criteria. So, it’s important that you understand exactly what is being asked.
Selection criteria can be broken up into two categories: Skills and experience relevant to the role, and organisational fit.