Recruitment Guidelines

The way we undertake recruitment in the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) is essential to delivering high quality and responsive  services to the ACT Community and serving the Government of the day. A well run recruitment process ensures that the right person is selected, in the right job, at the right time.

These guidelines outline and describe better practice recruitment methods and principles intended to support the ACTPS in managing recruitment activity. They are intended to provide ACTPS employees undertaking recruitment processes with a detailed understanding of  the better practice recruitment and selection process. With this knowledge the ACTPS will be able to improve recruitment processes to be efficient, timely and to attract and select the best applicants possible.

These guidelines have been written to be  specifically applicable to the ACTPS as prescribed by the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (PSM Act) and the Public Sector Management Standards 2016 (PSM Standards).

Further information about the ACT Public Sector Employment Framework can be found throughout the ACTPS Employment Portal including Enterprise Agreements and supporting Policies and Guidance.

Recruitment Policy and Guidelines

Recruitment Policy and Guidelines (PDF)

Better Practice Recruitment Tools

Tool 1 – Recruitment Options (PDF)

Tool 2 – Writing a Position Description (PDF)

Tool 3 – Whole of Gov Position Description Template (PDF)

Tool 4 – Developing Position Descriptions (PDF)

Tool 5 – Recruitment Advertising (PDF)

Tool 6 – Tips for Effective Shortlisting (PDF)

Tool 7 – A Guide to Assessment Methods (PDF)

Tool 8 – Examples of evidence based interview questions (PDF)

Tool 9 – Understanding Pre-Employment Checks (PDF)

Tool 10 – JSC and SAC Recruitment Options (PDF)

Tool 11 - Application of the Merit and Equity Declaration Form (PDF)

Guidelines for Promotion Appeals

Guidelines for Promotion Appeal Panels (PDF)