Preparing Your Application

1. Recruitment with Council 

Gladstone Regional Council accepts online applications only through its recruitment portal. The following tips and advice are provided to help guide you through the application process.

2. Position description

Please take time to read the position description attached to the vacancy to determine if you have relevant experience and hold all the essential requirements for the role.

The position description will help you understand the:

• Position purpose
• Key responsibilities of the position
• Essential requirements for the position
• Council’s performance standards and expectations. 

3. Resume

A current resume is required to apply for all Council positions. Please ensure it is formatted in a Microsoft Word or PDF document and is smaller than 5MB.

Please see below tips for preparing your resume

• Know the purpose of your resume - The objective of your resume is to support your application and demonstrate your practical skills and experience. We recommend putting your most recent experience at the top
• Lists all your positions - If you have worked a long time for the same company (over 10 years) it would be a good idea to outline the different positions and roles you had during this time. You would have developed different skillsets with each role
• Have your resume saved on your computer ready to upload/attach, so it is available when you want to submit your online job application.

NB. Council does not require a cover letter with your application.

4. Screening questions

To apply for a position with Council you may be required to answer screening questions relating to the position you are applying for. Your responses to these questions form the basis of the panel shortlisting process.

Please see the below tips on answering the screening questions.

• Putting "see resume" when answering screening questions may disadvantage you
• Reread the position description and familiarise yourself with the position responsibilities and essential requirements to ensure you are answering the screening questions thoroughly
• Provide real-life examples to demonstrate the skills, experience and knowledge that is relevant to the position you are applying for
• We recommend using the STAR formula when addressing the position specific questions (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
• Check there are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors in your responses
• Reread your response to ensure that it makes sense and you are answering the question correctly
• We encourage you to ask a friend or job service network provider to look over your responses to the screening questions
• You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document to save and edit them over time. You can then copy and paste your answers from Word into the screening fields in the online job application
• Be clear and to the point.

NB. We recommend saving a copy of the Position Description to refer back to if you progress to an interview.