Once upon a time, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, we used to write government and NGO selection criteria.
We charged the standard fee of $40.00 per criteria. There were usually between 10 and 12 essential and desirable criteria.
We didn’t write many in Adelaide because of the price. They were a lot of work and I had some ethical issues with them.
I stopped writing them for two reasons: a senior recruiter in the Australian Public Service (APS) said they wanted – she used the word “demanded” – the applicant write them, not a professional writer.
Selection criteria has a subjective component. The employer wants to read the lived experience of the applicant.
The other reason is government recruiters can tell when an applicant has hired a professional writing business to write them. A major negative.
Selection criteria questions look like this:
- A degree or postgraduate qualification, in library and information services/management with substantial relevant experience; or extensive relevant experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Demonstrated experience with a national bibliographical utility such as Libraries Australia, and a unified resource management system such as Alma.
- Demonstrated knowledge of principles of authority control.
Etc, etc…
Here is a link to the APS which shows how to write government selection criteria: https://www.apsc.gov.au/working-aps/joining-aps/cracking-code/3-applying-aps-job-cracking-code
If you want it edited or some advice, I can help out. But remember, we don’t write selection criteria.