Currently, we meet our recruitment needs internally by advertising vacancies within the Civil Service.
On occasion, vacancies are opened up to the general public and advertised in the local and specialist press, local Jobcentre Plus network and on this website. The following guidance applies when a vacancy has been advertised and we have sent you an application form.
- There are currently no vacancies being advertised at present.
What the Applicant should do:
- Use the application form to tell us what you can bring to the post.
- Complete all sections of the application form either by hand or electronically.
- Take note of the particular requirements of the post and give details and/or examples against each requirement or your experience and skills in that particular area. The 'relevant experience/qualities' section of the form is probably the most important part of your application.
- Complete your application form and send it electronically if you wish, but also make sure that a signed, paper copy ireaches our Human Resources team by the closing date stated on the job description.
What GOSW will do:
- Information provided by applicants will be held securely under the Data Protection Act and will not be used for anything other than selection and monitoring.
- A sift panel, made up of two people, the line manager for the post and, wherever possible, someone from the Human Resources team, will look at your application to see how well you have addressed the essential skills.
- The Human Resources team will contact you to inform you of whether or not your application has resulted in an invitation to interview, which is the next step in the process.
- If you are invited for an interview, this will take place with three panel members. They will ask you questions around the requirements of the post to explore your experience and abilities further.
- We will contact you to let you know the outcome of the interview after three working days.
