401 interview practice questions for your next government job interview.  $14.95.  Read more here.

This e-guide lifts the lid on government interview questions by exploring 401 commonly used interview questions in public service interviews.  It is the perfect resource for practice interviews and public service interview preparation.

It covers these areas:

Administration    
Attention to detail    
Communication    
Computer skills    
Customer service    
Concern for standards    
Contract management    
Equity, OHS & organisational values (including APS Values)    
Engineering    
Finance    
Flexibility    
Initiative    
Interpersonal skills    
Interpreting guidelines    
Inventory management    
Making decisions    
Management    
Motivation    
Organisational skills Including prioritising and meeting deadlines    
Problem solving    
Project management   
Purchasing / procurement
Risk management    
Strategic influencing    
Supervision    
Teamwork    
Tenancity    
Tolerance for stress    
Working as an individual ... as well as some of those tricky questions that always appear at the beginning and end of an interview.  

In Australia our government is broken into three levels; Commonwealth (or Federal) Government, State/Territory Government and Local Government. Each level is responsible for it's own industrial relations and they therefore manage and recruit their workforce separately. Each level of government and how they recruit is explained in more detail below.  

The Commonwealth (or Federal) Government implements laws made by the Federal Parliament.  Its responsibilities are set out in the Australian Constitution and primarily include national matters, such as trade and commerce, currency, immigration, defence, telecommunications and welfare.  The Commonwealth Government is headed by the Prime Minister.  Commonwealth Government departments are located throughout Australia in both regional and rural areas. 

A list of Commonwealth Government departments and agencies is available here.    

All permanent and some temporary vacancies are advertised publicly on this website.

The State Government is responsible for matters such as police, schools, roads, hospitals, public housing and business regulation.A very similar structure to the Commonwealth Government is observed in the State Government, which is headed by a Premier.  Positions in the State Government are located throughout Victoria.  

A list of Western Australia's Government agencies and departments is available here.  

All permanent and some temporary vacancies are advertised publicly on this website.

 
Local governments assist the state and are usually in the form of a council or shire.  They are responsible for town planning, building works, local roads, parking, water and sewerage, waste disposal, domestic animals and community facilities.  A council is headed by a Mayor. Local government offices are located in every council or shire within the state.

A list of WA local councils is available here.

There is no central resource for advertising positions within Western Australia's councils however links to each individual council's employment website are listed here.

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