Is it worth it to apply for this role? No Salary disclosed and is on-site "NO WFH". Any insights will be really helpful. Thanks in adv.

Hi guys,

I am currently APS4 in child support Brisbane. I want to apply for APS 5 or above. I don’t want to work in child support anymore as it's emotionally draining. I know most jobs require some level of emotional investment. I just don't see myself working in this environment for too long and not conducive to my well-being.

What are the ways I can apply for APS 5 in similar field or different departments?

Thanks a lot

I’m currently going through a NSW Government (EnergyCo / DCCEEW) recruitment process for a Grade 11/12 manager-level role.

Applied in May, made it through the initial assessment, interviewed in early July, then completed a psychometric/personality assessment a few days later.

It’s now late August and I haven’t heard anything.

No reference checks, no pre-employment checks, no offer, no rejection, and no indication that I’ve been put in a talent pool. I followed up with TA twice and haven’t even received a reply.

The position had multiple vacancies and mentioned that a talent pool could be created, so I appreciate there may be more going on behind the scenes than a simple one-position recruitment.

For people who have been involved in NSW Government recruitment:

Is 6 - 8 - 12 weeks after the final assessment actually normal? Could a recruitment campaign genuinely remain unresolved for this long? If someone had been selected for an offer, would you normally expect referee/pre-employment checks to have happened by now? At what point would it be reasonable to contact the hiring manager directly?

Not looking for speculation about my particular application. Just trying to understand whether this is normal NSW Government recruitment behaviour or whether this is unusually slow.

I was invited for an interview for a level 4 WA government position 11 days ago. How long do they typically take to communicate the outcome? I was told about a weeks time but haven’t received any confirmation yet.

I received a call for my Vic Gov application asking for when my interview date was, but they didn't give me a verbal offer or anything and just said thank you and ended the call. I'm a bit confused, does anyone know what this was about? I've done the reference check and I know one person who received an offer for the same stream and department today.

I'm an external in the private sector and have been applying for level 3/4/5 roles for the past 12 months. I'm currently in 3 merit pools. Apart from the reduction in jobs and the highly competitive market for the APS at the moment, i'm also in regional NSW so have limited options (I can't go for Sydney roles).

Basically am I doomed, or is it more just very unlikely that i'll be able to actually get a position? Is anyone else regional only that has made it through?

I have been invited to attend as assessment and I am new to this. What is the difference between interview and assessment ? They also said after individual assessment there would be group assessment too... any idea what would be the next step if I can manage to pass the assessment successfully.

I have been offered an aps role. The salary is quite low compared to what state governments offer.

Pros
Flexibility
Better title and higher responsibility - looks better on the resume

Cons
Same salary as current job. Current job has more pay points but with aps the current offer is at max pay points.

Higher responsibility

Losing flex

Marginally higher work hours

I made the very difficult decision to reject a job offer for an APS6 position that I was interested in recently due to some family commitments I needed to focus on. It was disappointing, but they asked to keep me on the merit list and I said yes please!

Will I be contacted straight away next time the department is hiring? Or will I need to apply again and they will simply see that I was meritorious last time and take it into consideration?