At each step in the selection process you must be prepared to demonstrate your best qualities and skills. Completing your application is the first step. It is important to read the job announcement so you may identify what qualifications, skills and experience you will need to tell us about on your application. Be sure to indicate dates and hours of work so that we may count all of your relevant experience. If you are not sure of the exact dates and you worked varied hours, provide us with your best estimate of at least the month, year and range of hours worked per week.

What follows is an overview of the information contained in the job announcement and tips on how to use it to complete your application:

KIND OF WORK: On your application form, include, in detail, any relevant experience, paid or volunteer, you have that is similar to the duties described in this section on the job announcement. The description you provide will be used to
evaluate the extent and degree of your experience.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM: All positions have minimum requirements. These are qualifications you must have in order to qualify for a position, unless substitutions are allowed. If substitutions are allowed they will be mentioned under "SUBSTITUTIONS" on
the job announcement.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Some positions will have special requirements, for example: special licenses, bilingual abilities, etc. You must meet these requirements to be qualified for this position.

SUBSTITUTION: Many positions will allow substitutions for part of the minimum requirements. One that you will see often is the substitution of directly related experience for the education requirement or vice versa.

DESIRABLE: Desirable qualifications are experience, skills and/or training directly related to the duties of a position. While these are not a minimum requirement for the position, applicants who possess any of the desirable qualifications will be considered a closer match for the job and therefore a stronger candidate.