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• About the program
• The application process
• Virtual internship program
• Workforce management
  • Performance development
    • Performance Development Framework
      • Performance development in the NSW government sector
      • About the Performance Development Framework
      • Who this framework applies to
      • Using frameworks for performance development
      • Aligning individual and organisational performance
      • Performance development - shared accountability
    • Talent Review Framework
      • About the framework
      • About talent review and talent management
      • Principles and high impact practices for talent review
      • Talent review cycle
      • Measures of success
      • Talent segments
      • Tailored approach to talent review
      • Common definitions
      • Supplementary guidance
  • Recruitment
    • Agency talent pools
      • Setting up an agency talent pool
      • Using an agency talent pool
    • Recruitment and selection guide
      • Navigating Recruitment e-learning series
      • Filling a role
        • Role analysis
          • Essential requirements factsheet
        • Deciding how to fill a role
        • Fill a role decision tree
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 6
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 7
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 8
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 9
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 10
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 11
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 12
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 13
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 14
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 15
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 1
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 2
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 3
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 4
          • Fill a role decision tree scenario 5
      • Planning a recruitment and selection approach
        • Assessment centre fact sheet
        • Setting the assessment standards and rating approach
        • Designing the assessment process
        • Descriptive rating scales
        • Examples of assessment components for different roles
        • Examples of a multi stage assessment
        • Designing the application form
        • Choosing assessors
        • Selecting fit for purpose assessments
        • Predictive validity of assessment methods
        • Interviews
        • Work sample exercises
        • Psychometric assessments
        • Designing work sample exercises
        • Deciding the recruitment and selection approach
        • Writing behavioural interview questions
        • Example 1
        • Matrix for capability based assessments
        • Example 2
        • Capabilities commonly assessed using work samples exercises
        • NSW Government talent acquisition scheme
        • Matrix for capabilities commonly assessed using work sample exercises
      • Attracting candidates
        • Attracting and encouraging applications
        • How to write job ads
      • Assess candidates
        • Conduct pre screening
        • Administering and scoring assessments
        • Consolidating results and making selection decisions
        • Reviewing the resume and application
        • Developing a shortlist
        • Example of a candidate’s consolidated results (all capabilities assessed)
        • Example of a candidate’s consolidated results (focus capabilities assessed)
        • Administering and scoring psychometric assessments
        • Practical guide to interviewing
        • Administering and scoring work sample exercises
      • Deciding and appointing
        • Referee checks
        • Pre-employment screening checks
        • Making offers and giving feedback
      • Onboarding a new employee
        • Preparing for a new employee
        • The first week with a new employee
        • The first 90 days with a new employee
      • Glossary
      • About recruitment legal requirements
    • Employment procedures
      • Awards and conditions of employment
      • Exit interviews
      • Workforce transition
      • Contingent workforce management
    • First Nations internship program – CareerTrackers
    • Assignments, transfers and secondments
      • Public service above level allowances
      • Assignment to role guidelines
        • Purpose & Scope
        • Guidelines introduction
        • Initial Assignment
        • Subsequent Assignment
        • Temporary Assignment
        • Documentation and Records of Assignments
        • Glossary and Appendix
      • Transfer and Secondment Guidelines
        • Context
        • Secondments
        • Transfers
        • Secondment to a non-government sector body
        • Probity screening
        • Legislative provisions
        • Appendix 1
        • Appendix 2
    • Personnel handbook
    • NSW Public Service talent pools
      • Grade 5/6 talent pool
    • Disability internship program – Stepping into
    • NSW Government Graduate Program
      • Information for agencies
    • Employee value proposition
  • Role descriptions
    • Role Description Builder
    • Sector role description library
      • Sector role description guide
      • Administration sector role descriptions
      • Asset management role descriptions
      • Executive sector role descriptions
      • Executive support role descriptions
      • Policy sector role descriptions
      • Procurement sector role descriptions
      • Project sector role descriptions
      • ICT sector role descriptions
    • Role description resources
    • Creating a new role description
      • Role description guidelines
      • Role descriptions for senior executives
    • Sector role description FAQs
  • Strategic workforce planning
    • The strategic workforce planning cycle
    • Additional resources to inform strategic workforce planning
    • Tools and resources to implement the strategic workforce planning framework
  • Strategy mapping guide
    • Populate draft strategy map
    • Define key priorities and capability
    • Validate, test and refine
    • Plan to execute strategy
    • Translate, lead and communicate
  • Workforce Management Tools
    • Position Coding Automated Tool
    • Government Employee Number
      • Employees and GEN
      • GEN Administrators
    • Workforce Dashboard
    • Research Scientist Classification
      • Application process
  • Capability Framework
    • The Capability Framework
    • Capability Framework resources index
      • Capability discovery tool
      • Capability Framework user guides
      • Capability application tool
    • Occupation specific capability sets
      • Asset management occupation specific capability set
      • Finance professionals capability set
      • Human resources capability set
      • ICPL capability set
      • ICT professionals
        • ICT Capability assessment strategy
        • Explanatory notes for the ICT capability assessment strategy
        • ICT Career pathways implementation guide
      • Legal capability set
      • Procurement capability set
      • Property acquisition capability set
    • HR Professionals Hub
      • The HR mentoring program
    • Terms and conditions of use
    • How to apply the framework
    • Digital Career Pathways tool
  • NSW Leadership Academy
    • Executive Excellence programs
    • Nominations
    • Leadership framework
    • Executive Connections
    • Executive Essentials
    • Aboriginal Career and Leadership Development Programs (ACLDP)
  • People Manager Hub
    • People manager capabilities
    • Learning and development opportunities for people managers
    • Resources for people managers
• Functional areas of interest
• Culture and inclusion
  • Ethics Hub
    • The Ethical Framework and the Code of Ethics and Conduct for NSW Government Sector Employees
    • Acting lawfully and in the public interest
    • Guidance on complying with confidentiality, privacy and good records management.
    • Ethics for people managers
    • Minimum expected standards of behaviour
    • Managing gifts, benefits & hospitality and conflicts of interest
    • Reporting wrongdoing
    • Understanding the risks of foreign interference
    • Westminster system and working with Ministers
    • Behaving Ethically
  • Disability employment
    • Inclusive recruitment of people with disability
      • Disability employment services
      • Additional support and resources
      • Recruiting people with disability
    • Anti-discrimination laws
    • Inclusive workplaces
      • Workplace adjustments
      • Funding workplace adjustments
    • Support for employees with disability
      • Sharing your disability information
      • Disability networks
      • Requesting workplace adjustments
    • Accessibility
      • Accessible documents
      • Accessible events
      • Accessible technology
    • Onboarding and induction
    • Disability and inclusive workplaces
      • What is disability
      • Disability inclusion training
      • People with disability at work
    • Supporting staff with disability
      • Disability inclusion manager toolkit
      • Disability inclusion responsibilities for managers
  • Flexible working
    • Flexible working policy guidance
    • Accessing flexible working
      • Types of flexible working
      • Request a flexible working arrangement
      • Assess your readiness for flexible working
      • Job share
    • Leading flexible teams and organisations
      • Making flexibility work for your team
      • Consider a flexible working proposal
      • Capabilities to lead and manage hybrid teams
    • Implementing flexible work in your organisation
      • How to implement flexible working
      • Addressing concerns about flexible working
  • Aboriginal workforce
    • Aboriginal Employment Strategy
    • Delivering an Acknowledgement of Country
    • Knowing our workforce
      • Networking events and knowledge sharing
      • Engaging with our Advisory group
    • Everyone’s Business
    • Cultural capability guide
      • Understanding cultural capability
      • Attracting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job seekers
      • Recruitment
      • Onboarding
      • Career development and progression
      • Recognition and retention
      • Separation
    • Aboriginal senior executive career guides
  • Diversity and inclusion
    • Gender Equity
      • Paid parental leave
    • Inclusion in the NSW public sector
    • LGBTIQA+ inclusion
    • Diversity legislation
    • Inclusion forums
    • Cultural diversity
    • Public Service Commission Inclusion Council
  • Workplace Culture
    • Positive and productive workplaces
    • Sexual harassment
    • Burnout in the workplace
      • Understanding burnout in the NSW public sector
      • Organisational risk factors for burnout
    • Anti-racism
    • Support Link: sexual harassment information assistant
      • Support link information assistant: accessible version
• Information for candidates with disability
• Reports and data
  • State of the NSW public sector
    • State of the NSW Public Sector 2018
    • State of the NSW Public Sector 2017
    • State of the NSW Public Sector 2016
    • State of the NSW Public Sector 2015
    • State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2019
      • Foreword
      • About this report
      • NSW public sector at a glance
      • Delivering now and in the future
      • Creating positive workplace cultures
      • Fostering inclusion and diversity
      • Growing capability
      • References
    • State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2020
      • Introduction
      • About this report
      • NSW public sector at a glance
      • Response
      • Resilience
      • Commissioner's afterword
      • References
    • State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2021
      • Foreword from the Commissioner
      • Our KPIs
      • Our structure
      • Our people
      • Our workplaces
      • Our leaders
      • Our organisations
      • Case studies
        • The NSW Government Regionalisation Strategy
        • Increasing diversity in the Transport cluster
        • Dedicated staff at Wirrimbirra transform the lives of Aboriginal families and children in Western NSW
        • DPIE’s workplace adjustment portal and passport improve the experience for employees seeking workplace adjustments
        • Government agencies seek community input on the best ways to reuse Brewarrina Correctional Centre
        • Creating a more inclusive paid parental leave scheme for the NSW public sector
        • A new infrastructure traineeship program boosts job opportunities for NSW youth
        • Department of Customer Service's recruitment accelerator delivers world-class recruitment journey
        • Multicultural NSW supports the community during NSW’s pandemic lockdowns
        • NSW Health’s mass vaccination centre increases capacity to vaccinate our employees and the people of NSW
        • Emergency Services Portfolio Project Team provides rapid support during emergencies
      • About this report
      • References
    • State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2022
      • Foreword from the Commissioner
      • Our KPIs
      • Our structure
      • Our people
      • Our workplaces
      • Our leaders
      • Our organisations
      • Case studies
        • Women’s Economic Opportunity Review
        • A workplace approach to addressing domestic and family violence
        • A proactive policing response for community members with a mental health condition
        • Creating accessible digital products and services for all NSW Government customers
        • Implementation of the renewed Closing the Gap Agreement
        • COVID-19 self-reporting platform eases pressure on pathology services and hospitals
        • Regional NSW 2022 flood response
        • Delivering COVID-19 vaccinations to vulnerable communities
      • About this report
      • References
    • State of the NSW Public Sector Report 2023
      • Foreword from the Commissioner
      • Our structure
      • Our people
      • Our workplaces
      • Our leaders
      • Our organisations
      • Case studies
        • Creating legal career pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
        • Boosting the employment of people with disability in the public sector
        • Transport for NSW leads the way in hybrid working
        • App transforms interactions with people experiencing homelessness
        • Rebuilding relationships and deepening understanding between central office and schools
        • Improving climate risk management across the NSW public sector
        • Increasing cultural diversity in public sector leadership
        • Virtual medical service makes life easier for those in aged care
        • A single location for all NSW Government grants
      • About this report
      • References
  • Workforce Profile
    • Workforce Profile collection
    • Workforce information policies
    • Workforce Profile reports
      • Workforce Profile Report 2017
      • Workforce Profile Report 2018
      • Workforce Profile Report 2019
        • Foreword
        • Executive summary
        • Size and composition
        • Leaders
        • Types of work
        • Diversity
        • Gender
        • Age
        • Mobility
        • Remuneration
        • Unscheduled absence
        • Regional profile of the public sector
        • Regional profile of the Public Service
        • Data sources, conventions and limitations
      • Workforce Profile Report 2020
        • Foreword
        • Executive summary
        • Size and composition
        • Leaders
        • Types of work
        • Diversity
        • Gender
        • Age
        • Mobility
        • Remuneration
        • Leave
        • Regional profile of the public sector
        • Regional profile of the Public Service
        • Data sources, conventions and limitations
      • Workforce Profile Report 2021
        • Foreword from the Commissioner
        • Executive summary
        • Size and composition
        • Leaders
        • Types of work
        • Diversity
        • Gender
        • Age
        • Mobility
        • Remuneration
        • Leave
        • Regional profile of the public sector
        • Data sources, conventions and limitations
      • Workforce Profile Report 2022
        • Foreword from the Commissioner
        • Executive summary
        • Size and composition
        • Leaders
        • Types of work
        • Diversity
        • Gender
        • Age
        • Mobility
        • Remuneration
        • Leave
        • Regional profile of the public sector
        • Data sources, conventions and limitations
      • Workforce Profile Report 2023
        • Foreword from the Commissioner
        • Executive summary
        • Size and composition
        • Leaders
        • Types of work
        • Diversity
        • Gender
        • Age
        • Mobility
        • Remuneration
        • Leave
        • Regional profile of the public sector
        • Data sources, conventions and limitations
  • People Matter Employee Survey
    • PMES 2023
    • FAQs
    • Previous Surveys
      • PMES 2022
      • PMES 2021
      • PMES 2020
      • PMES 2019
      • PMES 2018
      • PMES 2017
      • PMES 2016
  • Workforce Skills Profile
  • Other publications
    • Capability Framework stocktake report
    • State of the sector agency survey
    • Review of NSW Public Service recruitment reforms
    • Creating a Collaboration Culture
    • The State of Workforce Reform
    • Review of NSW Public Service Remuneration
    • Doing Things Differently Report
    • Ethics Stocktake report
• Information for Aboriginal candidates
• Legislation and policy
  • Determinations
  • Guidelines
  • NSW Government boards and committees
  • Remuneration Tribunals
  • Senior executives
    • Work level standards overview
      • Work level standards
      • Work contribution streams
    • Senior executive remuneration management framework
      • Remuneration management framework 2024-2025
      • Remuneration management framework 2023-2024
      • Remuneration management framework 2022-2023
      • Remuneration framework 2021-2022
        • Creating a Public Service senior executive role
        • Key principles for band structure and remuneration
        • Remuneration for a new Public Service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a Public Service senior executive assigned to a role
        • Reporting requirements
        • Authorities
        • Appendix
      • Remuneration framework 2020-2021
        • Creating a public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a new public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a public service senior executive assigned to a role
        • Reporting requirements
        • Authorities
        • Appendix
      • Remuneration framework 2019-2020
        • Creating a public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a new public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a public service senior executive assigned to a role
        • Reporting requirements
        • Authorities
        • Appendix
      • Remuneration framework 2018-2019
        • Creating a public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a new public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a public service senior executive assigned to a role
        • Reporting requirements
        • Authorities
        • Appendix
      • Remuneration framework 2017-2018
        • Creating a public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a new public service senior executive role
        • Remuneration for a public service senior executive assigned to a role
        • Reporting requirements
        • Authorities
        • Appendix
      • Remuneration framework previous years
    • Senior executive relocation expenses framework
      • The Framework
      • Authorities
      • Glossary of Terms
    • Model contracts of employment
    • Section 83B of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013
  • Circulars and memos
  • Directions
  • Government Sector Employment Act
    • The Government Sector
    • The Public Service
    • GSE Regulation and GSE Rules
• Accessibility
• Privacy policy
• Terms & Conditions
• Support during COVID-19
  • Managing employee wellbeing during COVID-19
  • Support for HR Practitioners on workforce matters
  • Mobility and employment
• Search
• Building a digital and customer capable workforce
• PMES knowledge sharing: driving employee experience during COVID-19
• Everyone's Business: statements from Stolen Generations Organisations
• Recording - 2022 PMES Qualtrics Dashboard Navigation Session
• 2023 PMES Agency Forum resources
• Procurement career pathways
• PCAT
• 2024 PMES Agency Forum resources
• People Matter Employee Survey Promotional Materials
• CAT
• CDT