Personal Statement

Some roles may ask for a personal statement.

A personal statement will normally have a word limit of 1,250 words. It is your chance to showcase your achievements, experience and skills tailored to the criteria specified on the job advert. We will also be looking to understand what motivated you to apply for this position. It will clearly state on the advert what criteria will be assessed from your personal statement. Where possible, try and follow the STAR format. However, you may choose to group some criteria together and evidence more than one criteria using one example. Try and indicate clearly in your personal statement when you evidencing each criteria.

Scoring of competency statements

Personal statements are usually scored using a 7 point rating scale using the following scores: