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“Rolling” recruitment is not merit-based
Leaving a vacancy open forever? The APSC says that's not merit.
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Principle 1: Reasonable Opportunity to Apply
What it means for your agency to genuinely open a role to competition. Covers vacancy duration, advertising obligations, and the APS rules on perpetually open rounds.
4 articles in this series
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Continuous recruitment and temp registers
Running a temp register and a continuous round look the same from the outside. The APSC says they are not.
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Eligibility criteria: genuine requirement or accidental gate?
One word in your job ad can shrink your pool by 60%.
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Where you advertise decides who applies
If only insiders saw the ad, only insiders applied.