APS 2 Page Response Writing Service Australia

Professionally Written Support for Your Australian Government Application

Our APS 2 page response writing service is designed for applicants who need to submit a concise, persuasive and evidence-based response as part of an Australian Public Service or Commonwealth Government job application.

An APS two-page response may also be described as a:

• Two-page pitch
• Statement of claims
• Candidate pitch
• Applicant response
• Suitability statement
• Expression of interest
• Written response
• Claims against the role requirements

The exact terminology and instructions vary between Australian Government departments and agencies.

You should always follow the requirements contained in the job advertisement and applicant information pack. Some applications request two pages, while others specify one page, a particular word count or separate responses to individual questions.

This product is intended for applications that specifically require a response of up to two pages.

What Is an APS Two-Page Response?

An APS two-page response is a concise written application that explains why you are suitable for an advertised Australian Government position.

Rather than separately addressing a long list of selection criteria, you may be asked to prepare one integrated response that demonstrates:

• Your relevant skills and experience
• Your understanding of the role
• Your ability to perform at the advertised classification
• Your key career achievements
• Your professional capabilities
• Your motivation for applying
• The value you could bring to the agency
• Your alignment with the role requirements

The response must normally connect your experience directly with the advertised position rather than simply repeating information from your resume.

The Australian Public Service Commission advises applicants to follow the advertisement and applicant information pack carefully. Agencies may request a short pitch or statement of claims and may impose a strict page or word limit.

Who Is This Service For?

This APS application-writing service is suitable for:

• First-time APS applicants
• Existing Australian Public Service employees
• State or local government employees moving into the APS
• Private-sector professionals entering government
• Not-for-profit and community-sector professionals
• Graduates applying for Australian Government positions
• Contractors applying for ongoing APS employment
• Applicants seeking promotion
• Applicants applying through bulk recruitment campaigns
• Candidates applying for merit pools or talent registers
• Professionals returning to government employment
• Applicants changing departments, agencies or career streams

It can support applications across APS and Executive Level classifications, provided the advertised application requires a two-page response.

What Is Included?

Your APS 2 Page Response package includes:

• One professionally written response of up to two pages
• Review of one job advertisement
• Review of the relevant applicant information pack or position description
• Identification of the key role requirements
• Alignment with the advertised duties and capabilities
• Consideration of the relevant APS classification level
• Evidence-based examples from your employment history
• Achievement-focused content
• STAR-style structure where appropriate
• Relevant APS and role-specific terminology
• Clear and professional Australian English
• Editable Microsoft Word format
• PDF version available upon request
• An opportunity to review the first draft
• Reasonable revisions based on the information originally supplied

Your response will be written specifically for the advertised opportunity.

We do not use a generic APS pitch and simply replace the job title or department name.

Written for One Advertised APS Position

This package covers one two-page response for one advertised role.

Your document will be developed using information such as:

• The job advertisement
• Applicant information pack
• Position description
• Duties and responsibilities
• Required capabilities
• Eligibility requirements
• Agency priorities
• APS classification level
• Your current resume
• Your relevant career examples
• Your achievements and results
• Your reasons for applying

If you are applying for several substantially different positions, separate tailored responses may be required.

A response written for one department or occupation should not automatically be submitted for another role without reviewing and tailoring the content.

Alignment with the APS Classification Level

An effective APS response should demonstrate experience and judgement appropriate to the level of the advertised position.

Depending on the role, this may involve demonstrating capabilities such as:

• Delivering quality outcomes
• Managing competing priorities
• Communicating clearly
• Working collaboratively
• Engaging stakeholders
• Applying sound judgement
• Solving problems
• Supporting policy or program delivery
• Managing risk
• Interpreting legislation or procedures
• Supervising or developing employees
• Providing professional advice
• Leading projects or programs
• Influencing senior stakeholders
• Contributing to strategic priorities

The APSC Work Level Standards distinguish the responsibilities and work expectations associated with APS and Executive Level classifications. The Integrated Leadership System also provides capability profiles used across APS levels.

Your response will be written with the advertised level in mind while remaining accurate to your genuine experience.

Evidence-Based Examples

Strong APS applications require more than unsupported statements such as:

• “I am an excellent communicator.”
• “I work well under pressure.”
• “I have strong stakeholder management skills.”
• “I am an effective team player.”

Your response should demonstrate these capabilities through relevant workplace examples.

Depending on your experience, examples may involve:

• Resolving a complex customer or stakeholder issue
• Delivering a project within a deadline
• Improving a process or service
• Preparing advice or recommendations
• Interpreting legislation, policy or procedures
• Managing competing priorities
• Working with internal and external stakeholders
• Identifying and managing risk
• Supporting organisational change
• Handling sensitive or confidential information
• Analysing information and preparing reports
• Responding to an operational problem
• Leading or supporting a team
• Implementing a government initiative
• Achieving a measurable workplace result

The strongest examples will be selected according to their relevance to the target role.

Using the STAR Approach

Where appropriate, examples may be structured using elements of the STAR method:

Situation: The context or challenge you faced.

Task: Your responsibility or the outcome you needed to achieve.

Action: The specific steps you personally took.

Result: The outcome, improvement or lesson resulting from your actions.

The final document will not necessarily include visible STAR headings. The structure may instead be incorporated naturally into the response so it reads as a professional and persuasive application.

The Australian Public Service Commission recommends the STAR model as one option for structuring examples when responding to selection criteria, preparing a pitch or stating claims for a position.

Focused on Your Individual Contribution

APS selection panels need to understand what you personally contributed.

Where possible, your response will distinguish your individual actions from the broader work of your team.

Instead of relying on statements such as “we completed the project,” the response may explain:

• What responsibility you held
• What decisions you made
• How you approached the task
• Who you consulted
• What problems you resolved
• What documents or advice you produced
• How you managed risks or priorities
• What result you achieved
• What feedback or recognition you received

This creates a clearer picture of your skills, judgement and suitability.

Connecting Your Experience to the Role

Your response will not simply repeat your career history.

It will connect your most relevant experience with the advertised requirements by considering:

• What the agency needs
• The purpose of the position
• The expected level of responsibility
• The key duties
• Required technical or professional knowledge
• Stakeholder relationships
• Expected behaviours
• Leadership requirements
• Regulatory or operational context
• Desired qualifications and experience

This helps create a targeted response rather than a general summary that could apply to almost any job.

Suitable for Different APS Career Areas

The service may support two-page responses for Australian Government roles across areas such as:

• Administration
• Customer service
• Program and project support
• Policy
• Human resources
• Recruitment
• Finance
• Procurement
• Contract management
• Compliance
• Regulation
• Investigation
• Intelligence
• Communications
• Community engagement
• Data and reporting
• Information technology
• Cybersecurity
• Risk and governance
• Legal support
• Executive assistance
• Health and social policy
• Service delivery
• Operations
• Property and facilities
• Security
• Border and emergency management
• Graduate and entry-level programs
• Management and leadership

The document will be tailored to the specific occupation and agency rather than using generic government language.

Support for Private-Sector Applicants

Applicants moving from the private sector into the APS may have strong experience but be unfamiliar with Australian Government recruitment language and expectations.

Your response can help translate relevant commercial or industry experience into examples involving:

• Accountability
• Stakeholder engagement
• Service delivery
• Governance
• Compliance
• Risk management
• Written communication
• Analysis
• Project delivery
• Teamwork
• Professional judgement
• Ethical conduct
• Managing public or organisational resources

Your existing experience will not be misrepresented. The wording will help explain how your transferable skills relate to the advertised government position.

Support for Existing APS Employees

Existing APS employees may use this service when applying for:

• Promotion
• Temporary or ongoing positions
• Higher duties opportunities
• Expressions of interest
• Bulk recruitment rounds
• Merit pools
• Talent registers
• Transfers between agencies
• Different professional streams
• Executive Level opportunities

Your response can highlight increased responsibility, broader influence, more complex work and your readiness to perform at the target level.

Our APS Response Writing Process

1. Place Your Order

Purchase the APS 2 Page Response package through the Resumes To You website.

2. Send the Application Documents

Please provide:

• The complete job advertisement
• Applicant information pack
• Position description
• Any application instructions
• Your current resume
• The application closing date
• Any draft response you have already prepared
• Relevant examples and achievements

Links can be helpful, but downloaded copies of the advertisement and applicant pack are recommended in case the online listing closes or becomes unavailable.

3. Provide Relevant Examples

Your writer may require additional information about situations that demonstrate your suitability.

Helpful details include:

• The situation or problem
• Your responsibility
• The actions you personally took
• The stakeholders involved
• Challenges you addressed
• The result achieved
• Measurable outcomes
• Feedback or recognition
• What you learned

The more specific the information provided, the stronger and more credible the final response can be.

4. Application Analysis and Writing

Your writer will review the role requirements, identify the strongest available examples and develop a response tailored to the advertised position.

The document will be written to fit the required length while maintaining sufficient evidence and detail.

5. Receive Your First Draft

Your first draft will generally be emailed in editable Microsoft Word format.

A PDF copy can also be supplied upon request.

For the most accurate formatting and page length, we recommend opening the document in Microsoft Word on a desktop or laptop computer rather than on a mobile device.

6. Review the Draft

You will be asked to carefully review the response and confirm that:

• All information is accurate
• The examples correctly reflect your experience
• Employment details are correct
• Results and achievements are supportable
• No relevant information is missing
• The document meets the application instructions

The first version is a draft, and your feedback is an important part of finalising the response.

7. Revisions and Final Document

Once your feedback and clarification have been received, reasonable revisions are generally completed within 48 hours.

Revision timeframes are subject to current bookings, the application deadline and the extent of the requested changes.

Your completed response will then be returned ready for submission.

Standard Turnaround Time

APS two-page responses are generally prepared within three to seven business days.

The timeframe begins once your order and all required information have been received.

Because APS applications have firm closing dates, please send the complete application documents as early as possible.

Express APS Application Service

An express service may be available for an additional $99 fee.

The express service provides a first draft within approximately 24 to 48 hours after your order and all required information have been received.

Express bookings are subject to writer availability and the complexity of the application.

Please contact Resumes To You before ordering to confirm that your deadline can be accommodated.

Accuracy and Authenticity

Your APS response must accurately represent your experience.

Resumes To You will strengthen the presentation of the information you provide, but we will not:

• Invent employment experience
• Create false qualifications
• Fabricate achievements
• Add duties you have not performed
• Claim results you cannot support
• Misrepresent your security clearance
• Provide false citizenship or eligibility information
• Guarantee an interview or appointment

You remain responsible for reviewing the final response, confirming its accuracy and submitting the application before the advertised closing time.

What Is Not Included?

Unless specifically stated or purchased separately, this package does not include:

• Resume writing or rewriting
• Cover letter writing
• Separate selection criteria responses
• Targeted question responses
• Interview coaching
• LinkedIn profile writing
• Multiple versions for different jobs
• Submission of the application
• Direct access to your recruitment account
• Referee reports
• Security clearance applications

Additional services can be purchased separately when required.

Why Choose Resumes To You?

Resumes To You provides professional resume and government application writing services to clients throughout Australia.

Your APS response will be:

• Individually written for the advertised position
• Based on your genuine experience
• Aligned with the application instructions
• Focused on evidence and achievements
• Written in professional Australian English
• Structured for clarity and readability
• Tailored to the APS classification level
• Supplied in an editable format
• Reviewed with your feedback
• Designed to present a credible case for your suitability

The goal is to help the selection panel understand how your experience, capabilities and achievements relate to the advertised role.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an APS two-page response?

It is a concise written application that explains your suitability for an Australian Public Service position.

Depending on the agency, it may be described as a pitch, statement of claims, applicant response or suitability statement.

Does every APS application require two pages?

No. Application requirements vary between departments, agencies and recruitment campaigns.

Always follow the exact instructions in the job advertisement and applicant information pack.

What does this package include?

This package includes one professionally written response of up to two pages for one advertised APS or Commonwealth Government role.

Does the package include a resume?

No. Resume writing or rewriting is not included unless purchased separately.

Does it include a cover letter?

No. Most two-page APS response applications do not require a traditional cover letter, but you should follow the instructions for the particular vacancy.

A cover letter can be purchased separately when required.

Can you use my existing resume?

Yes. Your current resume is an important source of career information.

However, additional examples and details may be required because resumes do not always contain enough evidence to prepare a strong two-page response.

Can you help a first-time government applicant?

Yes. The service is suitable for people entering the APS from the private sector, not-for-profit organisations, state government, local government or other industries.

Can you help existing APS employees?

Yes. The service can support existing employees applying for promotions, transfers, expressions of interest, merit pools and other APS opportunities.

Which APS levels can you assist with?

The service may support APS and Executive Level applications when a two-page response is required.

The writing approach will be adjusted according to the classification, role requirements and experience you provide.

Will you use the STAR method?

STAR-style examples may be used where they help demonstrate your actions and results.

The final response may incorporate STAR naturally rather than displaying separate Situation, Task, Action and Result headings.

Can I use the same response for several APS jobs?

A response may provide a useful starting point for similar roles, but it should be reviewed and tailored for each application.

Different positions may have different duties, capabilities, priorities and classification expectations.

Will the response fit exactly within two pages?

The document will be prepared to meet the stated two-page limit using professional and readable formatting.

You should confirm any mandatory font, margin, file format or word-count instructions in the applicant information pack.

Can you reduce my existing response to two pages?

Yes. An existing draft can be reviewed, restructured and edited to improve relevance, clarity and length.

Can you write the response without examples from me?

Your resume may contain some useful examples, but stronger results are usually achieved when you provide detailed and accurate workplace situations.

We will not invent examples or achievements.

Do you guarantee an interview?

No professional application service can guarantee an interview, placement in a merit pool or job offer.

Recruitment outcomes depend on the applicant field, selection process, evidence provided and decisions of the agency.

How long will the response take?

The standard turnaround is generally three to seven business days.

An express 24-to-48-hour service may be available for an additional $99, subject to availability.

Can I request revisions?

Yes. You will have an opportunity to review the first draft and request reasonable revisions based on the information originally provided.

Strengthen Your APS Application

A well-written two-page response should clearly connect your experience, achievements and capabilities with the requirements of the advertised position.

Order your APS 2 Page Response service today and receive a professionally written, evidence-based response tailored to your Australian Government job application.