Civil service - Previous Skills and experience vs. personal statement

[Mooocows]

Hello,

I am applying for an EO role within the civil service (I am currently an AO so have been through the process before). This particular role is asking me for employment history, previous skills/experience, a personal statement AND competencies.

I am just confused as to what needs to go into each of these. I have read advice about using the Star format in the previous experience section but how do i do that without just repeating myself from the competencies?

Could anyone provide some insight into what makes these sections different?

TIA

Skills/experience - high level bullet points e.g. familiar with MS office applications, ability to simplify complex information etc.

Competences one specific situation using STAR format e.g. how you improved a process so customers (this can be another team) received an improved service.

Personal statement - look at requirements particularly required and desired and structure this to provide evidence of how you meet them. This is higher level than competences but more detail that skills/experience.

Use “I ” not “we”, it’s very easy to be modest but you need to sell yourself by almost boasting - look what I did.

@GinPalace2

Skills/experience - high level bullet points e.g. familiar with MS office applications, ability to simplify complex information etc.

Competences one specific situation using STAR format e.g. how you improved a process so customers (this can be another team) received an improved service.

Personal statement - look at requirements particularly required and desired and structure this to provide evidence of how you meet them. This is higher level than competences but more detail that skills/experience.

Use “I ” not “we”, it’s very easy to be modest but you need to sell yourself by almost boasting - look what I did.

Very helpful thank you so much :)