APS career coaching helps Australian Public Service professionals prepare for promotion, strengthen applications, improve interview performance and make confident career decisions. Whether you are applying for an APS6, EL1, EL2 or SES role, coaching provides structured support to clarify your goals and communicate your capability effectively.

Who it is for

APS professionals seeking promotion, career progression or a new role within the Australian Public Service.

This coaching package helps participants navigate APS recruitment processes, strengthen their applications, prepare for interviews and clearly articulate their capability, experience and potential.

Preparing for an APS promotion or applying for your next role requires more than simply describing what you have done. You need to demonstrate your impact, align your examples with the expectations of the role, and communicate your leadership capability clearly.

Read my guide on How to Prepare for an APS Promotion Interview for practical strategies to strengthen your interview preparation.

Preparing for an APS promotion or career move?

Let’s discuss your goals and how coaching can help you approach the process with greater clarity and confidence.

What’s Included

Four 60-minute coaching sessions held online or F2F in Canberra where we can discuss:

  • What is your next career move (promotion, sideways, backwards, pause or transformation)?
  • What’s important to you in your next role using my “The Career Journey” approach.
  • Application/pitch and resume review
  • Interview preparation
  • Mock interview practice
  • Personalised feedback
  • A copy of The APS Recruitment Game, providing frameworks, templates and strategies you can continue using beyond our coaching sessions.

Interview preparation feedback

Many APS professionals seek coaching because they know the quality of their preparation can influence how effectively they communicate their capability during a competitive recruitment process. These examples show how structured preparation, practice and feedback can support candidates to approach interviews with greater confidence.

APS Interview & Promotion Coaching

“After a few more mock interviews to shake off the rust, I felt prepared and confident going into the process. I was successful in securing the role, despite what was apparently a very strong field of candidates.”

“Thank you for working with me. You provided the meaningful push, direction and support I needed to prepare effectively and perform at my best.”

APS6 client • Successfully promoted following interview coaching
SES Band 1 Interview Coaching

“From a previous interview experience where I completely froze on an unexpected question, I wanted to approach my next SES Band 1 recruitment process differently. Working with Brendon helped me feel far more prepared, confident, and calm. We worked through interview strategy, practice questions, and ways to respond when I didn’t immediately know the answer.”

“During the actual interview, I was asked a question I hadn’t prepared for, but instead of freezing, I was able to work through my thinking and provide a considered response. I was subsequently placed in the merit pool for an SES Band 1 role. The coaching made a real difference to both my preparation and performance.”

SES Band 1 Candidate • Merit pool outcome achieved

Outcomes

Through our conversations you will develop:

  • Increased confidence throughout the recruitment process
  • Stronger applications and pitches
  • Improved interview performance
  • Clear articulation of achievements against APS capability expectations
  • Stronger readiness for APS promotion opportunities
  • Increased likelihood of success

Cost

This structured coaching package provides dedicated preparation over four sessions, giving you time to clarify your career strategy, develop strong examples, practise responses and refine your approach before your recruitment process.

$1,800 + GST (4 x 60-minute coaching sessions)

Note: There is a processing fee for credit card payments, the full price including credit card fees is $2024,54.

APS career coaching session supporting Australian Public Service professional preparing for promotion

Preparing for an APS promotion?

A strong promotion interview requires more than having good examples. You need to show your impact, demonstrate APS leadership capability and communicate your experience with confidence.

Read the APS Promotion Interview Guide

Understand what changes at the next APS level

Moving from APS6 to EL1 or EL1 to EL2 requires you to demonstrate different levels of judgement, influence, leadership and strategic thinking. Explore interview preparation guides tailored to the expectations of each APS classification.

APS6 EL1 EL2

Focus Areas

These focus areas provide a starting point for our coaching conversations. Every coaching engagement and session is tailored to your goals, context and emerging priorities.

  • APS applications and pitches
  • Interview preparation
  • Mock interviews
  • Behavioural examples
  • Leadership and capability examples
  • Recruitment strategy
  • Presentation skills
  • Confidence building

Helpful resources before you start coaching

Many people consider coaching when they are preparing for a transition, managing complexity in their current role, or deciding how much support they need. These articles help you understand how coaching works and what to expect before you begin.

Ready to Secure Your Next APS Role?

Prepare for promotion, applications and interviews with structured APS coaching support.

Support Beyond Your Next Career Move

Whether you’re looking to excel in your current role, transition into a new position or access coaching when you need it, there are flexible coaching options available.

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