Frequently Asked Questions
Am I too old/too young to apply?
No. Nor are you too married or too single, too male or too female, too rich or too poor. These things have nothing to do with your suitability for appointment.
Of course it’s possible that someone very young might not have amassed the necessary skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for a public appointment, but it is the ability to meet the requirements of the post on which you will be judged, not on any assumptions based on your age.
From April 2006 all personal information, including your name, age, gender and address will be kept separate from the part of your application which is seen by the selection panel. This means that no-one on the selection panel should be able, even unconsciously, to judge your application on anything but its own merit.
