The six APS Values of the Public Service Act 1999 in plain English: an example of each, how to show them in your pitch, the interview questions they sit behind, two worked answers.

APS Values Explained With Examples for Graduate Applications and Interviews

When the 2028 round is likely to open, the official 2027 timeline, the APS 4 to APS 5 salary, who is eligible, the selection stages, and what is known about the odds.

DFAT Graduate Program 2028: Timeline, Salary, Eligibility, Acceptance Rate

How the one-way DFAT video interview works, 15 practice questions built from the qualities DFAT says it wants, a timed 3-minute practice box and three model answers.

DFAT Graduate Program Video Interview 2028: Practice Questions and Answers

Which Australian Government Graduate Program streams use online aptitude, psychometric, situational judgement or written tests, what comes after them, and how to practise for the Generalist Stream.

APS Graduate Program Aptitude Tests 2027: Every Stream's Assessments

Where the online assessment sits in DFAT's graduate selection, what its behavioural and psychometric parts usually look like, what DFAT has and has not published, and a free practice test.

DFAT Graduate Program Online Assessment: What to Expect, Plus Practice

The DFAT Graduate Program (Corporate and Policy streams, 18 months in Canberra) describes its selection process as an online assessment ("behavioural and/or psychometric"), a one-way video interview (DFAT: "up to three minutes response time"), an assessment centre (interview, group activity and written test), then referee checks and a merit pool. For the 2027 intake, applications opened in March 2026 and closed in April 2026, with selection from April to July and a February 2027 start; DFAT invites candidates to register interest in the 2028 program and has not yet published its dates. The Australian Government Graduate Program (APS Career Pathways) runs streams such as Generalist, Data, Digital, Economist, Legal, STEM, HR, Intelligence, Accounting and Financial Management and the Indigenous Graduate Pathway; it lists applications for every stream as opening on 1 March 2027. In the Generalist and Digital streams, shortlisted applicants complete online aptitude tests, then a written pitch is assessed, then a one-way video interview. Candidates must be Australian citizens with a recent degree (DFAT 2027: completed between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2026). DFAT also names cognitive ability and situational judgement tests among its assessment methods, and APS employees must uphold the APS Values: Impartial, Committed to service, Accountable, Respectful, Ethical and Stewardship.

APS and DFAT Graduate Programs: Assessments

APS & DFAT graduate practice: aptitude tests and APS Values judgement

APS & DFAT Graduate Program Practice

Video interview and assessment centre practice

APS & DFAT Video Interview and Assessment Centre Practice (Independent)

Online-test, video-interview and assessment-centre practice in one kit

APS and DFAT graduate program practice in one purchase: online assessment practice, 20 one-way video interview questions with up to 3 minutes per answer, 8 model answers and 12 STAR frames, written practice on invented briefing tasks, a group-activity exercise and interview questions.

Online-test, video-interview and assessment-centre practice for the APS and DFAT graduate programs in one purchase: the APS & DFAT graduate tests kit (verbal, numerical and abstract sets, APS-values behavioural sets and a timed mock) plus the video interview and assessment centre pack, with 20 one-way video interview questions in 4 drills of 5 (up to 3 minutes per answer) with 8 model answers and 12 STAR frames, 2 written practice packs on invented briefing tasks, an invented group-activity exercise and 2 sets of 5 interview practice questions, with up to 3 marked attempts per drill or set. Independent practice, not affiliated with DFAT, the APSC or the Australian Government.

APS & DFAT Complete: Tests + Video Interview + Assessment Centre

APS and DFAT graduate online assessment practice: verbal, numerical, abstract reasoning and APS Values judgement sets, a timed mock, every answer explained. 4 questions free.

Practice for the online assessment stage of Australian Government graduate programs: verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning in the common aptitude-test formats, plus situational judgement sets built on the six APS Values. 12 short timed sets and a timed four-part mock, every answer explained. The DFAT and APS pages do not publish item counts or time limits for the online aptitude or psychometric stage, so the clocks are our own practice settings. Not affiliated with DFAT, the APSC or any Australian Government agency; not the official test.

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APS and DFAT Graduate Programs: Assessments — Practice tests

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Verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning, plus APS Values judgement, for the online assessment stage