Which of the following is not part of fitness in civil service hiring?

• A. Knowledge of job
• B. Skills relevant to tasks
• C. Personal appearance
• D. Abilities to perform tasks

Answer: (C)

Fitness in civil service hiring focuses on what you can actually do in the job. It means you have the knowledge of the duties, the skills needed to carry out those tasks, and the ability to perform them—whether mentally, physically, or procedurally as the role requires. Personal appearance, on the other hand, does not measure your capacity to perform the job and isn’t a reliable or fair indicator of job performance. Evaluators look for job-related qualifications that predict how well you will perform tasks, not how you look. The other three elements directly reflect your ability to do the work, while personal appearance does not.