What about Civil Service employment opportunities

What about Civil Service employment opportunities Have you ever thought about becoming a civil servant? Firefighter, police officer, working for the Dept. of Motor Vehicles? These dont sound like you? How about customer service, data entry, analyst, accounting clerk, nurse, manager? Yes, all these types of jobs are available withincity, county and state agencies. Practically any job available in the private sector is also available in the public sector. The thing is, we dont know how to find these jobs because they dont usually get announced like other jobs. To find a listing of upcoming exams for open civil service jobs, you need to visit your county or citys civil service website. Heres the link to NY State civil service exam postings. Right now, NY State is trying to recruitfor Accounting and Auditing positions. Heres the process of applying for civil service jobs (in general terms, because there are always exceptions) Scour State, County and City civil service exam websites for upcoming exams for jobs you are interested in Read the job description to see which agency the job is for (if applicable, not always included if many agencies have a need) Complete the application and submit along with your resume(This is an application and request to take the exam) In most cases, you will be asked to pay a fee to take the exam. The exam score will be good for 6 months. Take the exam (you may want to obtain a study guide from your local library) The top scoring candidates will be canvassed by mail to see if they would like to interview for the job. (Hopefully that is you) Remember, just like in the private sector, networking can play a huge role in your getting an interview. Talk to people you know at the agency hiring and find out what they can do to assist you in the process. A year or so ago, there were reports that thousands of state, county and federal jobs were going to be available, then that hype disappeared. Funding cuts, etc. Slowly, we are seeing these jobs become available, so start tuning in! There are nice perks and the pay isnt all that bad.