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NEW YORK STATE |
Written Test To Be Held JUNE 22, 2002 |
Applications MUST Be Postmarked No Later Than MAY 13, 2002 |
Examination Number and Title |
Salary Grade |
Salary* |
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34-394
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KEYBOARD SPECIALIST 2 | 9 | $25,749 |
34-395
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KEYBOARD SPECIALIST 2 (Spanish Language) | 9 | $25,749 |
IMPORTANT-NEW ON-LINE APPLICATION PROCESS: The New York State Department of Civil Service now offers employees the opportunity to apply for these examinations on the Internet. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
* The salary received will depend on a number of factors, including the negotiating unit of the position and your salary prior to appointment.
For Promotion in State Departments, Facilities and
Agencies
1. Within Promotion Units 2. Within Entire Departments 3. To Other Departments
OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES OF NEW YORK STATE
These positions exist in most departments and agencies
of New York State
government at various locations throughout the State.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXAMINATION: On or before the date of the written test, you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had 3 months permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:
Either A:
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as a Keyboard Specialist 1, Keyboard Specialist 1 (Spanish Language), Law Department Document Specialist Trainee 1 or Trainee 2, Law Department Document Specialist or Transportation Office Assistant 1 (now Keyboard Specialist 1); |
OR B:
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as a Data Entry Machine Operator |
If you were permanently appointed to a qualifying title on or before April 11, 2002 and have served continuously in this title since that date, you are eligible to file for this examination.
QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR APPOINTMENT FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST: After one year of the service described in the Minimum Qualifications, successful candidates will be qualified for appointment from the eligible list.
Eligibles who met the "B" qualifications, and who are subsequently appointed to an "A" title may request to have their name added to the "A" list, when they have the one year of service required for appointment. The request should be submitted in writing to the Department of Civil Service, The State Campus - Building 1, Albany, New York 12239, Attn: Staffing Section 5.
ORDER OF CERTIFICATION: The order of certification of this eligible list will be:
DUTIES: As a Keyboard Specialist 2, you would either be a working supervisor of a group of Keyboard Specialists 1 or perform difficult and complex clerical processing and records maintenance activities requiring skilled use of keyboarding and information processing equipment and systems. As a supervisor, you would assign work to subordinates; review completed work for neatness and accuracy; train new employees; and maintain desired standards of production. In a non-supervisory position, you would perform complicated clerical processing and records maintenance activities using word processing packages, spreadsheets, data base programs and desk top publishing software. You would design clerical processing procedures, set up and maintain the records for a program and schedule and coordinate administrative procedures. You may be required to work independently or with minimal supervision.
SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: There will be a written test which you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. The written test is designed to test for knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as:
If you pass, your seniority credit(s), if any, will be included in the computation of your final score. Rank on the eligible list will be determined after adding any war-time veterans credits to your final passing score.
CREDIT FOR SENIORITY: Seniority is credited at the rate of one credit for each five year period (or fraction thereof) excluding the first year of service.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
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