Aldebol asks about exam schedule and hiring from lists
Aldebol asks how frequently DCAS hires from lists; Porter explains lists last up to four years and exams are given on 2-3 year cycles, with police exams monthly.
And is that testing schedule is based on the need that the agencies will ask DCAS for?
Yeah, so civil service lists in general, they're usually...
So long as there are candidates available for up to four years.
So we usually give exams on a two to three year cycle, unless it's a title where there may be an immediate hiring need where we need to give it more often.
So like police officer, we know that the city is in need of police officers.
So we give that exam every month.
So we give it 12 times a year.
Whereby a title like sanitation worker, where we have a larger applicant pool, we may give that exam every three to four years.
And how frequently do you actually hire from those lists?
Like, for example, the police officer list.
Yes, so hiring happens at the agency level.
The way it works is that they would contact DCAS when they're ready to hire, and then we would issue them what we call a list certification, which contains the names of candidates who took and passed the examination and are available to be considered for employment.