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If you would like to work for New York State...there are a few things you should know first.

How NYS Government Is Organized

New York's government is divided into three branches:

Executive Branch — Consists of all state Departments, Agencies, Offices, Councils, Authorities, and Commissions that report to the Governor.
Legislative Branch — Consists of the Senate and Assembly.
Judiciary Branch — Consists of the Court of Appeals, the Apellate Division, The Court Administration Division, and the State Supreme Court.

What This Means to You

The jobs listed on this site are almost exclusively in the Executive Branch of government. The Executive Branch acts as a single employer, allowing employees the opportunity to advance their careers within their own State agency or to transfer to other State agencies. In many instances, benefits and leave accruals follow employees throughout their employment in NYS government.

If you are interested in a job in the New York State Assembly, you can find employment opportunities on the Assembly web site at http://assembly.state.ny.us/career/.

If you are interested in a job in New York's Unified Court System, you can find current employment opportunities on the Court System web site at http://www.nycourts.gov/careers/opportunities.shtml.

How Do I Start?

The overwhelming majority of jobs in the Executive Branch are classified by the Department of Civil Service, and in order to qualify for employment, you must take and pass an appropriate civil service examination.

Civil service exams are specific to a job or a class of jobs (for example, there might be a specific test for an air conditioning mechanic, but one clerical test might suit for ten or twelve different titles), and are scheduled as a previous eligible list expires or diminishes as people are hired from it.

Civil service examinations are scheduled and resultant eligible lists are administered by the NYS Department of Civil Service, a separate State agency. The Department also administers the civil service exam system for a number of localities (e.g., counties and cities) within the state.

You can find a link to the currently scheduled examinations on the left side of the StateJobsNY home page. Because you do not have current Civil Service status, you should focus your attention on the "Open to all Qualified Individuals" examinations. You may be interested in the "Test Guides and Resource Booklets" link on that same page.

You may also want to view the "Continuous Recruitment Examination Announcements," as a number of these require "Minimum Education or Experience." Jobs in this category include Keyboard Specialist, Information Technology Specialist, Food Service Worker, Motor Equipment Mechanic, and Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee.

For More Information

If you would like more information on careers in New York State government, you can review It's Great to Work for New York State, an orientation manual for State employees, online at http://www.goer.state.ny.us/orientation/.

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