EXAM NUMBER 68-633

LAST DATE FOR FILING                            EXAM DATE

MAY 15, 2008                                 JUNE 14,2008 

***APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED BY THE LAST

FILING DATE***

 

$10.00 NON-REFUNDABLE FILING FEE MUST ACCOMPANY EACH APPLICATION

MONEY ORDERS ONLY - NO CASH, NO PERSONAL CHECKS

 

STARTING SALARY/RANGE:                                                                               $32,725 - $36,626      

 

VACANCIES:  The eligible list resulting from this examination will also be used to fill appropriate vacancies as they occur in all agencies and special districts under the jurisdiction of the Utica Municipal Civil Service Commission.

 

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be legal residents of the City of Utica for at least four (4) months immediately preceding the date of the written examination.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(A)              Graduation from business school and one (1) year of supervisory office management experience in a public agency or private business, and graduation from high school; OR

 

(B)              Four (4) years of office experience at least one (1) of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

 

DUTIES: Performs the work of the general management of the office as it relates to receptionist, filing record coordinator, and employee time records coordinator; does related work as required.

 

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION:

 

1.                  Office Management

These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices of planning, organizing and controlling the activities of an office and directing those performing office activities so as to achieve predetermined objectives such as accomplishing office work within reasonable limits of time, effort and cost expenditure.  Typical activities may include but will not be restricted to: simplifying and improving procedures, increasing office efficiency, improving the office work environment and controlling office supplies.

 

2.                  Office Record Keeping

These questions test your ability to perform common office record keeping tasks.  The test consists of two or more “sets” of questions, each set concerning a different problem.  Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.

 

 

 

3.                  Preparing Written Material