OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

To be eligible to compete in this examination, applicants must have a high school diploma or the equivalent and one (1) year of clerical* or data recording experience. (Thirty (30) college level credits may be substituted for each year of work experience.) 

*Clerical experience includes: filing materials; sorting mail; unpacking supplies; operating office machinery; recording and or copying written numerical material; communicating directions and information orally to staff; processing documents; receiving/unpacking goods, supplies and/or materials; reviewing and correcting typed materials to ensure correct spelling, punctuation and proper format; operating office machinery, reviewing documents and forms in accordance with written rules and policies; checking documents and forms to determine whether required information is present and accurate; filing, retrieving, and sorting paper and folders according to an established alphabetical, chronological, numerical or functional filing system; responding to telephone or written questions; taking messages; performing incidental typing; answering telephone, etc. 

NOTE: Applications are accepted from the public who meet the minimum qualifications to compete. Applicants should read the examination announcement carefully, including the minimum qualifications to compete, before applying. Be sure to accurately complete the education and work experience fields of the application for Clerical Assistant 45-853; determination if you meet the minimum qualifications to compete in the examination is based solely on the information included in the application.