To apply for a specific position, you must submit a completed County Application. Resumes and application forms from other agencies are not accepted in lieu of the County application. Additionally, most recruitments require that you also submit a specialized Supplemental Application Form (SAF). If additional information or certificates are required, they will be mentioned on either the Supplemental Application Form or on the Job Announcement Bulletin.

The Recruitment Process begins with the Job Announcement Bulletin. The Bulletin usually describes the steps that will be followed in the recruitment and examination.

The first examination step for all recruitments is review of all submitted application materials to determine if the applicant meets the minimum qualifications stated on the bulletin, and has submitted a complete application. Possession of the minimum qualifications is not necessarily a guarantee of further advancement in the application process.

Depending upon the number of anticipated or actual qualified applications received, additional steps often include an application screening, written exam, performance or practical exam or an oral exam. The highest scoring applicants in a testing step proceed to the next step until an eligible list is established. Candidates remain on an eligible list for a minimum of six months, and are subsequently "certified" to a hiring authority when a vacancy occurs.