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Application Forms and Study Guides

Application Forms

If you are interested in applying for employment with Monroe County, please print and complete each page of the Employment/Civil Service Exam Application (36k PDF).

For assistance in completing your application, you may also refer to the Application Completion Guidelines (12k PDF) .

If you apply for more than one Civil Service Exam, you must complete one application for each exam you wish to take.

Most exams require that you pay an application fee. Check the exam announcement to see if a fee is required. Only checks or money orders are acceptable for payment. Payment must accompany your application. In some cases, the fee is waived because of financial hardship. Check the exam announcement and the last page of the application for details.

If you have applied for one or more examinations offered by Monroe County and the City of Rochester, New York State or another County Civil Service Commission on the same date, you must complete a cross filer form, which is available at the link below. You do not need to fill out this form if you are taking multiple exams with one agency.

Veterans wishing to claim additional examination credits as a veteran or disabled veteran of a period of war or conflict as prescribed by the Veteran’s Administration must file Form VC-1 (10k PDF) and/or Form VC-4 (8k PDF) along with a copy of their discharge papers (DD-214) prior to 30 days after the examination date.

If the exam you are taking requires a qualifying typing performance test and you have already completed a typing test, please read and complete a Typing Test Waiver Form (6k PDF) . The exam announcement will inform you if a typing test is required and the minimum words per minute required to qualify.

If the exam you are taking requires a qualifying stenographic performance test and you have already completed a stenographic test, please read and complete a Stenographic Test Waiver Form (6k PDF). The exam announcement will inform you if a stenographic test is required and the minimum words per minute required to qualify.

Civil Service Exam Study Guides

The following Civil Service Exam Study Guides for selected entry-level titles are available in PDF format. As more study guides become available, they will be added to this list.

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