Application Forms and Study Guides

Application Forms

Employment/Civil Service Exam Application	Summer Employment Application
Application Completion Guidelines	Change of Name/Address Form
Form VC-1 (Application for Veteran’s Credit)	Crossfiler Form
Form VC-4 (Veteran’s Disability Records Release)	Typing Test Waiver Form

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Each exam requires an individual application form. For help completing an application refer to the Application Completion Guidelines.

Exams require a non-refundable application processing fee due at time of application. Credit cards are accepted online only. Checks or money orders are accepted in person. Cash is not accepted. In some cases the fee is waived due to financial hardship. See the exam announcements for details.

If you have applied for examinations offered on the same date as another civil service commission (ex. City of Rochester, New York State or another County), you must complete a crossfiler form.

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

Study Guides for Civil Service Exams

Monroe County Civil Service does not review or endorse any commercially available study guides, but the downtwon Central Library does have a Job Information Center that can be of assistance in exam preparation and CSEA members can access unofficial preparation material through their union.

The following Civil Service Exam Study Guides for selected entry-level titles are available in PDF format. 

Also helpful is the Application Completion Guide and the Civil Service Reference Guide and the Police/Deputy Sheriff FAQ page.

Download the How to Take a Written Exam

Download the Account/Audit Clerical Series, Entry-Level Study Guide

Download the Caseworker Series Study Guide

Download the Civil Deputies - Court Security Series Study Guide

Download the Clerical/Steno/Typist Series, Entry-Level Study Guide

Download the Correction Officer Series, Entry-Level Study Guide

Download the Custodians and Janitors Series, Entry-Level Study Guide

Download the Custodians and Janitors Series, High-Level Study Guide

Download the Dietitian and Nutritionist Series Study Guide

Download the Fire Chief/Assistant Fire Chief Series Study Guide

Download the Firefighter Series Study Guide

Download the First Line Correctional Supervisors Series Study Guide

Download the Food Service/School Lunch Manager Series Study Guide

Download the Higher Level Account Clerical Series Study Guide

Download the Investigator Series (Non-Police) Study Guide

Download the Law Enforcement Officer Entry Level (Deputy Sheriff Road Patrol/Police Officer) Study Guide (REVISED 7-11-19)

Download the Legal Services Series Study Guide

Download the Parks and Grounds Series Study Guide

Download the Police Chief/Assistant Chief Series Study Guide

Download the Police Supervisors/Investigator Series Study Guide

Download the Probation Series Study Guide

Download the Public Health Technician Series Study Guide

Download the Safety and Security Series Study Guide

Download the Second- and Third-Line Police Supervisors Series, Study Guide

Download the Senior Stenographer/Senior Typist Series Study Guide

Download the Social Welfare Examiner Series Study Guide

Download the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator/Trainee Series Study Guide

Monroe County Civil Service does not review or endorse any commercially available study guides, but the Central Library does have a Job Information Center that can be of assistance in exam preparation.