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... But where in the world can you find the list?! Lol, I can't seem to track it down online. I tried signing up for the chief hoping it would have more info in the rest of the article, but my subscription doesn't seem to have registered.
Nevermind. Just realized you can now call DCAS at 212-669-1357 then use your SS# and the exam number (4060) in order to get your list number. So now the next question would be... How quickly do lists like these usually move?
I will take the upcoming associate staff analyst exam next month and find information here is very helpful. I’d appreciate some help on the questions I have below.
Please note I am not a city employee and will take the test that is open to the public.
1. 1. How much time do you have to complete the test?
.I 2. I am using a passbook for staff analyst trainee to prepare for this associate staff analyst exam. Is this passbook not enough for exam preparation as associate staff analyst is a higher position? If not, are the questions in this passbook of similar nature to those asked during the exam?
3. 3. Passbook series don’t provide explanation to answers. Can anyone suggest other materials/websites that can help preparation for the test? Are past exams ever get published so that we can utilize them?
4. 4. If the test result doesn’t put me on the top of the candidate list, will taking the exam again with a better result replace the previous ranking? How does the city agency handle the ranking with the exams offered at different years?
Thanks in advance.
1. You have about 3 hour to take the exam
2. I study with the passbook for the exam as well, but the questions on the exam was not relevant to what you study for the passbook, at least it was not for my staff analyst trainee exam. However, there are some exam like Research Assistant passbook was actually helpful base on the feedback I got from my friends that took the exam. So, you never know if the passbook is helpful or not.
3. There's really nothing you can prepare for the exam, pretty much everyone go in as equal background, is testing of mathematics and comprehensive reading and some grammar.
4. You can only take the exam when they are open to file, like the open competitive. Once the filing date for the exam is complete, you cannot retake the exam. The exam is a one time, so if you fail, you have to wait till the next time that the city offer the exam.
Hope these help answer some of your questions. Feel free to ask if you have additional questions.
Thanks a lot, nybklyn.
I've heard the passbook doesn't necessarily prepare you for the exam. I just want to find out the questions asked by the exam are of similar nature of the tests in the passbook. The questions in the passbook are related to various topics, government structure/function, bond issuance, managerial skills, match, logical, etc. At least, that'll give me a basic idea what field to expect.
I understand one can only take the exam when it is open to the public and the exam is not offered that often. But let's say I got score of 80 last year. This year, I took the exam again and scored 75. Does that mean they will only look at the highest score I achieved despite that score was older than the lower score? Do they only have one list with all the scores despite when candidates take the exam?
Thank you.
Thanks a lot, nybklyn.
I've heard the passbook doesn't necessarily prepare you for the exam. I just want to find out the questions asked by the exam are of similar nature of the tests in the passbook. The questions in the passbook are related to various topics, government structure/function, bond issuance, managerial skills, match, logical, etc. At least, that'll give me a basic idea what field to expect.
I understand one can only take the exam when it is open to the public and the exam is not offered that often. But let's say I got score of 80 last year. This year, I took the exam again and scored 75. Does that mean they will only look at the highest score I achieved despite that score was older than the lower score? Do they only have one list with all the scores despite when candidates take the exam?
Thank you.
Exams for most titles are issued only once every 5 years or so. When the new test is out and list is established, the old list is removed. You want to score high enough so that you get called for interviews before that happens.
Thanks a lot, nybklyn.
I've heard the passbook doesn't necessarily prepare you for the exam. I just want to find out the questions asked by the exam are of similar nature of the tests in the passbook. The questions in the passbook are related to various topics, government structure/function, bond issuance, managerial skills, match, logical, etc. At least, that'll give me a basic idea what field to expect.
I understand one can only take the exam when it is open to the public and the exam is not offered that often. But let's say I got score of 80 last year. This year, I took the exam again and scored 75. Does that mean they will only look at the highest score I achieved despite that score was older than the lower score? Do they only have one list with all the scores despite when candidates take the exam?
Thank you.
The exam questions might be different from one exam to another exam, so is hard to tell. As for the question you have about the list, if you took the exam last year and score 80, and taking the same exam this year and got a 75, that mean you are on 2 list. For example, if the title is exactly the same, but the exam number is different, then they will usually call the exam that was first given, so your score of 80 will be call first. Each list is most likely to be expire after 4 years, and that's when the city push for the exam again. So, if your score put you near the bottom of the list, that might not be a good sign because you might never get call on, so you will have to retake the exam when they are offering it later.
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