EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OC 1,2,3,4,5
CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4,5
CONTRACTS
TECHNICIAN OC 1,2,3,4
DEPUTY BUDGET DIRECTOR PR 1,3,4,5,6
DIRECTOR
OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OC 1,2,3,4,5
EXECUTIVE
ANALYST OC 1,3,4,6
FEDERAL
AND STATE AID CLAIMS COORDINATOR OC & PR 1,2,3,4,5
FEDERAL
AND STATE AID CLAIMS EXAMINER OC & PR 1,2,3,4
FINANCIAL
ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4
HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4
INSURANCE
CONTRACT ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
REALTIONS COORDINATOR OC 1,2,3,4
PRINCIPAL
CONTRACTS EXAMINER OC & PR 1,2,3,4,5
PRINCIPAL
HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4,5
SENIOR
GRANTS ANALYST OC & PR 1,2,3,4,5
SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4,5
1. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL-These questions
test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize
paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed
by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version.
For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with
their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the
best order for the sentences.
2. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN
MATERIAL-These
questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written material.
You will be presented with brief reading passages and
will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your answers to the
questions only on what is presented in the passages
and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.
3. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING TABULAR
MATERIAL-These
questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic
of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to
perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them,
analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data
sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical
operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the
test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or solar-powered
calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted
to use the calculator function of your cell phone.
4. EVALUATING CONCLUSIONS IN LIGHT OF KNOWN
FACTS-These
questions will consist of a set of facts and a conclusion. You must decide if
the conclusion is proved by the facts, disproved by
the facts or if the facts are not sufficient to prove or disprove the
conclusion. The questions will not be specific to a particular field.
5. SUPERVISION-These questions
test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning,
organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined
objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format,
include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance;
maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates;
implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with
problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.
6. BUDGETING-These questions
are designed to test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in
governmental budgeting and may include, but not necessarily be restricted to,
terminology associated with the budgeting process and budget cycle; the
selecting of data for analysis (summarization and synthesis) in order to make
inferences and draw conclusions which will provide a basis for making budget
recommendations; applying analysis techniques to data (computation skills); the
techniques involved in and factors affecting forecasting and trend analysis;
presenting budget information at the level of analysis and type of perspective
appropriate to the needs of each person/entity that you are communicating with;
and actions associated with budget execution such as analysis of program
outcomes or responding to situational changes after a budget has been passed.
The New York State
Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination.
However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to
Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is
available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS RECOMMENDED