EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
ASSISTANT BUDGET DIRECTOR PR 1,2,3,4,5
ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (BUDGET) OC 1,3,4,6
BUDGET ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4
CONTRACTS EXAMINER OC & PR 1,3,4,6
LIABILITY CLAIMS EXAMINER OC 1,3,4,5,6
MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN OC 1,3,4,6
PRINCIPAL BUDGET EXAMINER PR 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. 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.
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. 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.
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