City of Columbus

Civil Service Commission Newsletters

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2023

4th Quarter 

• “They’re (We’re) Back!
• Firefighter Exam Opening for Applications
• Veteran’s Preference Points - What You Need To Know
• New To The Commission 
• Reinstatement To An Eligible List
• Meet Our Newest Commissioners
  
  

2022

2nd Quarter 

• It's not too late to sign-up for Police Officer testing!
• Community Evaluators and their part in the Police Officer and Firefighter testing
• Heard of the Transfer List?
• Ask Eyestein
• Meet the Staff

1st Quarter

• Commissioner Pettigrew Retires
• Dream Job Series:  Police Officer
• Text Messaging is Here to Stay
• Ask Eyestein:  Self-Scheduling
  
  

2021

3rd Quarter

• The EDGE Program
• Dream Job Series:  Firefighter, Part 2
• That Test Question Wasn’t Fair!
• Ask Eyestein:  Probationary Periods
• Ask Eyestein:  Testing Accommodation Request
• How Do I Know you Received My Application?
• Not-So-Hidden Gems
  
  

2nd Quarter

• Ongoing Efforts Toward Diversity and Inclusion
• Dream Job Series:  Firefighter, Part 1
• Discover & Explore the City YouTube Channel
• Ask Eyestein:  Do’s and Don’ts of filling out a Scantron Answer Sheet
• 2020 Commission Activities Summary
  
  

 1st Quarter

• Test Center Update
• What to Know While Hiring is Slow
• Welcome:  Commissioner Lynch
• What is a Provisional Hire?
• How is Civil Service Organized?
• Who You Gonna Call?
• Ask Eyestein:  Job Alerts and Proof of Education
  
  

2020

4th Quarter

• Listen Up!  Your Favorite Bands Have New Names
• Why is Diversity & Inclusion Important in the Workplace?
• How Are Competitive Vacancies Filled?
• Ask Eyestein:  Training Raters
• What is a Situational Judgment Test?
• Welcome Our New Commissioner
• Farewell to Retiring Staff

3rd Quarter

• Your Data Helps Us Improve
• Whose Job is That?  Epidemiologist
• Apply in July:  Police Officer Examination
• Veterans’ Preference Rule Change
• Pop Quiz

1st/2nd Quarter

• Still Accepting Applications During COVID
• Uniformed Services Vision Standards
• Tips from an Anonymous Application Reviewer:  Supplemental Questions
• NEOGOV Corner:  Job Alerts
• Whose Job is That?  Income Tax Auditor I
• Is it Possible to Reschedule an Exam?
• The Test Center Speech

2019

4th Quarter

• Coming Soon:  Candidate Text Messaging
• Emails:  Don’t Just Hit “Reply”
• Ask Eyestein:  Application Review and Minimum Qualifications
• Testing Hurdles
• The Request for Review Form
• Retest Policy

 3rd Quarter

• Don’t Double Your Profile
• Our New Testing Space at 1111 East Broad
• Parts of an Exam Notice
• What Does 2% Mean to You?

2nd Quarter

• Testing Roadmap
• Tell Me More About My Score
• Serve and Protect:  Apply for Police Officer

1st Quarter

• New Location for Police & Fire Tests
• You Are A Unique Candidate 
• What Does My Score Mean?
• Pay Attention to Where You Click
• Police & Fire Testing Updates​

2018

4th Quarter

• Ignite Your Career Path:  Become a Columbus Firefighter
• Firefighter Requirements
• Notice Board:  Miscellaneous Announcements
• Diversity:  All About the Ingredients
• Info for 2019 Firefighter Applicants Who Passed the Multiple Choice Exam in 2017

3rd Quarter

• Be There or Be Square
• Application Tips
• Ask Eyestein:  Notice of Canvass
• Community Outreach 
• We Have a Form For That:  Candidate Feedback

2nd Quarter

• Apply in July to become a Columbus Police Officer
• Faster Assistance for NEOGOV/Governmentjobs.com Users
• SMEs, The Unsung Heroes of Test Development
• City of Columbus Career Fair
• Ask Eyestein: Why Do I Wait for a Score?

1st Quarter

• Did You Get the Email?
• Civil Service "Speak"
• From the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Unfamiliar with Our Location? Read This!
• Ask Eyestein: Job Alerts

2017

4th Quarter

• You Earned It! Make Sure we Know About It
• Community Evaluators
• Ask Eyestein: Questions About Failing an Exam
• What is Going on with My Application?
• Minimum Qualifications
• Police/Fire Employment Contacts

3rd Quarter

• Tips from an Anonymous Grader:  Follow the Yellowbrick Instructions
• Assessments of Steel:  IPAC Conference
• Testing Clinic
• The Request for Review Form
• I Passed the Test!...Ummm ...Now what? (entry-level Police/Fire exams)
• Ask Eyestein: application rejection reasons--why?

2nd Quarter

• Police Officer Applications
• Have You Heard of the Transfer List?
• Classification Spotlight:  Public Health Sanitarian
• Ideas to Stay Busy this Summer in Columbus!
• Police Officer Job Seminar
• Ask Eyestein:  Personal History Questionnaire

  1st Quarter

• Firefighter Applications
• Downtown Parking Tips for Test Day
• Attaching a College Diploma to Your Application
• Did You Forget Your DD214 on Test Day?
• Part Time Experience on an Application
• Firefighter Testing
• Do You Stress Over a Test?  Take the Test Stress Test
• A Fond Farewell to Our Retirees Don White & Barb Crawford

 2016

4th Quarter

• Grading on a Curve: How We Set the Passing Score
• Ask Eyestein: Type of ID to bring to an exam
• Update Your Email Address Online
• Join the Team: Become a Columbus Firefighter
• Filling Out the Education Section of an Application
• Classification Spotlight:  Parks Maintenance Worker

  3rd Quarter

• Résumé and Résu-May-Not
• Ask Eyestein: transcripts, diplomas, and online attachments
• Veteran's Preference Points
• Training & Experience Evaluations Explained
• Then, Now, & Later:  Traffic Paint (and Sign) Workers

2nd Quarter

• Website Tips: Current Job Openings
• Classification Spotlight:  Water Distribution Operator I (3864)
• Ask Eyestein: Tailor-made tests
• Public Safety Careers
• NEOGOV Corner: Self Help
• Then, Now, & Later:  the Scioto Mile

1st Quarter

• Tips from an Anonymous Application Reviewer
• Classification Spotlight:  Police Records Technician
• Ask Eyestein:  Test Center Procedures
• Ask Eyestein:  Testing Software
• Ask Eyestein:  Certification List
• Then, Now, & Later:  Watching downtown grow
• Plan Ahead for a Career in Public Safety

2015

4th Quarter

• Our Gift to You:  A Faster Profile
• Restoration Academy Graduates Largest Class Ever
• Ask Eyestein:  Adding information to your profile
• Ask Eyestein: Pink comment sheet
• Classification Spotlight:  Equipment Operator II
• Then & Now:  Laborer Exam
• Change...It's Inevitable, Civil Service's Role in the Mayoral Transition

3rd Quarter

• Whose Job is That?  A 4-Alarm fire Requires a Coordinated Response
• Do You Qualify for Veteran's Preference Points
• Ask Eyestein:  What to do if you missed your test date
• After the Application:  I Applied for a Job, Now What?
• Then & Now:  Front & Broad

2nd Quarter

• Know These Test-Taking Tips
• 2015 Columbus Police Expo
• Then & Now: Refuse Collector Testing
• NEOGOV Corner: Where to Go for NEOGOV Help
• Ask Eyestein: Logic & Reasoning Test Questions and Transcripts
• Snow Warrior Award

1st Quarter

• Job Analysis: What Is It, And Is My Help Really Needed?
• NEOGOV Corner: Following Up on Applications
• Then & Now: Uniformed Physical Testing
• New Test Center Policy: Electronic Devices

2014

4th Quarter

• Tips from an Anonymous Grader
• Public Safety Job Candidates: Steps After the Test
• NEOGOV Corner
• Restoration Academy
• Then & Now: Police Canines
• 2014 Entry-Level Police Officer & Firefighter Testing

3rd Quarter

• Slow Your Scroll: Hasty Applications May Not Be Successful One
• Background Questionnaire for Public Safety Jobs
• NEOGOV Corner
• Ask Eyestein: Job Interest Cards
• Police Officer Expos

2nd Quarter

• Whose Job is That?  Classifications Involved in Parking Changes
• NEOGOV Corner
• Read Your Admission Letter
• Downtown Test Center Procedures
• Then & Now: Downtown Public Transportation Photos
• Police Officer Exam Coming Soon
• Firefighter Exam Update

1st Quarter

• Join the Team: Become a Columbus Firefighter
• Questions About Questionnaires?
• Whose Job Is That? Water Main Break Response
• Police Promotional Exams
• Ask Eyestein: NEOGOV Information

2013

4th Quarter

• NEOGOV for the NeoYear
• Then & Now: City Jobs in 1917
• We Have a Form For That: Notice of Appeal
• Ask Eyestein: Application Retention and Transcripts
• Political Activity Guidelines
• In Appreciation

3rd Quarter

• Survey Says!
• Then & Now: City Worker Photos
• IPAC Conference in Columbus
• Ask Eyestein: Number of City Employees
• Police Promotional Exam

2nd Quarter

• Movin’ On Up…to 77 North Front
• Coming Soon: New Online Applications
• Learn More About 77 North Front
• What to Do & Where to Go on Test Day

1st Quarter

• Fill In the Bubbles
• Why We Do Those Things We Do…
• Safety Forces Vision Standards
• Ask Eyestein: Can I Retake a Test?
• How Many Jobs Can I List?

2012

4th Quarter

• Selective Measures
• Types of City Jobs
• Fire Promotional Tactical Exams
• Testing Clinic
• Ask Eyestein: Applications Counter

3rd Quarter

• Are You in the 2% This Year?
• Website Tutorial: How to Update Your Work Experience
• Double Check Your Test Location
• What is a “4ANA” Removal?
• Testing Clinic Update--It’s Not Too Late
• Ask Eyestein: Test Results

2nd Quarter

• Coming Soon: Testing Clinic
• Police Officer Testing
• MyColumbus App
• What Can I Do at the Civil Service Commission Website?
• Phone Number Please
• Ask Eyestein: Listing Work Experience on the Application

1st Quarter

• Every Day is Veterans Day
• Did You Pass the 2011 Firefighter Test?
• We Have a Form for That: Background Administrative Review Request
• Police Promotional Testing
• Tips from the Test Center
• Ask Eyestein: Leaving the Building During an Exam

2011

4th Quarter

• What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Test
• Want Your Old Job Back?
• Ask Eyestein: What Does It Mean to Be "Certified"?; Hiring of Firefighters; Part-Time Employee Testing
• Electronic Pay Stubs Coming In January

3rd Quarter

• Serve & Protect
• The Non-Competitive Hiring Process: No Test Required
• We Have a Form For That: Testing Accommodation Request (Not ADA)
• Serving You Better: Civil Service Teams
• Ask Eyestein: Study Guides, What is the “Close Date” on a Current Job Opening?

2nd Quarter

• Upcoming Performance Exams
• We Have a Form For That: Request For Review
• Police Sergeant Promotional Testing This Summer
• Entry-Level Police Officer Testing This Fall
• Ongoing Firefighter Testing Ask Eyestein: Testing, How to Tell If There is a Test for a Job Opening; Difference Between Noncompetitive and Qualifying Noncompetitive Jobs

1st Quarter

• CSC Welcomes New Director
• Calling All Firefighter Candidates
• Rung by Rung: How to Become a Columbus Firefighter
• Firefighter Examination Important Dates
• After the Exam: Police Communications Technician
• Ask Eyestein: Who to Call After an Application has been Submitted; Why Didn't I Get a Password When I Registered?; I Thought I Applied; What Happened to the Paper Job Interest Forms?