Daily News | Philadelphia vocational school grads now get an edge on civil service exam
Any applicant who has graduated from a Philadelphia CTE program within the last three years will get the points added to their score on the civil service exam relevant to a position they’re seeking. When a civil service position has more applicants than openings, those scores are used to rank the candidates.“If you’re number one on the list, then obviously you’re going to be called for an interview, and if you’re number 10, you may not be called,” Gilmore Richardson said.
Students “know that there are jobs available, the city has jobs. But they have never really been informed of how you get those jobs,” said Michelle Armstrong, executive director of CTE for the School District of Philadelphia. “But I think the perception has changed over the years,” Gilmore Richardson said, noting that roughly one in five city jobs are vacant. “And I think it’s tools like this that will help us to encourage more young people to apply for civil service jobs.”
Civil service jobs available now range from window washer and crossing guard, to positions like accountant, engineer or analyst that require a bachelor’s degree or even a master’s degree in some instances.
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