Finding Study Guides for State Civil Service Exams - A Manual for Public and Institutional Libraries - 10th Edition Revised October 2004

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A comprehensive guide for public and institutional libraries to locate appropriate study materials for patrons pursuing Louisiana State Civil Service employment. It documents every currently used written exam, providing an outline of question categories and recommended reference study guides, often from Arco or National Learning Corporation, while noting alignment by examination series number. It also maps common question types such as grammar, mathematics, logic, reading comprehension, and reporting to suitable substitute guides, and closes with an index of job titles.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages37

Reading Time1 h 33 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Examination Outlines and Recommended Study Guides

Series 1050 Group Benefits Claims Assistant

Series 1111 Engineering Aide Test

Series 1333 Professional Entry Test

Series 1700 Law Enforcement Supervisor Test

Series 2812 Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent

Series 3700 Professional Supervisor Test

Series 4242 Accounting Paraprofessional Test

Series 4300 Highway Foreman

Series 4900 Manager/Administrator Test (MAT)

Series 5000 Law Enforcement and Protective Services (LEAPS)

Series 7000/7001 Clerical/Office/Administrative Support Test (COAST)

Series 7002 COAST Typing Skills Test

Series 7200 Wildlife & Fisheries Technician Exam

Series 7900/7001 Motor Vehicle Compliance Analyst Test

Types of Questions and Recommended Study Guides

Budgeting

Coding

English Grammar/Usage/Correct Expression

Following Instructions

Graphs, Charts and Tables/Data Interpretation

Human Relations

Logic

Management and Supervision

Mathematics/Numerical Relations

Reading Comprehension

Reasoning

Report Writing

Spelling/Vocabulary

Index of Job Titles

FINDING STUDY GUIDES FOR STATE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS: A MANUAL FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES 10th Edition, Revised October 2004 FINDING STUDY GUIDES FOR STATE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS: A MANUAL FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES 10th Edition Revised October 2004 Compiled by Gary L. Ferguson Updated by Eordonna D’Andrea State Library of Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................ i EXAMINATION OUTLINES AND RECOMMENDED STUDY GUIDES SERIES 1050 GROUP BENEFITS CLAIMS ASSISTANT .................................................................. 2 SERIES 1111 ENGINEERING AIDE TEST........................................................................................... 3 SERIES 1333 PROFESSIONAL ENTRY TEST ..................................................................................... 4 SERIES 1700 LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR TEST ............................................................... 5 SERIES 2812 PARISH HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT ...................................... 6 SERIES 3700 PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISOR TEST .......................................................................... 7 SERIES 4242 ACCOUNTING PARAPROFESSIONAL TEST ............................................................. 8 SERIES 4300 HIGHWAY FOREMAN ................................................................................................... 9 SERIES 4900 MANAGER/ADMINISTRATOR TEST (MAT) .............................................................. 10 SERIES 5000 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (LEAPS) ............................. 11 SERIES 7000/7001 CLERICAL/OFFICE/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TEST (COAST)............................................................................................................................................. 12 SERIES 7002 COAST TYPING SKILLS TEST .................................................................................... 13 SERIES 7200 WILDLIFE & FISHERIES TECHNICIAN EXAM ......................................................... 14 SERIES 7900/7901 MOTOR VEHICLE COMPLIANCE ANALYST TEST ........................................ 15 TYPES OF QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDED STUDY GUIDES BUDGETING ........................................................................................................................................... 17 CODING ................................................................................................................................................... 17 ENGLISH GRAMMAR/USAGE/CORRECT EXPRESSION ................................................................ 17 FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS............................................................................................................. 17 GRAPHS, CHARTS AND TABLES/DATA INTERPRETATION ........................................................ 18 HUMAN RELATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 19 LOGIC ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION ................................................................................................. 19 MATHEMATICS/NUMERICAL RELATIONS ..................................................................................... 20 READING COMPREHENSION.............................................................................................................. 21 REASONING ........................................................................................................................................... 21 REPORT WRITING.............................................................................

FAQs

What is the purpose of this manual for libraries?

It provides information on every currently used written State Civil Service exam and helps libraries find appropriate study guides for patrons seeking State employment.

How does the manual help users when they only know the examination series number?

The first section lists exams in order by the series number assigned by Civil Service, making it easy to locate the correct breakdown of test question categories.

How does the manual recommend study guides for different question types?

The second section groups common categories of questions (such as English grammar and mathematics) and lists study guides that include examples of those question types, which can be used as substitutes or additional practice.

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