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1 BILL DE BLASIOM ayorSTACEY CUMBERBATCHC ommissionerTHE CITY OF NEW YORKDEPARTMENT OF CITYWIDEADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESAPPLICATION UNIT1 CENTRE STREET, 14TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10007 NOTICEOFEXAMINATIONREAD CAREFULLY AND SAVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCEWHEN TO APPLY: From: March 4, 2015 APPLICATION FEE: $ :March 24, 2015If you choose to pay the application fee witha credit/debit/gift card, you will be charged afee of of the payment amount. Thisfee is TEST DATE:Multiple-choice testing is expected to begin on Monday, August 3, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATEExam No. 5039(Only for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of the NYC Department ofCitywide Administrative Services) YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THIS NOTICE IN ITS ENTIRETYBEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR THE JOB INVOLVES: Principal Administrative Associates, under general supervision, with some latitudefor independent initiative and judgment, perform difficult and responsible office, supervisory or administrativefunctions utilizing manual and automated office systems.

2 All Principal Administrative Associates perform relatedwork.(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of thisposition.)THE SALARY: The current minimum salary is $39,981 per annum. This rate is subject to change. There are threeassignment levels within this class of positions. Appointments will generally be made to Assignment Level appointment, employees may be assigned to the higher assignment levels at the discretion of the TO APPLY: If you believe you meet the requirements in the "How to Qualify" section, submit an applicationon the Online Application System (OASys) at Follow the onscreen applicationinstructions for electronically submitting your application and payment, and completing any required unique and valid email address is required to file online.

3 Several internet service providers, including but notlimited to Google, Yahoo!, AOL, , and offer free email addresses. All new OASysaccounts require verification before a candidate can submit an application to ensure the accuracy ofcandidate information. Verification is instantaneous for most accounts, but some accounts may require upto 24 hours to be reviewed by a staff member and resolved. Email notification will be sent to those creatingaccounts that require additional documentation before they can be resolved. Please keep this informationand the application period deadline in mind when creating your account. The following methods of paymentare acceptable: major credit card, bank card associated with a bank account, or a prepaid debit card with a creditcard logo which you may purchase online or at various retail outlets.

4 You may come to the DCAS Computer-based Testing & Applications Centers to file for this EXAMINATION online and submit a money order payable toDCAS (Exams).If you do not have access to a computer, you may file online at one of DCAS Computer-based Testing &Applications Centers. The centers will be open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM:ManhattanBrooklyn2 Lafayette Street210 Joralemon Street17th Floor4th FloorNew York, NY 10007 Brooklyn, NY 11201 The DCAS Computer-based Testing & Applications Centers will be closed on Saturday, March 14, must complete the entire EXAMINATION by midnight, Eastern time, of the last day of the Application Period(March 24, 2015). If you have questions about applying for this EXAMINATION , you may contact DCAS No.

5 5039 - Page 2 Special Circumstances Guide: This guide is located on the DCAS website and available at the DCASC omputer-based Testing & Applications Centers. This guide gives important information about requesting analternate test date because of religious observance or a special test accommodation for disability, claimingVeterans' or Legacy credit, and notifying DCAS of a change in your mailing address. Follow all instructions onthe Special Circumstances Guide that pertain to you when you complete your "Application for EXAMINATION ."HOW TO QUALIFY: This is a computer-based Qualifying Education and Experience Test. Your educationand experience will be evaluated online and you will receive immediate tentative results.

6 You may be giventhe test before we verify your qualifications. You are responsible for determining whether or not you meet thequalification requirements for this EXAMINATION prior to submitting your application. If you are marked "NotQualified," your application fee will not be refunded and you will not receive an Admission NOTICE or and Experience baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years of satisfactory, full-timeprogressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in anadministrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderatedifficulty; associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university and four years ofsatisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year ofadministrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

7 Four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of satisfactory, full-timeprogressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of administrative orsupervisory experience as described in "1" above; and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates mustpossess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Educationabove the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but notfor the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at the rate of 30semester credits from an accredited college or university for 6 months of experience, up to a maximumof 3 in an administrative capacity includes tasks which provide high level support to an office and/or topexecutive of an organization, with the authority to make critical decisions about matters of significance.

8 It doesnot include basic clerical tasks such as filing, typing and data entry, answering the telephone, sorting and education requirement must be met by June 30, 2015. The experience requirement must be met by thelast day of the Application Period (March 24, 2015).The high school diploma or its educational equivalent must be approved by a State's Department of Education ora recognized accrediting organization. The college or university must be accredited by regional, national,professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the Secretary of Education and bythe Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).In order to receive credit for the twelve months of satisfactory experience in a supervisory capacity orperforming high level work in an administrative capacity as described above, for each employment you musthave performed at least 7 (seven) of the tasks listed in the following Task Category of the PrincipalAdministrative Associate Task Inventory:TaskTaskCategory # Staff Performing Responsible Clerical/Administrative Work or Performs High LevelWork in an Administrative Capacity.

9 (30 Tasks)In order to receive credit for satisfactory clerical/administrative experience as described above, for eachemployment you must have performed at least 7 (seven) of the tasks listed in one of the following TaskCategories of the Principal Administrative Associate Task Inventory:TaskTaskCategory # Staff Performing Responsible Clerical/Administrative Work or Performs High LevelWork in an Administrative Capacity. (30 Tasks) Clerical/Administrative Work of Varying Levels of Difficulty. (23 Tasks)The complete Principal Administrative Associate Task Inventory is as follows:Principal Administrative Associate Task InventoryLevel 1 Task Staff Performing Responsible Clerical/Administrative Work or Performs HighLevel Work in an Administrative Capacity.

10 (30 Tasks) staff engaged in routine clerical, data entry, or records intake and/or staff engaged in clerical/administrative work in areas such as personnel, payroll, timeand leave, workers compensation or employee benefits staff engaged in the collection, intake and/or processing of fines, taxes, and staff performing difficult and responsible fiscal and bookkeeping No. 5039 - Page duties of an executive assistant; oversees difficult and responsible work in the office ofa very high level executive ( , agency/business head, president, vice president, commissioner,deputy commissioner, etc.). executive secretarial work, including scheduling appointments and making travel andhotel arrangements for managers to attend conferences, seminars, out-of-town meetings, etc.