Troy Police are looking to recruit. The city’s police department announced a civil service exam has been scheduled for September. Candidates will take a written exam and a physical agility test. The ...

Madison Township is looking at abolishing civil service testing as a requirement for police-officer applicants. Township government officials noted that civil service testing has become a hindrance in ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Civil Service Test will be given Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Police Department's Union Training Center, 1701 Line Ferry Road. Applicants must be 21 and a United States citizen.

The executive director of the Columbus Civil Service Commission is recommending the city cease what has been one of her agency's main functions for over a century: the filling of nonpolitical ...

As community focus on police reform continues, more Somerville residents want to know how the city hires its police. Right now, the City Council is reviewing appointments to the police reserve list, a ...

The New York State Department of Civil Service has released an application for a New York entry-level civil service exam in August. Open-competitive exams are an opportunity to start a career with New ...

The town of Brookline is moving to drop the state’s civil service exam process for its police department — changing 130 years of practice — to speed up hiring and fill open positions. As first ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the application fees for all state civil service exams are waived through December 2025. “As our state continues to grapple with an ...