• Step One: Identify the Job Announcement
• Step Two: Review Job Requirements
• Step Three: Obtain Application
• Step Four: Application Fees
• Step Five: Application Checklist
• Step Six: Application Review
• Step Seven: Evaluation Methods
• Step Eight: Exam Results
• Step Nine: After you Pass your Exam

Step Seven: Evaluation Methods

Before taking your exam, it is recommended that you become familiar with the types of exams and the evaluation methods that are used to grade them.

Rationale for Selection Mode Determination
All DOP tests are designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of a particular title. The Division of Selection Services looks at how the title is used in the hiring agency and how many candidates are competing to determine the most appropriate test format. Sometimes we use more than one format.

Evaluation of Education and Experience
For this type of Evaluation your application is the test. No written or physical test is administered. An examiner evaluates the education and experience shown on your application against the job requirements. Only relevant experience gained within the last 10 years is assigned credit.

Questionnaire/Supplemental Application
Our questionnaire/supplemental application is a "self-report" of background and experience that you complete at home and submit to DOP within a designated timeframe. The questions are based on the significant aspects of the position being tested.

Written Test
A written test is usually a multiple-choice test or an essay test measuring job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities.

You can view general information about studying for Multiple Choice Tests by going to the Multiple-Choice Exam Orientation Guide.

Supervisory Test Battery
The Supervisory Test Battery (STB) is a computer-based test that measures supervisory skills and abilities. It is sometimes combined with a test of technical knowledge in an exam for a particular title. For more information on the process, download our STB guide.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO CANDIDATES SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE SUPERVISORY TEST BATTERY (STB) EXAM

Beginning December, 2007, the New Jersey Department of Personnel will be using an alternate version of the STB exam. The testing format of this version is the same as the prior version, but consists of different content. Therefore, candidates who have taken the STB exam between December, 2005 and November, 2007 may NOT apply their test scores to job announcements scheduled for testing in December, 2007 and beyond. Instead, all candidates deemed eligible for announcements tested under the STB program will be scheduled to take this alternate version.

Once a candidate establishes a score on the alternate test, that score may be applied to future announcements tested under this program for up to 2 years. This change does not affect the duration of eligible lists previously issued. These lists will remain in effect until their established expiration date.

Your score on the STB is valid for two years, and may be used for titles other than the supervisory title for which you originally applied. You may retake the STB after one year.

• State job titles covered by the STB
• Local job titles covered by the STB
• Books that will help you prepare for the STB

Management Test Battery
The Management Test Battery is designed to measure a candidate's ability to effectively handle a variety of management-level situations. For more information on the process, download our MTB guide.

• State job titles covered by the MTB
• Local job titles covered by the MTB
• Books that will help you prepare for the MTB.

Computer-Based Testing
Our computer-based tests follow a multiple-choice format. You will receive your raw score (the number of correct answers) at the test site immediately after you finish the test. Unlike many other DOP exams, there is no review period. If you want to appeal any portion of this test, you must do it at the test site immediately following the exam.

The Department of Personnel’s computer-based testing sites are conveniently located throughout New Jersey. They include the Department of Labor's One-Stop Centers in Hackensack, Trenton, and Camden, and our Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI) in Trenton.

You will be mailed a notification with your final score.