[Taxacom] CDFA Exam Announcement - Associate Seed Botanist 8FA01

[Genevieve K. Walden]

Dear colleagues,

I'm happy to announce an open exam for Associate Seed Botanist for the
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Please share widely and
cross post.

The following examination is being offered on an Open basis with a
Final Filing Date: Friday, March 30, 2018.

Associate Seed Botanist  – Exam Code 8FA01

See PDF for the full civil service exam announcement and contact
information [https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/employment/pdfs/8FA01.pdf].

The Associate Seed Botanist exam will establish a list of eligible
candidates that can apply for future job openings when announced.

If you are interested in applying for future job openings at the
California State Seed Lab you must first take this civil service exam
to establish eligibility. More information about the CDFA Seed Lab is
here [https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PPD/seed.html] and CalCareer exam
announcement [https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=8FA01

If you know of anyone that may be interested please pass this
information along and encourage them to apply. Also note the minimum
qualifications for this exam do not require a candidate to be a
Certified Seed Analyst or Registered Seed Technologist at the time of
the exam. Information on the Seed Botanist Series is available at
CalHR [http://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/0495.aspx]

A description of the exam format and the exam questions and how to
submit your exam application and supplemental exam application answers
(the supplemental exam establishes the eligible candidate list for
future job openings) can be found in the exam announcement.
[https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/employment/pdfs/8FA01.pdf].

Please read the very detailed instructions on how to prepare your
answers to the supplemental exam application. Please make sure you
follow the instructions given on the exam announcement for submitting
the exam application and supplemental exam application.

If you have any questions regarding the exam, please contact Cindy
Torres at (916) 403-6581 or cindy.torres at cdfa.ca.gov.

Sincerely yours,
Genevieve