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

[Genevieve K. Walden]

Reminder that the deadline for the exam CDFA Associate Seed Botanist
closes this Friday, 30 March 2018, close of business PST.

Sincerely yours,
Genevieve

On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Genevieve K. Walden <gkwalden at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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