| What This Book Will Do For You |
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| PART ONE: SO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT |
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Where the Jobs Are: Federal Civilian Employment |
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Where the Jobs Are: State and Local Governments |
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Preparing Yourself for the Civil Service Examination |
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| PART TWO: WHAT KIND OF WORK WILL YOU BE DOING? |
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Administration and Supervision |
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30 | (6) |
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36 | (3) |
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Complaints Against Police Personnel |
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39 | (1) |
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Interviewing and Handling Employee Grievances |
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40 | (5) |
| PART THREE: PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION |
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Techniques for Answering Civil Service Questions |
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45 | (6) |
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Techniques for Answering Specific Types of Questions |
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51 | (4) |
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Some Tips About Oral Examinations |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (8) |
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65 | (4) |
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Paragraph Rearrangement Technique |
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69 | (8) |
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Questions on Administration and Supervision |
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77 | (8) |
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Questions on Discipline and Training |
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85 | (10) |
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Communication and Giving Orders |
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95 | (2) |
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Questions on Communication and Giving Orders |
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97 | (8) |
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Questions on Evaluations and Ratings |
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105 | (6) |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (6) |
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Questions on Complaints Against Police Personnel |
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123 | (4) |
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Questions on Interviewing and Employee Grievances |
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127 | (8) |
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135 | (4) |
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The Police and Constitutional Law |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (9) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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Questions on Constitutional Law |
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155 | (12) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (6) |
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Privileged Communications |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (6) |
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Criminalistics and Investigation |
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185 | (1) |
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Principles of Firearms Identification |
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185 | (4) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (2) |
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Questions on Criminalistics and Investigation |
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195 | (14) |
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209 | (46) |
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In-Basket Exercise Questions |
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255 | (6) |
| PART FOUR: MODEL EXAMINATIONS |
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Introduction to the Model Examinations |
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261 | (2) |
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Model Examination 1: Answer Sheet |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (22) |
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Model Examination 1: Answers and Explanations |
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287 | (6) |
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Model Examination 2: Answer Sheet |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (25) |
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Model Examination 2: Answers and Explanations |
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320 | (5) |
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Model Examination 3: Answer Sheet |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (23) |
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Model Examination 3: Answers and Explanations |
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350 | (7) |
| PART FIVE: CIVIL SERVICE CAREER INFORMATION RESOURCES |
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How to Find a Government Job |
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357 | (2) |
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How to Get a Government Job |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (6) |
| Appendix: How to Increase Your Skills in Mathematics |
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The Language of Mathematics |
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Solving Actual Chart and Graph Problems |
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