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Courts

Testing for most civil service jobs happens only periodically and sometimes as little as once every two years.  An exam may consist of one test or a number of different tests.  Note that once you pass the test and you're on a civil service list, you'll be interviewed to determine if you receive a job offer.  Make the most of your opportunity with the resources below.Guides with reader recommendations are in bold.

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PRACTICE INTERVIEWS

• Complete Interview Guide
  Learn how to answer questions so that no matter what an interviewer asks you, you'll be calm, cool, and confident with 3 practice interviews.

TEST GUIDES

1. Attorney's Assistant, Jack Rudman, 2009

2. Barron's Court Officer Exam, 2013

3. Court Assistant, Jack Rudman, 2010 

4. Court Assistant 1, Jack Rudman, 2010 

5. Court Officer Exam, Learning Express, 2011

6. Court Officer Exam: (Including Bailiff, Sheriff, Marshall, Courtroom Attendant, and Courtroom Deputy), Barron's, 2013

7. Court Officer Sergeant, Jack Rudman, 2005

8. Law Clerk, Jack Rudman, 2000

9. Master the Court Officer Exam (10th Ed), Jeffrey P. Rush, Arco, 2006

Paralegal

1. How to Land Your First Paralegal Job: An Insider's Guide to the Fastest Growing Profession of the New Millennium (5th Ed), Andrea Wagner, 2008 - RECOMMENDED

2. Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems, and Skills, William P. Statsky, 2008 - RECOMMENDED

3. Paralegal Career For Dummies, Scott J.D. Hatch, 2006

4. Paralegal Procedures and Practices: Exercise Manual, Scott Hatch, 2009

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION POSITIONS

• The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results, George Bradt, 2011
  The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan will help ensure that you achieve all of your goals in your next leadership role by implementing an effective plan, starting even before Day One.

• The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Michael Watkins 2013
  A hands-on guide for moving successfully into a new role.  Walk through the transition as Watkins identifies the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter and provides tools/strategies for how to avoid them. 

• Skills for New Managers, Morey Stettner, 2013
  Specific answers for key responsibilities including delegating work, communicating effectively, mentoring, leadership, and coaching.  Includes bulleted lists, checklists and definition of terms.

• 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager's Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges, Paul Falcone, 2009
  Covering everything from substandard performance reviews to personal hygiene to termination meetings, this guide helps managers on what to say and how to say it.  Good resource for test questions regarding frequently encountered supervision situations.

• Complete Interview Guide with Supervision Guide
  From job-interview.net, 200+ possible interview questions on supervision including behavioral/situational questions. Plus, answers to the toughest supervision interview questions.