Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions. Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants.
Responses should be thorough and specific. A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position. Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.
Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment. Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.
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Question 1 will assess whether or not you meet minimum qualifications.
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This position requires that all qualified applicants possess a valid current license as a Land Surveyor from the State of California. Do you possess a valid current license as a Land Surveyor from the State of California?
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If yes, please list your License number.
To qualify to participate further in this examination process, you understand that your answer to the above question #1 of this supplemental questionnaire must be “YES”.
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Questions 2-7 will be used to screen for the best qualified component.
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Describe your experience in reviewing and/or preparing Record of Survey Maps. Reference from your job application when you gained this experience and what percent of your experience was spent on this task?
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Indicate your experience and qualifications creating topographic maps from data collected points and break lines, and compiling maps editing points, break lines, contours and surfaces using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
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This position will require incumbents to manage multiple projects. Explain how primary project control points are provided, how job progression is monitored, and how quality control is maintained over the course of managing multiple projects. Also, explain how you complete and file the finished projects.
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As Land Surveyor, you will be responsible for reviewing consultant surveyors’ work to determine contract compliance. Describe your experience in this area.
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Describe your experience using GIS, conducting research and creating/maintaining layers in GIS. Reference from your job application when you gained this experience.
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Describe your experience working with other licensed Surveyors to determine boundary lines to be shown on a map when you disagree with their solutions. How was the boundary ultimately determined?
The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position. Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews.
By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.
Human Resource Services Department