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HR Commissioner outlines changes to correction officer testing and continuous recruitment plan
Summary
Orange County’s Human Resources commissioner told the Personnel & Compensation Committee on March 17 the county will expand correction officer testing under a training‑experience model and move to at least three test administrations a year to increase recruitment.
Orange County’s commissioner of human resources presented a multi-part plan on March 17 to increase correction officer recruitment by changing civil service testing practices and expanding testing frequency.
Commissioner Langdon Chapman told the Personnel & Compensation Committee the county has shifted over the past decade from written exams to an abilities (physical) test and, more recently, to a training‑experience model that scores applicants on their work history and education. Chapman said the county plans to give the training‑experience test at least three times a year beginning in 2025 and to remove the county’s abilities…
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