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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Personnel (DOP) has added an additional Saturday test date to its schedule at its Charleston test center for state positions requiring written examinations.
Saturday testing will now be offered on the first and third Saturdays of each month following a trial basis of Saturday test dates which proved to be successful. Following the implementation of Saturday testing in February, 2017, DOP has seen an increase in participant testing overall. The next Saturday test date at the Charleston location is May 6, 2017.
The testing is conducted at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department located at 108 Lee Street East in Charleston. Free parking is available and testing begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. on designated Saturdays, with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. Applicants are encouraged to arrive at that time to show their photo ID and complete the proper paperwork. Applicants have three hours to complete the multiple-choice test, working at their own pace. Testing at the Charleston location is also available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m.
Interested candidates must first apply online at www.personnel.wv.gov. Open positions that require a test will have a “W” by the position listing, indicating a written examination is required. The posting description will also state that an examination is required. Note that not all positions require an examination. There is no fee to apply or to take the test and the applicant has 90 days to complete the test once they have applied.
There are 13 DOP test centers around the state. For information about these locations and test dates, call 304-558-3950 ext. 0 or log on to www.personnel.wv.gov/job_seekers/testlocations/Pages/default.aspx.