1. Does Lincoln Park require residency when hiring new employees?

Lincoln Park has a "residency preference". Generally speaking, applicants who are residents, and the qualifications for the position, are given a preference. If there are no resients, a vacancy would open up to a contigious town applicant, then Morris County applicant, then State of New Jersey.

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2. Lincoln Park is not presently hiring but I would like to send an application anyway

Applications may be obtained by calling the Administrator's Office at 973-694-6100x7116. Click hereEmployment Applicationt

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3. Job Opportunities

The Borough of Lincoln Park frequently post job openings online, however, The New Jersey Department of Personnel hiring rules and regulations must be adhered to, check their website at www.state.nj.us/personnel/jobs/index.htm This section answers common questions relative to employment by Lincoln Park.

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4. Who does the actual hiring?

Although the Borough of Lincoln Park is a civil service jurisdiction and must follow state regulations when hiring new employees, the Borough, –not the State of New Jersey - is the appointing authority and does the actually hiring. The Lincoln Park Administrator is the Personnel Officer for the municipality and oversees a broad range of human resources functions including the interview and selection process. Department heads and senior level managers play a very important role in the hiring process.

NJDOP reviews the documentation submitted by the Personnel Officer after each candidate is selected for hire in order to ensure compliance with state rules and regulations.

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5. What is a certification?

It is a list of names selected from the eligible pool of candidates who have successfully passed the examination process for the position. NJDOP provides the certification to the Personnel Officer who then coordinates the application, interview and selection process from the names on the list.

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6. Does being certified mean that I will be hired?

No. It means that you MAY be asked to submit an employment application and be interviewed if you are reachable on the certification.

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7. What is the “rule of three?”

When there are no veterans or disabled veterans on a certification, the rule of three applies which means that any one of the first three non-veterans may be selected. However, when eligibles on a certification have the same final average and veteran status, the rule of three for non-veterans is expanded to include everyone with the same score.

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8. Is an actual test given as part of the Clerical Assessment Program?

Yes.

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