Review the skills in City of New York's job postings and prepare examples from your own work. Candidate-reported questions and our suggested exercises are labeled separately below.
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[01] BY THE NUMBERS
Pulled straight from City of New York's career page and public data sources. Linked figures open their source or a fuller breakdown.
Full City of New York company profile[02] PRACTICE
Use the requirements below to choose relevant examples from your work. For each example, explain the problem, your contribution and the result. Ask your recruiter which skills the interview will cover.
Prepare a change-order assessment for a fictional public construction project. Explain effects on scope, cost, schedule and safety, then propose a recovery plan.
The Accountable Manager handles consultant contract changes and incorporates environmental health and safety throughout project delivery.
Source postingReconcile a synthetic bank statement with a payment ledger containing a refund, chargeback, duplicate entry and timing difference. Produce an exception log and explain the evidence needed to resolve each item.
The City Planning accounting role performs bank-to-book reconciliations and handles payment discrepancies.
Source postingUse a fictional food-safety hearing record and an example rule to draft a short legal analysis and a plain-English guidance note for inspectors. Identify missing evidence and explain how it affects your recommendation.
The attorney analyzes hearing decisions and communicates with legal and lay audiences.
Source postingThe current posting asks for:
Knowledge of the City's Financial Management System (FMS)is preferable but not required.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.
3.An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.
Read the employer’s full posting · Posted 2026-10-13
The current posting asks for:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or
A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1"" above.
However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.
Read the employer’s full posting · Posted 2026-10-13
The current posting asks for:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
Read the employer’s full posting · Posted 2026-10-10
Sources reviewed 2026-10-12.
[03] APPLY LOGISTICS
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[04] FAQ
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