Civil Service Test

Civil Service Test

Here's just a sample of the civil service test guides available from the Civil Service Test Center at Government Jobs, Public Service Employees Network. Click here for more guides.

Barron's Comprehensive Postal Exam, Philip Barkus, 2000
The Best Test Preparation for the U.S. Postal Exams: Entrance Test Battery 470 & Rural Carrier Test 460, M. Fogiel, 1998
The Book of U.S. Postal Exams: How to Score 95-100% and Get a Job (6th Ed), 1999
Complete Postal Exam Study Program: 470 & 460 Exams, 3 Audio CDs, 380-page Training Guide, Speed Pencils, Free Live Support & Guaranteed Score of 95-100%, T. W. Parnell, 2001 - RECOMMENDED
Norman Hall's Postal Exam Preparation Book, 1994
Post Office Jobs: How to Get a Job With the U.S. Postal Service, Dennis Damp, 2003 - RECOMMENDED
Postal Clerk and Carrier (Arco Civil Service Test Tutor), John Gosney, 2003
Postal Exam Quick Course: Exams 470 & 460: Complete Test Preparation in Less Than 12 Hours, T. W. Parnell, 2004
Postal Exam Training Guide: General Entrance Test Battery 470 & Rural Carrier Exam 460, Free Live Support & Guaranteed Score of 95-100%, T. W. Parnell - RECOMMENDED
Postal Test Prep CD-ROM: Postal Exams 470 & 460, T. W. Parnell, 2002
Postal Worker Exam (National Edition Test Preparation Guides), 1997 - RECOMMENDED

CORRECTIONS

Corrections Officer Exam: The Complete Preparation Guide, Learning Express Editors, 2000
Four practice exams, reading comprehension, writing, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, math, memory and observation, judgement and reasoning.
Correction Officer (14th Ed), Arco, 2002
Correction Promotion Course (General Aptitude and Abilities Series, Vol 1), Jack Rudman, 1991
Correction Officer Exam, Donald J. Schroeder, 2001
Norman Hall's Corrections Officer Exam Preparation Book, 1998

FEDERAL

Arco Federal Jobs in Law Enforcement, 2nd Ed., Arco, 2001
Border Patrol Exam, (2nd Ed.) Learning Express, 2001
The Coast Guardsman's Manual, George E., Captain Krietemeyer, 2000
FBI Careers: The Ultimate Guide to Landing a Job As One of Americas Finest, Thomas Ackerman, 2002
Federal Law Enforcement Careers: Testing & Interviewing Guide, Pam McClish, 2001
Guide to Careers in Federal Law Enforcement: Profiles of 225 High-Powered Careers & Sure-Fire Tactics for Getting Hired, Thomas Ackerman, 2001
Guide to Homeland Security Careers, Donald B. Hutton, 2003 - RECOMMENDED
Internal Revenue Agent, Jack Rudman, 1991
John Douglas's Guide to Careers in the FBI, John E. Douglas, 1998
Special Agent DEA (Career Examination ; C-3748), 1991
Special Agent FBI (1060), Jack Rudman, 2002
Special Agent Deputy U.S. Marshal: Treasury Enforcement Agent (10th Ed), Arco, 2000
Treasury Enforcement Agent Exam, 1998

LOCAL

Barron's Police Officer Exam (6th Ed), Frank A. Lombardo, 2001 - RECOMMENDED
Includes a diagnostic exam and coverage of reading comprehension and recall, law enforcement directives, legal definitions, report writing, dealing with troublesome questions and three practice exams.
24 Hours to the Law Enforcement Exams, 2nd ed., John Gosney, 2003
Arco 100 Best Careers in Crime Fighting: Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Private Security, and Cyberspace Crime Detection, Mary Price Lee, 1997
John Douglas's Guide to the Police Officer Exams, John Douglas, 2000
Law Enforcement Exams (4th Ed), Eve P. Steinberg, 2000
How to Pass the Written Exam for Police Officer, Randy Narramore, 1993
Norman Hall's Police Exam Preparation Book, 1994
Norman Hall's State Trooper and Highway Patrol Exam Preparation Book, 1999
Police Officer, 16th Ed. (Civil Service/Military), Arco, Fred M. Rafilson, 2003
Police Officer Examination Preparation Guide : The Path of the Warrior, 1997
State Trooper (14th Ed), Arco, 2001
Traffic Enforcement Agent (Arco), 1984

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