Most CS communities that don't require residency for hiring don't require residency for employment (Boston being the radical exception), and most don't enforce the 15-mile MGL requirement (we work with plenty of people who live more than 15 miles away). In my case, I was hired by an quasi-city agency (Boston Housing Authority) that didn't require residency, so I was able to maintain residency for my first choice.
Heard this tonight from a reliable source. They're dropping like flies (civil service communities I mean). Any scoop on what, if anything, they're being offered to drop CS?
Take the job offered. Once you get the academy, you'll be able to lateral right into where you want to go. You'll also be a much more attractive candidate being FT academy trained. Anecdote: Halfway through my academy, one of my classmates got a postcard from his first-choice department. On Friday he went home with Y Dept's patch on, on Monday he came back with X Dept's patch on.
We have a guy who was hired by the Transit PD, reported to the Transit Academy, and after a few weeks he was hired by us. He got pulled from the Transit Academy, changed his patches, and had to report to Day One at the Plymouth Academy. Ridiculous duplication of services.
Back in May, I was #4 on the list for my town. Now I am #16. Kicker is, my town is now calling for a list, hiring 2. Can anyone shed some light on this? Was this ever amended?
Same here, I was #10 now I'm #25. I think it may have to do with some veterans coming back, so they get to take the test they missed.
Every three/four months there's a vet make up test, I just took mine in September and there's another in December Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If you all look at your eligible lists you will see 402a, 402b canidates that were not there 4 months ago. Its has nothing to do with the Vets. It is the new Civil Service law. State wide 402A, 402B canidates get preference on ALL lists. EVERY city and town. How can the Civil Service change it. I thought M.G.L. Chapter 31 Sec. 25 says eligible lists can not be changed untill a new exam is held.
I don't see why not. A cop gives his life to the job, the job owes him as much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
