Applicant and Career Support
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General Recruitment Timeline
Here’s how our application process works.
- Job Announcement
When a position becomes available, a job announcement will be posted on https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/medfordor
- Review the job announcement thoroughly before applying.
- Candidates must meet minimum qualifications to move forward in the recruitment process.
- Applying for the Job
- From the job posting, click APPLY in the top right corner.
- A separate application is needed for each vacancy you are interested in.
- Sign in or create an account.
- Complete all areas of the application.
- "Education" and "Work Experience" must be listed directly into the application and cannot be substituted with "see resume".
- From the job posting, click APPLY in the top right corner.
- Screening Process
NOTE: Applications are not reviewed until the job posting reaches its advertised deadline date.
After applying, your application will go through a screening process. The first screening ensures you meet the minimum qualifications and any special skills required for the job. If you do, then your application will be referred to the hiring department to do another screening to determine who will be passed onto the interview stage.
- Interview Notification
Candidates may be invited to participate in the interview process based on one or more of the following:
- Score from application scoring process
- Specific skills or directly related experience
If selected for an interview, candidates will be notified via email to self-schedule an interview.
- Job Offer
- If selected, a contingent job offer will be presented.
- Once the offer has been accepted, candidates are subject to the background process as listed in the job posting.
Candidates not selected for employment will be notified via email.
- You're HIRED!
Once the background process has been completed, you will receive OnBoarding tasks such as policy review and completion of insurance and government related forms through our OnBoarding portal.
We will be here to help you each step of the way.
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Tips for a Successful Application
All City of Medford positions are advertised through our career pages, which is linked to GovernmentJobs.com. Other advertising websites post our vacancies, but only applying through GovernmentJobs.com will ensure HR has received your application materials for consideration!
When you apply, you will be required to answer supplemental questions. Take your time and answer all required questions thoroughly. Excluding important details or answering a supplemental question inaccurately may result in your application not receiving the attention it deserves.
You will be automatically logged-out of the system after 30 minutes of inactivity. Any unsaved changes will be lost. Be sure to click the 'Save Work in Progress' button frequently while working on your application and before you leave the computer for an extended period of time.
Upon submitting your application you should receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive this email be sure to check your application status is not in "incomplete/unsubmitted" status.
To stay up to date on your application status be sure to sign up for alerts and text messages. This will ensure you don't miss out on any communications. Also be sure to check your spam folders and add us to your safe list.
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Current Opportunities
From full-time, part-time, to seasonal, the City of Medford has a place for you: