The City of Mesa uses a recruitment system (NEOGOV) that is widely used in the public 
sector, including such local municipalities as Avondale, Peoria, Gilbert, 
Goodyear, Scottsdale and Maricopa County (in progress).<p>
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<strong>Helpful Tips:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>All on-line applications 
must be submitted by the closing date.</li>
	<li>You must apply for at least one employment opportunity. </li>
	<li>There is an 
automatic time-out if you do not do anything in the application system for 20 minutes. </li>
	<li>You will need to 
utilize the drop down menus.</li>
	<li>You will be able to save your application at any 
time.</li>
	<li>Any unsaved 
information will be lost. </li>
	<li><span style="">You have not applied at the City of Mesa until you accept the Terms and 
Conditions and click the <strong>Submit </strong>button at the bottom of the page. 
	</span> </li>
	<li>When your 
application has been successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email 
sent to the email address supplied on your application. </li>
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<p>&nbsp;<strong>Related Employment Information:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li><span style="">If a 
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required for the position,
	<a href="PDF/CDLPacket.pdf">federal regulation/state 
statutes</a> apply that affect all CDL holders.</span></li>
	<li><span style="">For information regarding the 
essential functions of a position, please review the
	<a href="http://apps.mesaaz.gov/jobdescriptions/JobDescriptions.aspx">job 
description</a> or contact the Human Resources Office.&nbsp; </span> </li>
	<li>The City of Mesa considers each 
applicant for City employment only on the basis of his or her qualifications for 
the job and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, 
disability, national origin, or any other non-job-related factor.</li>
	<li>Every effort will 
be made to process your application in a timely manner.&nbsp; The selection 
process ensures a very thorough review of all applications to determine those 
who meet the minimum requirements for this position.&nbsp; Due to the large 
number of applications received for most positions and the thoroughness of the 
screening process, the review and response to applications requires up to four 
weeks to complete.&nbsp; </li>
	<li>Please wait to hear from us via e-mail (postcard if 
you applied on paper); you will be notified when the review is completed.&nbsp; 
Please do not call the Human Resources Office to check on the status of your 
application.&nbsp; </li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong><a name="Criminal"></a>Criminal and/or Traffic Violation Convictions 
History:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>During the application process, you will be asked to disclose any 
criminal and/or traffic convictions.&nbsp; The City of Mesa highly values 
integrity; it is essential that you be honest and truthful.&nbsp; Human 
Resources, will verify information provided on your application as part of the 
pre-employment process should you be extended a conditional offer of 
employment.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The information disclosed in this section will not necessarily 
bar you from further consideration.&nbsp; However, if you have an existing 
Ignition Interlock.ce (IID) requirement and driving is a requirement of the 
position, the City of Mesa will not consider you for employment.&nbsp; </li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>Required Disclosures:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>Any criminal convictions since their 18th birthday.</li>
	<li>A 
criminal conviction includes any misdemeanors and felonies (i.e., assault, 
burglary, disorderly conduct, domestic violence, drug-related convictions, 
Driving Under the Influence (DUI); Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), failure to 
appear in court, larceny, shoplifting, trespassing, etc.).&nbsp; Such 
convictions may have resulted in a fine(s), community service, probation or 
jail/prison time.</li>
	<li>Applicants are not required to report convictions that have 
been expunged or sealed by a court of law.</li>
	<li>Any traffic violation convictions 
within the past 5 years</li>
	<li>Traffic violations may include, but are not limited 
to:&nbsp; Driving Under the Influence (DUI); Driving While Intoxicated (DWI); 
failure to: yield, stop at stop sign or red light, appear in court; driving on a 
suspended or revoked license, no proof of insurance/registration, reckless 
driving, speeding, etc.&nbsp; Such violations may have resulted in citations, 
community service, fine(s), revocation/suspension of license, traffic survival 
school requirement, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>An existing Ignition Interlock.ce (IID) requirement:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>If you currently have an IID requirement on your personal vehicle through the 
Motor Vehicle Division as a result of a DUI conviction you will be required to 
list on your application the effective and expiration dates of that requirement.</li>
	<li>If you are applying for a position that indicates a driving requirement on the 
job description and/or job announcement, the City of Mesa will not consider you 
for employment.</li>
	<li>If you are applying for a position that does not indicate a 
driving requirement, the City of Mesa will require you to sign a Memorandum of 
Understanding acknowledging the fact that you will not be allowed to drive any 
City vehicle until the IID requirement has been removed.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>Preference Points/Testing-Reasonable Accommodation:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>If you are invited to a testing process and 
might require reasonable accommodation to participate, please advise the Human 
Resources Office at the time you are contacted. </li>
	<li>If you are 
selected to participate in a testing process, appropriate documentation 
verifying your veteran status (i.e., DD214, Form FL-802, etc.) MUST be submitted 
on the day of the scheduled testing for preference points.</li>
	<li>For a scored testing process preference 
points shall be added to the grade earned by the qualified applicant, but only 
if such individual earns a passing grade without preference.&nbsp; </li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong><a name="PreEmploymentRequirements"></a>Pre-Employment Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>Approval of employment by the appropriate 
Manager/Director. </li>
	<li>Passing a drug screen.</li>
	<li>If required by the position, 
passing a scheduled physical examination paid for by the City.</li>
	<li>Successful 
completion of background investigation.</li>
	<li>All applicants hired by the City must 
provide official verification as to identity and work authorization.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>Hiring Relatives:</strong></p>
<ul>
	<li>City Policy allows the hiring of relatives of current City 
employees into the same department as the currently employed relative.&nbsp; An 
employee who has the authority may not appoint or recommend a relative to any 
position within the same chain of command.</li>
	<li>Department Managers, the City 
Clerk, the Presiding City Magistrate, Mayor, and City Councilmembers, and 
Council appointed boards and committee members will not be allowed to have a 
relative employed in any City department.</li>
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