Welcome to the Board of Equalization's Property Appraiser Series Internet Examination, prepared by the California State Personnel Board.

Please read all of the information carefully.

This examination is for the Assistant Property Appraiser and the Associate Property Appraiser classifications. You may take the exam for either or both of the classifications if you meet the stated minimum qualifications.

You MUST review the entire examination announcements before taking the examination, including job duties and minimum qualifications for each classification, and be sure that you meet the minimum qualifications for at least one of the classifications before proceeding with the exam.

Assistant Property Appraiser announcement.
Associate Property Appraiser announcement.

The examination consists entirely of a questionnaire which is an evaluation of your education, experience and knowledge. You will be given instructions on how to complete the process as you proceed through the exam. The education, experience and knowledge based examination is weighted 100% and will be used to determine your final score and rank. It is important that you fill out the examination completely and accurately.

YOUR RESPONSES ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION. You will be asked to provide transcripts and/or documentation necessary to verify your responses in this examination.

Before attempting to complete this examination process on the Internet, it is strongly recommended that you review the sample examination elements below, which contain exactly the same questions that are asked on the real examination, to familiarize yourself with the questions and rating scales. You may want to print the questions and prepare your answers in advance. When you are completely satisfied with your responses, log onto the Internet and complete the examination on-line.

You may review the entire exam by clicking on each segment below. These are exact copies of the real exam. Do NOT submit these documents in the mail as an attempt to take the examination. You must take the exam using the Internet process.

General Instructions
Internet Test Page
Statistical Information
Application Form
Minimum Qualifications
Communication Skills - Verbal Questions
Communication Skills - Written Questions
Analytical Skills Questions
Interpersonal Skills Questions
Personal Computer Skills Questions
Work Habits Questions
Preference and Experience Questions
Assistant Property Appraiser Appraisal Questions
Associate Property Appraiser Appraisal Questions

Please be aware that placement on the eligibility list does not guarantee that you will be interviewed or selected for a job opening. All successful candidates will be placed on the eligibility list in one of three ranks.

There are more candidates on the eligibility lists than there will be job openings. Due to the size of the eligibility lists, candidates for interviews may be selected at random. If you are contacted for an interview, you may be asked to demonstrate your readiness for a job. This may include conducting skills assessments. Additionally, you will be asked to provide verification of your Internet Examination responses. Once you have attained placement on the eligibility list, you will remain eligible for a job appointment for 12 months. If, after 12 months of list eligibility, you have not been selected for a job opening, you will be required to retake and successfully pass the examination. If you do not retake and successfully pass the examination, you will not be considered for future job openings.

If you are unsuccessful in this examination, you will be allowed to retake it nine (9) months from the date you received your examination results. This will provide you an opportunity to update any training, education, or experience you may have acquired since first competing in the examination.

If you are a current State of California Civil Service employee, you should contact your departmental personnel office before accessing the examination on State equipment and/or time to determine your department's policy, as your department may not allow use of State equipment and time to take this examination.

There are some general requirements for employment with the State of California, and some general information which you should read. Click Here to review the General Employment Information.

If you have read the examination announcements, including the job description and required knowledge and abilities, determined that you meet the minimum qualifications, and are ready to continue, click below.