• Continuous filing dates have been added.
• Continuous filing dates have been added.
• Continuous filing dates have been added.
• Continuous filing dates have been added.
• Continuous filing dates have been added.
• Continuous filing dates have been added.

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 2/28/2025
• 4/30/2025
• 6/30/2025
• 8/31/2025
• 10/31/2025
• 12/31/2025

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

3843

For DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-03843

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• Randy Hiuga
  Department of Real Estate
  651 Bannon Street
  Suite 500
  Sacramento, CA 95811
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• Department of Real Estate
  Human Resources
  651 Bannon Street
  Suite 500
  Sacramento, CA 95811
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  Please obtain a date stamped copy of your application in the office for your records/reference.

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

THE DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE HIGHLY RECOMMENDS COMPLETING THE APPLICATION/EXAMINATION PROCESS THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT AT www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

The following items must be submitted with your Examination/Employment Application form. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application.

• Transcript (Official or Unofficial)
• Other - T&E Examination

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Either I

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college (four-year bachelor's degree) or equivalent degree (certificate) (diploma) approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education under the provisions of California Education Code Chapter 3, Part 59, Division 10, and with any major but preferably with specialization in real estate, law, finance, criminal justice, or public or business administration. Registration as a senior in a recognized institution will admit applicants to the examination, but they must produce evidence of graduation or its equivalent before they can be considered eligible for appointment.

Or II

Education: Successful completion at an accredited college of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units (preferably with an emphasis on real estate, law, finance, criminal justice, or public or business administration). and

Experience: Two years of experience in one of the following:

1. Sale or exchange of farm, residential, or business properties. or

2. Negotiating for real estate loans in a bank, realty office, or savings and loan (requires extensive dealing with the public). or

3. Performing the duties of an Escrow Officer in a bank, realty, savings and loan, or escrow or title company. or

4. Independent field investigative experience in civil or criminal law enforcement with a private or governmental agency.

Or III

Experience: In one or a combination of the following:

1. Eighteen months' experience with the Department of Real Estate performing the duties of a class at a level of responsibility equivalent to a Program Technician II, Office Services Supervisor I, or Office Technician. or

2. Two years of experience with the Department of Real Estate as a Program Technician.

and

Education: Successful completion at an accredited college of 18 quarter units or 12 semester units of which six semester or nine quarter units must be in Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, Real Estate Appraisal, Legal Aspects of Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Economics, or Real Estate Accounting. The remaining units shall be in the core courses required for a major in public or business administration, law, finance, or criminal justice.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

1. Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
2. Ability to prepare written documents and accurate detailed reports clearly and concisely.
3. Ability to draw valid conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
4. Ability to interpret and apply laws & regulations to specific Subdivision related situations.
5. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Federal, State, local agencies and others.
6. Knowledge of basic arithmetic calculations using calculators or spreadsheet software.  

A Departmental Open eligible list for the DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE Classification will be established for:

• Department of Real Estate

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

• Department of Real Estate

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Real Estate reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.