BRIGHTON, N.Y. — If you work for state, county or city government, there is now an easier path to get through the civil service process for a promotion. The New York State Department of Civil Service opened a computer-based testing center on Thursday along Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road in Brighton, one of 12 centers opening across the state by the end of 2027.
The days of waiting months for a testing date to roll around and then heading to a high school gym with a #2 pencil are over.
The new testing centers will offer promotion exams for state employees on a regular and rolling basis. The Rochester center provides space and technology for nearly 90 candidates to be tested at once and has multiple, smaller testing rooms for those who may require a reasonable accommodation…