Career Development Intern (Various Specialties)

• Assists the public by providing directions instructions and responses to routine inquiries in person or by telephone.
• Processes work through data entry on a computer.
  
  Physical Class 2 Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

• Assists in the installation maintenance upgrade and removal of information technology equipment such as personal computers printers and related devices
• Assists in the development of routine computer system usage schedules and uses computer-assisted communication equipment.
  
  Physical Class 3 - Moderate. Includes standing or walking most of the time with bending stooping squatting twisting and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds and frequently lifting 10-25 pounds.

• Assists a journey-level or other skilled craft worker in a variety of maintenance repair or construction work by furnishing and using simple tools materials and supplies.
• Cleans work-area machines and operates simple machines and equipment.
  
  Physical Class: 4 - Arduous: Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds often combined with bending twisting or working on irregular surfaces and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.

• Assists in the repair and maintenance of roads flood control channels sewers easements sidewalks and other publicly maintained properties.
• Assists skilled warehouse workers in warehouses and at loading docks and in the loading and delivery of heavy and/or bulky supplies and materials.
  
  Physical Class: 4 - Arduous: Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds often combined with bending twisting or working on irregular surfaces and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.

Requirements to Qualify:

If you are a person with a disability you may qualify for a Schedule A Letterthrough the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR).

To obtain either document visit your local DOR office and request the Counselor of the Day. Please bring proof of your disability such as medical records or a doctors letter. The counselor will review your documentation and provide your Schedule A Letter.

This examination will consist of a multiple-choice and/or simulation assessment(s) weighted 100% measuring:

• Learning Potential
• Responsibility
• Customer Focus
• Numerical Calculation

Additionally candidates will be asked to complete an additional assessment for research purposes measuring the following:

• Life Experiences

(Note that your responses on the Life Experiences assessment will not be used to evaluate you on this recruitment. While the Life Experiences assessment will have no impact on your score we encourage your participation to improve our examination processes.)

Transfer of Test Components:

• If you have taken identical assessments recently for other exams your responses may be automatically transferred to this exam.
• This examination contains test components that may be used on future exams and your responses could be transferred to those exams.

• Online practice tests are available at You can also visit our Los Angeles County Online Assessment Preparation Series webpage at for information about common online assessment types sample questions and test-taking tips.
• Various information can be found on our website at The section dedicated to test preparation is Employment Test Assistance.

Please fill out the application completely.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in the refusal of the application or the rescission of the appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

We will send notifications to the email address provided in the application so it is important that a valid email address is provided. Applicants who unsubscribe or opt out of email communications may access notices by logging into and reviewing the profile inbox. It is every applicants responsibility to take steps to view correspondence and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for rescheduling an exam part. Add the email addresses below to your approved sender list to prevent notifications from being filtered as spam or junk mail.

New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security number so include yours when applying.

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family members or friends login information may erase a candidates original application record.

Anti-Racism Diversity and Inclusion (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting anti-racism diversity and inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities among races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.

Testing Accommodation:
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process you will be given the opportunity to make a request when completing your application. Please note that you may be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation.

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at .

Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veterans credit please visit: September 2025