Wildlife Department employment exam is first step to rewarding wildlife career

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation regularly recognizes employees for 20 and even 30 years of service to sportsmen and wildlife, making it one of the longest tenured state agencies in Oklahoma.
“We even have employees with nearly 50 years of service to the Wildlife Department, yet we still continually have more and more people wanting to come work with us,” said Mikki Gutierrez, human resources administrator for the Wildlife Department.
For most people looking to join the Wildlife Department’s workforce as game wardens, biologists, fisheries and wildlife technicians and fish hatchery assistant managers, the starting point is to take the Department’s open employment exam, which will be held Friday, Sept. 24, at Rose State College.
The standardized employment exam is set for 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Tom Steed building at Rose State College. The exam is free, and participants must have photo identification upon check-in. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter the examination room after 10 a.m.
Specific job and education requirements for Department positions as well as suggested study material for the exams are listed on the Department’s official Web site at http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/employ.htm <http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/employ.htm> .
Individuals may take the exam once in a 12-month period. Test scores are valid for 12 months from the test date, and top scorers will be invited to submit an employment application. When a job opening becomes available, selected applicants from the test register will be scheduled for an interview. For more information, contact the Wildlife Department’s Human Resource office at (405) 521-4640.