Commonwealth of Kentucky
Vacancy Notification

Each year the Personnel Cabinet receives a large number of applications from employees and citizens of the Commonwealth. Depending on the workload, there may be a delay in processing applications. The Personnel Cabinet prioritizes applications and requests to be placed on registers as follows: 1st Walk-in applicants, 2nd phone inquiries, 3rd mail-in, e-mail and faxed applications. Based on the workload there is no guarantee that an individual submitting an application will be placed on the register by the advertised closing date.

No counseling or testing services on Tuesdays. Open for counseling and testing Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week except on official state holidays.

These vacancies are posted for a limited time and are updated on a daily basis. To obtain a copy of the current Employment Application Form (MSWord - 740 KB) or the Application Update Form (MSWord - 237 KB) click on the appropriate form. (These forms are in Microsoft Office Word Format.) All applications must be signed. Under Kentucky State Law, an electronic signature (i.e., or typed name) will substitute for your written signature.

Note: If your application includes a position associated with an announcement it will be processed as soon as possible depending upon work load. However, Registers will be filled on the closing date listed on the announcement. The submission of an application with an announcement number and closing date is not a guarantee of placement on a register by the closing date on the announcement.