Employment Process

Thank you for your interest in employment with the City of Auburn. The City of Auburn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The following information is provided to assist you in understanding our employment process.

Job Announcement

For each position advertised, a job announcement is provided. It is important that you review the job announcement carefully to see that you meet the minimum qualification before completing the application packet. The City of Auburn generally opens new positions on Fridays.

Employment Application

A completed application packet is required to be considered for any City job opening. It is important that you review the application packet carefully. An incomplete application packet may disqualify you. The City accepts applications for open positions only. If you apply for more than one job opening, a separate application packet is required for each. To fax your application packet, please address it to Human Resources Department and fax it to 253-804-3116. You will need to submit the original application packet to complete your recruitment file.

Resumes and Other Attachments

We encourage applicants to attach resumes or other information that will assist us in the review and selection process. However, you must complete the requested information in the application packet, even if it duplicates your resume or work history.

Interviews and Testing

Every effort is made to notify applicants selected for an interview within one week of the closing date. Exceptions to this may occur from time to time. As interviews are set up, you will be notified of the date and time of the interview, the type of interview, and if any testing will take place. Only those applicants who are interviewed and subsequently not selected will receive letters of notification.

Job Line

To assist you when inquiring about current City job openings, we have a 24-hour Job Line 253-931-3077, TTY 253-288-3139, and list current job openings on our website.