Typing Certificates

Most clerical positions require verification of the applicant’s typing ability. A valid typing certificate must be submitted with each application and indicate the applicant’s ability to type the minimum speed.

A valid typing certificate MUST be issued by an educational institution, public agency, or professional service which routinely provides typing verification documentation in their normal course of business and INCLUDE:

1. Name of the applicant
2. Date the test was administered (must be within one year prior to the application deadline)
3. Duration of the test (5 minutes minimum)
4. Net/gross words per minute
5. Number of errors
6. Name and telephone number of the organization/agency that administered the test.

Self-administered, online typing certificates are not accepted and will not be considered valid. The Human Resources Department will not search the files to locate previously submitted typing certificates.

Suggestions to obtain a typing certificate:

Alameda One-Stop Career Center
College of Alameda, Portable P
555 Appezzato Memorial Parkway
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-7221

Snelling Staffing Services
2203 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, CA 94502
(510 )769-4400