People you meet at work, professional meetings, courses and community activities can often help you. Most people who transfer in NYS transfer with help from the extensive informal network within State government. Once you find an opening, you need to convince the agency and your potential supervisors that you would help their organization. Sections 70.1, 70.4 and 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service Law allow permanent competitive employees to transfer as long as certain criteria are met. It is important to know the differences among these types of transfers and how you can use them to your advantage.
Transfers are at the discretion of the appointing authority and employee.
The agency to which you are transferring must agree to the transfer and there must not be a preferred list for the position. Normally, you must have been permanent in your qualifying title for one year in order to transfer. A 70.1 transfer may also be a good step toward a more satisfying or an entirely different career. For example, moving from an Information Processing Specialist II in a pool to a new agency as an Information Processing Specialist II for a Division Director might mean a more satisfying career. Moving to a Clerk I job in another agency where you can compete in more transition examinations may open a new career for you.