How To Apply

1. Click here to view positions available with Manatee County Government.               
2. Click on the position for which you wish to apply then click the "Apply" link to create and/or submit your application.                                                                
3.  If you have already established an account, login in with your username and password and click on the position title listed in the text box to continue the application process.
   • First Time Online Applicants: If this is the first time you are applying using our online job application, you will need to create an account and select a Username and Password.   Click on "Create Your Account Here".  After your account has been established, you can build an application by clicking on the "Build Job Application" link. This application can be saved and used to apply for more than one job opening. (Note:  It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.)  Note: If you have already created a user account, login using your previously created username and password. You will not be able to create another applicant account using the same e-mail address.

• Enter your new account information (you MUST remember this information).

2. Click on the ‘Save’ button.

3. Click on the ‘Create Application’ button.

4. Input a title for your application for your future reference (this is for your reference only and will not be seen by any agencies).

5. Click on the 'Create Application' link below the title to proceed.

6. Click on the ‘Save & View Application’ button.

7. Click on the blue edit links in each section (Personal Information, Preferences, Education, Work Experiences, Certificates and Licenses, Skills, Additional Information, References, Resume, Attachments) to complete your application details. Click the 'save' button at the bottom of each section.

8. Your application is saved, but has NOT been submitted to any employers for consideration. Click on the 'Logout' link in the upper-right-hand corner. Next, we'll show you how to submit an application to an employer for a specific job posting.

Note: Be sure to save often. You will be automatically logged out of your applicant account after 30 minutes from the last time you saved your information.

1. From the employer’s employment opportunity website, click on the job title of the job you are interested in.

2. Click on the ‘Apply’ link

   
3. Login using your applicant username and password that you created previously.

   Note: If you have previously created an applicant account, login using the previously created username and password. You will not be able to create another account using the same e-mail address.

   

4. Click on the link that says “To apply for the position of your position title click here.”

   
   

   Note: Be sure to save often. You will be automatically logged out of your applicant account after 30 minutes from the last time you saved your information.

   
    
5. Answer the agency-wide supplemental questions.

   

6. Click on the ‘Save & Proceed’ button at the bottom of the page.

7. Answer the job-specific supplemental questions (if any).

   

8. Click on the ‘Save & Proceed’ button at the bottom of the page.

9. Scroll to the bottom of the application review screen and click ‘Confirm & Send Application’.

10. Click the ‘Accept’ button on the digital signature screen.

    

11. Click on the ‘Logout’ link in the upper-right-hand corner.

Veterans Preference

For information on veterans preference criteria, click here.