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How to Apply

The City of Long Beach Management Assistant Program, one of the most respected municipal management development programs in the country, typically accept applications between August through December. Please see the below information for current deadlines.

The 2025-2026 Management Assistant Program application is now open. The final deadline for the application is Friday, December 12, 2025 at 2:00PM PST.

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	2026- 2027 Program Brochure

Completing the Application:

Applications must submit their applications online by accessing this link. Materials to be submitted online include:

• Cover letter and resume that clearly reflect the scope and level of current/most recent positions and responsibilities, including any honors achievement and school/extracurricular activities.
• Proof of Master's Degree (copy of diploma or unofficial transcripts).
• Responses to the online supplemental questions:
  • Answers per question should be no more than two pages. Please use the following formatting: single-spaced, Arial 12 pt font, 1" margins. Applicants will not be penalized if formatting does not follow.

  1. How will serving as a Management Assistant with the City of Long Beach equip you in realizing your short-term and long-term career goals/professional aspirations? What is it about the City of Long Beach that makes this your position of choice?

  2. Describe the most complex analysis that you have completed in either a work, internship, or school project/assignment. Please briefly describe the project/assignment and your role, describe the issue that required analysis and the significance of the project/assignment, any analytical tools used to complete the project/assignment, what the outcome of the analysis was and what you learned about yourself and your skills.

  3. Describe three qualities that you possess that you believe will make you successful as a Long Beach Management Assistant.
     
     

The City understands that applicants may choose to use AI as a tool in the application process and it is highly recommended that applicants personally tailor responses to ensure readers can accurately assess each candidate’s experience, abilities, and interest. The goal of the Management Assistant Program is to find highly qualified, unique candidates, passionate about local government work. Application readers want to know each candidate’s story and experience to make fully informed decisions. Since the availability of generative AI technology, this has become increasingly difficult, meaning the majority of applications and supplemental questions have very similar, and even word-for-word, AI-generated responses. Significant AI use can signify to application readers that an applicant does not know how to properly use generative AI technology tools; an applicant may be relying too heavily on generated content to overinflate their knowledge, skills and experience; an applicant did not take the proper time to prepare their application or are insincere about their interest in the job opportunity. 

The final stage of the application process, the Assessment Center, involves a variety of exercises, including written exercises. It will not be possible to use generative AI for these responses, so it is important that readers can accurately evaluate the candidates’ writing abilities and critical thinking skills prior to the Assessment Center.

For more information on AI Guidance, please visit the FAQ page. To learn more about the City of Long Beach’s Generative AI Guidance, please click HERE.

* Incomplete applications or applications that clearly do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered

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Filing Deadline

The deadline for application submissions is Friday, December 12, 2025 at 2:00PM PST. 

Questions?

Phone: (562) 570-7287
Email: hr-talentacquisition@longbeach.gov

The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the organization.