u/Quirky_You_5550

I moved to SF about a month ago after graduating with a bachelor’s in Health Informatics and Information Management. I also have my RHIA and CCA and completed two healthcare internships.

I’ve applied to SFDPH. I’ve also applied pretty broadly outside of traditional HIM because I’m mainly trying to get my foot in the door and establish myself here.

I’m still trying to understand how City hiring actually works. For anyone who has gone through the process:

• How difficult is it to get hired as an external candidate?
• How important are eligible lists?
• Once you’re on an eligible list, how often do people actually get referred/interviewed?
• Are there other opportunities that are good entry points for someone with a healthcare/admin/data background?
• Does networking with people inside SFDPH help at all, or is the process mostly determined by civil service rules?

I’m not expecting my first role to be perfect. I’m mainly looking for a realistic way to get into being employed by the city, build experience, and grow from there.

I would greatly appreciate any advice from people who have actually been through the process!!