(a) Examinations for appointment to Career Executive Assignment positions shall be competitive and of such a character as fairly to test and determine the qualifications of candidates actually to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Examinations may include, but need not be limited to, an assessment of the candidates' character, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and ability. Examinations may be assembled or unassembled, written or oral, or in the form of a demonstration of skill, or any combination of these.

(b) Examinations may include a review of applications, use of supplemental applications, appraisals of performance and executive potential, management exercises, or structured interviews.

(c) The appointing power shall promulgate the job-related evaluation criteria that will be used to assess the qualifications of each candidate for the position. The appointing power shall assess each candidate's qualifications for the position based upon the evaluation criteria and shall compare and rank each candidate against all other candidates based upon this assessment. Successful candidates shall be divided into ranks based upon their scores. Limited scoring examinations may be used in the discretion of the Department or designated appointing power. Each candidate shall be notified in writing of his or her final score and ranking.