Getting a Post Office Job
(Excerpted from Post Office Jobs: How to Get a Job
With the U.S. Postal Service by Dennis V. Damp)

This book is a one-stop-resource for those interested in working for the Postal Service. It presents what jobs are available, where they are, and how to get one. Post Office Jobs dispels the myth that everyone in the postal service is a mail carrier or clerk. Yes, over half of all workers are mail carriers and clerks, the remaining 200,000 + workers are employed in hundreds of occupations; from janitors and truck drivers to accountants, personnel specialists, electronics technicians, and engineers.

The average salary, benefits, and premium pay for career bargaining unit employes in 1996 (excluding corporate-wide expenses) was $44,613 per work year*. (*The United States Postal Service’s Comprehensive Statement on Postal Operations - 1997) U.S. Postal Service jobs are considered to be some of the highest paying, benefit loaded, and fundamentally secure positions in the entire federal system.

Post Office Jobs presents eight steps to successfully landing a job and helps Job seekers:

1. Identify job openings.
2. Match skills correctly to hundreds of postal job classifications.
3. Determine when postal exams are scheduled in their area.
4. Prepare for exams and score between 90% and 100%.
Thoroughly complete job applications and resumes.
6. Prepare and practice for the job interview.
7. Apply for jobs that don’t require written tests.
8. Pass the pre-employment drug screening test
(DON’T TAKE DRUGS).

Postal employees are interviewed prior to appointment by the selecting supervisor/manager. No other postal exam book offers detailed guidance on how to successfully handle this often nerve racking face-to-face encounter. The interview chapter guides you step-by-step through the complex interview process and provides answers to sample stress questions that you may encounter.

Many professional and administrative occupations do not require written examinations. Your background, work experience, and education will be used to determine your eligibility for the job. You’ll learn how to apply for these positions throughout the country. A comprehensive and updated list of testing centers is provided in Chapter Four.

If you’re looking for good pay with excellent benefits, pursue the postal service job market. Use this book’s resources, including the Job Hunter’s Checklist in Appendix A, to begin your personal job search. (End of excerpt). For more info about Post Office Jobs: How to Get a Job With the U.S. Postal Service by Dennis V. Damp, click here.

(Note: If you want to score 95-100% on Postal exams, you may purchase a copy of The Book of U.S. Postal Exams & Post Office Jobs:How to Be a Top Scorer on 473/473-C/460 Tests & Other Postal Exams to Get a Post Office Jobs by Veltisezar B. Bautista.)