Here are some frequently asked questions.

1. Are there examinations for federal jobs?

2. What particular government agency issues examination announcements?

3. I have wanted a Post Office Job for a long time and I don’t exactly know how to go about getting one. Can you tell me how I can apply for a job with the Postal Service?

4. To get a job with the Post Office, do I need just to score 95 to 100% on the exams? Any other qualification requirements?

5. How shall I know the dates and locations of the testing facilities and the phone numbers in my area or near my area?

6. Is there a special time of the year that you have to go and get an Postal exam or do they take applications all the time?

7. How can I prepare for the Post Office exams?

8. I’m presently in the army, can I take the test while I’m still in the service or do I have to be out already?

9. How can you assure that my credit card number is safe, in case I order your book, The Book of U.S. Postal Exams from your site’s Bookshop?

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Q. Are there examinations for federal jobs?

A. “About 12 percent of all federal jobs are in Washington D.C. Government employees work in offices, shipyards, laboratories, national parks, hospital, military bases and many other settings across the country and overseas. Approximately 57 percent of civilian jobs are in the competitive service, which means that people applying for them must be evaluated by the Office of Personnel (OPM) either directly or through agency personnel offices that are delegated direct hire or case hire authority.

“Hiring for federal jobs is generally through a competitive “examination.” The majority approximately 80%—of government jobs are filled through a competitive examination of background, work experience, and education, not through a written test.”

(From The Book of U.S. Government Jobs by Dennis V. Damp.)

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Q. What particular government agency issues examination announcements?

A. “Examination announcements are issued by the Office of Personnel Management and by individual agencies that have direct hire or case hire authority. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) operates a network of Employment Service Centers, Federal Jobs Touch Screen Computers, USAJOBS by local telephone numbers and an extensive Internet web site at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov for anticipated vacancies within their servicing area”

(Information taken from The Book of U.S. Government Jobs by Dennis V. Damp. See the book for complete details about federal hirings.) However, entrance examinations for postal jobs are administered by different U.S. Postal Testing Centers throughout the country. A directory of the testing centers is included in The Book of U.S. Postal Exams & Post Office Jobs:How to Score 95-100% and Ge5t a Job by Veltisezar B. Bautista.

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Q. I have wanted a Post Office Job for a long time and I don’t exactly know how to go about getting one. Can you tell me how I can apply for a job with the Postal Service?

A. First, you must know where you want to work, and then call the testing centers in that area if they are having any forthcoming examinations. They give applications for examinations, if there are openings; that is, if they will be hiring people. In short, you cannot just go to a local Post Office and apply for a job and present a resume pertaining to your qualifications. You need to wait for an exam to be given.

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Q. To get a job with the Post Office, do I need just to score 95 to 100% on the exams? Any other qualification requirements?

A. You need to score 95-100% on the exams. Although 70 is a passing grade, you need to score 95-100% to beat the competition, because thousands of job seekers take a single examination. Veterans, however, need not get 95 to 100% on postal exams to get hired, because they are given preference in federal employment, particularly those veterans with disabilities. However, you need not be a college degree holder in order to get a job with the Post Office. Even if you’re only a high school graduate, you can get a job with the Postal Service, if you score 95-100% on the exams, beating even a Ph.D if he or she got only 80%. Hiring is based not on education, but on what score you get on the exam. New employees are hired from top of the Register of Eligibles, because they are hired based on their scores. It’s that simple.

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Q. How shall I know the dates and locations of the Post Office testing facilities and the phone numbers in my area or near my area?

A. To know where postal entrance exams are being given right now or next week, call the testing centers in your area or in the area where you want to work. Testing centers are usually Postal sectional centers in different regions of the country. Unfortunately, you can’t a list of these testing centers from any Post Office. A Directory of U.S. Postal Testing Centers is included in the 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, who scored 95-100% on different exams. The directory is complete with addresses and phone numbers. For info about the book, click here.

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Q. Is there a special time of the year that you have to go and get a postal exam or do they take applications all the time?

A. Exams are not held during a special time of the year. Job seekers can’t apply for exams all the time. Exams are given only when local post offices need new workers to replace retirees or those who left the office or to add employees to their present force due to expansion.

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Q. How can I prepare for the entrance exams?

A. Since the competition is stiff, you must prepare for exams by purchasing one or two postal exam reviewers, if you want to have a chance in getting a Postal job. Remember, a local Post Office will hire only a small number of employees after an examination is given. One of such reviewers is 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.

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Q. I’m presently in the army, can I take the test while I’m still in the service or do I have to be out already?

A. Here’s a paragraph from excerpted from the book Post Office Jobs: How to Get a Job With the U.S. Postal Service by Dennis V. Damp:

Special Consideration
“Veterans can file an application with the Office of Personnel management (for those seeking government jobs, outside of the Post Office) or the Postal Service after an examination has closed. If a current list of eligibles exists the veteran can apply within 120 days before or after separation. Ten-point preference veterans can apply anytime to be placed on an existing eligibles list.

“All veterans, regardless of when they served on active duty, may file application for any examination which was open while he or she was in the armed forces or which was announced within 120 days before or after his or her separation, provided the veteran makes an application within 120 days after an honorable discharge. A disabled veterans receives 10 points preference and may file an application at any time.” For info about the book Post Office Jobs, click here.

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Q. How can you assure that my credit card number is safe, in case I order your book, The Book of U.S. Postal Exams by Veltisezar B. Bautista or Post Office Jobs by Dennis V. Damp from your site’s Bookshop?

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