Post Office Jobs: How to Get a Job With the U.S. Postal Service, Third Edition (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The U.S. postal Service (USPS) employs over 860,000 workers in 300 job categories for positions at 39,000 post offices, branches, stations, and community post offices..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"After reading your book and taking the postal exam, I am working as a part-time flexible mail carrier. Thanks." -- A.P. Lancing, MI.

"This book provides information on when and where to take exams, and deal with applications, resumes, and interviews...Recommended." -- Library Journal, 1st edition review

Product Description

Anyone interested in a challenging career, with job security and excellent pay, needs to explore the lucrative Postal Service job market. Adding benefits, overtime, and premiums, the average hourly rate is $26.19, or $54,481 a year. Executives, professionals, and administrative employees earn between $20,875 to $161,200 per year.

The Postal Service employs 860,000 workers in hundreds of job categories for positions at over 39,000 post offices and branches throughout the United States. Approximately 40,000 postal workers are hired each year to backfill for retirements, transfers and for employees who choose to leave for other reasons.

This new third edition includes updated information, two new chapters and a new Appendix covering Postal Inspector positions, high paying related federal civil service occupations, and step-by-step guidance for those interested in applying for administrative and professional non-tested positions.

POST OFFICE JOBS PRESENTS
Eight Steps to Successfully Land a Job:

1) Identify ALL job openings
2) Match your skills to postal job classifications
3) Determine when postal exams are scheduled
4) How to improve exam scores - study guide included
5) Complete job applications and resumes
6) Prepare and practice for job interviews
7) Apply for jobs that don’t require written tests
8) Explore viable civil service job options

Post Office Jobs 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. This new edition covers ALL occupations including: professional, administrative, mail carrier, postal inspector, maintenance, technical, and clerical.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Bookhaven Press; 3rd Rev edition (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943641225
• ISBN-13: 978-0943641225
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #910,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)