US Postal Service Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – I took the test and had one interview. They are very thorough with background, but basically hire from top three scores.

Negotiation Details – It is union so there is no negotiation.

Interview Details – Very easy interview, just basic questions and answers. Anyone can pass the interview. Alot of people in the room. Long time waiting in the room to process paperwork, after this is completed you are taken to another room by the interviewer.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation

Interview Details – First had a phone interview, then I was flown into DC to interview with HR as well as department personnel (3 people).

Interview Details – Come in to the Boston Plant for an interview. Week of classroom training, then a week of on the Job Training, Have to take a drug test and get fingerprinted, At first your perception of people in the workplace is positive then you come to realize that everyone likes to backstab one another and its not a great place to work if you are a smart individual

Negotiation Details – I wasnt able to negotiate. It started at $14.60 an hour

Interview Details – Involved process, long application online. Study for the #473 exam BEFORE you fill out your online app, because once you finish your app, you will get just a few days to take the test. Test is not something you can just take cold, get a book and get a system for remembering stuff, series of tests, the last test is the killer. Then, keep applying for other local locations in your area. Once you pass the test, you will get calls, a few weeks, then it is only 1 or 2 days a week at best. might be completely on call for 6 days. no guaranteed day. no benes. between 14-18$ an hour. It is hard work, and be prepared to use your own car. Must be able to sit in the middle and drive, no stick shifts or bulky consoles. The interviews are easy,but you are not the only one applying for the job so make an impression. then the drug test and background check. And then you wait. all communication for me was done online via email. Test score is instant email. If score is under 70 take it over. I am waiting for results of BG check.

Interview Details – I applied online March 24. I took my test at a testing center two days later. After that, I was contacted on April 9 to schedule a face-to-face interview. The scheduling of the interview was very rigid. The postmaster was only scheduling all interviews on one day, so I had to leave my current job early that day to make the interview. The interview was very laid-back, and the interviewer was very nice and polite. She was also very straightforward and told me that hours could range anywhere from 20 to 60 hrs per week, and that some days I could be coming in as early as 1 am. She also explained that it is a temporary position, and that I would not receive benefits until after the first year. She knew that I had a current job that I would have to put in notice at and said that she would notify me in time to do that. After the interview, she called me the next day to offer me the job.

Negotiation Details – I was not able to negotiate at all as fas as money. The pay is set, but I am okay with the pay rate. I received the information to complete my background check and drug test via email on April 22. I still had not heard directly from the postmaster again at this point and was told the process could be long, so I had not put in my notice at my current job then. On April 30, I received an email from an HR representative telling me that I would begin my orientation on May 6. I replied and et her know that I had not given notice yet, and they worked with me and changed my orientation to the week of May 20. This gave me time to put in my notice. I contacted the postmaster and was told that I will begin working at my post office location the day after I finish orientation.

Interview Details – Application process ,then 1 week later a phone interview, then 4 weeks later face to face interview , then 1 week later a phone call and email of decision.

Interview Details – Applied online and received an email the next day telling me to schedule the 473 exam at a testing location. I passed the test with a 81.80 score which I'm told is a decent score. The test consists of address checking, forms completion, and coding and memory. The test is intimidating because according to the Postal Service, exam 473E carries an 80-90% failure rate.

2 weeks after taking the test I received a phone call to come in for an interview. There were a lot of people there for interviews (100+ people at least). There were about 25 postmasters there conducting interviews all in the same room. They basically went over what the job required and made sure you were OK with it. After the interview I was taken to another room to fill out 2 hours of paperwork including background check papers, w4, and I9 for payroll and income tax return. I was also fingerprinted right there on the spot and drove from the post office to the drug testing facility.

One week after the drug test on a Thursday I received an email stating I was hired and my orientation starts the following Monday. During orientation you get your training start date and you start immediately on your own after training.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation all City Carrier Assistants are paid the same rate across the US.

Interview Details – It pretty much boils down to whether or not you can pass a drug test. There was very little question asking at the interview. They just made it perfectly clear that you must be flexible, you might get 4 hours a week or 50 and you must be available pretty much EVERY SATURDAY!