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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Business Technical Analyst at US Postal Service
Posted Jan 5, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took a day)
There was no interview with the client. The job was offered on the basis of my resume. This was a contract position through a recruiter and a 3rd party. I ended up requesting a phone interview with the 3rd party. I did not meet or talk to the end client until my first day of work. His meeting with me was a about a 2 hour informal white board presentation about the project and a few hard copy handouts.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter.
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Casual Clerk at US Postal Service
Posted Nov 10, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Cleveland, OH (took a day)
I applied for a casual clerk job posting and a few days later I was contacted via email saying that I was invited to an interview at the USPS administration building in my area. I was also sent an email that contained information about a background check and I had to give my consent by signing and faxing the sheet to the given number. I went to the "interview" which turned out to be an orientation almost instead. There were about 25 other people in this room along with the HR generalist and another HR lady. All we did was fill out tons of paperwork and tax info and got finger printed. We all got the job. No interview. Technically, we were supposed to be interviewed one by one but I guess they wanted to cut time. We were all told the location that we would be working at and we had to choose a shift to work. Either 10pm-6:30am or 5pm-2:30am. They rate of pay is $10/hr no benefits and this definitely is just a temporary/seasonal position because there were about 5 people there that said they were casuals last year. After we finished our paper work and got finger printed, they told us to check our emails for drug screening info and we were able to leave.
It's a great job opportunity in my opinion but the location is too far for me so I don't think I'll be going forward with this opportunity.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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RCA at US Postal Service
Posted Sep 2, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 2 months)
Online application, then interview will be scheduled, then background check, then drug test, then driving test, then a medical assessment.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Officer In Charge at US Postal Service
Posted Aug 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Minot, ND (took a day)
All on-line thru Email.
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I Applied Online.
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Manager at US Postal Service
Posted Jun 28, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 (took 2 days)
Met with the HR representative and then met with the hiring manager.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Rural Carrier at US Postal Service
Posted May 17, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)
Applied online through USPS wensite. Created my candidate profile. Applied for specific postion. Comppleted online testing and testing at a Proctored test site. Interviewed next, then attended Orientation Training, Drivers Training, Shadow Training Day and Academy Training, finished with 3 days on the job training. An On The Job Trainer was provided to teach all aspects of working on the floor learning to case the mail as well as teach actual delivery instructions while on the route.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiating available.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Transitional Employee - Letter Carrier at US Postal Service
Posted May 11, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took a day)
I was recruited by the postal supervisor. I requested and was given the opportunity to conduct and informational interview. This was very helpful. I completed the online application and was sent a letter offering an interview with the postmaster. The interview lasted only 20 min. and consisted of scripted questions. I asked many more questions and brought the interview time to a total of 35 min. The culture of the office was better than I originally expected. The employees I met were very friendly. The office was neat and organized. Overall I was hopeful to be offered the job.
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Reason for Declining
The postal service is not the company it was in the 80's. They are not hiring replacement full time career positions. Instead they are hiring transitional employees, no benefits, no hope for advancement. If another full time regular employee from another office is laid off they will have first option if a regular position is ever open. The hours for a transitional employee could be 40 plus hours per week, (expect to work every Saturday) or as little as 8 hours per week.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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City Carrier at US Postal Service
Posted Apr 14, 2010
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 (took 12 months)
I actually took the test three years before the interview. The test is more than four hours long and is a personality test, skills test, IQ, etc..Then you wait, and wait, and wait. They will send you your test score and you have to be over 80%, I think, to even be looked at. After that, if they get down to your name in the test score rankings, you will be called in for an interview. They don't really tell you much about the position, normally they say there are a few spots they are trying to fill. Maybe a few months later you will get a letter saying you have to go for a drug test and that they are offering you the job if you pass the drug and background check. Even after accepting the job, you have to train and then take more test--and if you don't pass, you're terminated. Lets say you get the job...then you find out that you're going to doing, xyz--but it's on a part-time basis, no regular hours, but the hourly rate is great. So you accept and then you learn they own you. they send you where ever when ever and if you only get two hours of scheduled work for that week, you have to run around and try to pick up hours at other offices just so you can pay the insurance costs. The last portion is the stuff they don't tell you in the interview.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation with them--it's all set-up on "grade" and "level". You get what you get.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Mail Handler at US Postal Service
Posted Apr 6, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Phoenix, AZ (took 5 weeks)
You must first take a test that gives you a score from 1-100. You get extra points for being a veteran. If you score well (over 85) you will typically get a call back to come in as a group of 20-60 people. They then whittle it down based on scores and only interviews people that are called back.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at US Postal Service
Posted Feb 15, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 (took a day)
Was contacted by recruiter then went to see the hiring manager in person.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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