How to Pass a Post Office Job Test
Working as a federal employee for the U.S. Postal Service has many perks, including a number of attractive benefits, investment options and the promise of a pension upon retirement. People applying to postal jobs must pass drug, vision and hearing tests. In addition, about 80 percent of positions, including letter carrier, window clerk and mail handler, also require applicants to pass a written job test.
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Search for open jobs with the United States Post Office and apply online at USPS.com/employment. If your application is accepted, you will receive information from the postal service on how and when to register to take the required post office job test.
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Determine which written exam you will be required to pass based on which position you are applying for. For example, city and rural letter carriers, mail processing clerks, mail handlers and sales, services and distribution associates must all pass the 473 Battery Exam, which is the most common job test offered by the USPS.
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Focus your study efforts on the material that you know for sure will be included on the test. According to PostalWork.net, the four key testing areas on the 473 exam are address cross comparison, forms completion, memory & coding, and personal characteristics and experience.
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Take practice tests online that will help prepare you for the types of questions that will be on the actual exam. Sites that include Test-Guide.com offer free postal exam questions. If those don't help, PostOfficeJobs.com recommends investing in some study guides. Mometrix Media sells the Postal Exam Secrets study guide for $19.99 plus $6.99 shipping and handling.
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Time yourself when taking practice tests. Different sections of the actual test are timed accordingly and this will help you learn how to answer questions under pressure and can possibly help you improve your time with each practice test you take.
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Tips & Warnings
Arrive on time to the postal exam.
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