Product Description

The all new 4th edition of Post Office Jobs, includes a new 473 and 473-C Postal Exam study guide and provides all the information needed to locate job vacancies, prepare for exams, and explore all jobs including those that don't require entrance tests. This updated edition covers all occupations from janitors, general maintenance and technicians to truck drivers, mail carriers, clerks, administrative, and clerical positions. Having worked for 35½ years for Uncle Sam, the author provides an insider's perspective on what it takes to go from job hunter to hired, and everything in between.

The Postal Service started screening applicants with the new 473 Major Entry-Level Jobs Exam in December of 2004. This new exam screens applicants on job-related characteristics and it permits them to compete for job vacancies. Included in this new edition is a comprehensive study guide along with helpful test-taking strategies to improve test scores.

Those considering a job with the Postal Service will find Damp’s book filled with useful and up-to-date information. This is the only Postal Service career guide that includes related civil service job options, provides online updates, prepares the reader for interviews, and covers ALL occupations from professional and administrative to mail carrier, maintenance, and clerical.

Post Office Jobs helps job seekers:

1) Identify ALL vacancies.
2) Match your skills to postal jobs.
3) Locate postal exam test dates.
4) Study for the 473 Postal exam
5) Complete job applications.
6) Prepare for job interviews.
7) Apply for jobs that don’t require exams.
8) Explore viable civil service job options.

The revised 4th edition of Post Office Jobs includes a new and comprehensive 473 study guide, contact information, current addresses and phone numbers for the 80 hiring Postal Districts, on-line Internet connections and addresses, new pay scales, web sites that offer employment guidance and toll-free postal service employment hotlines. This expanded edition also includes chapters on Postal Inspector jobs and Civil Service related occupations plus an Appendix on how to find lucrative corporate jobs with the Postal Service that don’t require entrance exams.

In today’s uncertain times, seek out secure and high paying Post Office jobs and related Civil Service opportunities with this indispensable book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #498025 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"Essential for anyone who seeks to become a postal worker. This book covers the entire Process... Recommended." -- Midwest Book Review

"This popular book has been expanded and updated, a third devoted to testing. Perusable and thorough. Recommended." -- Library Journal

About the Author
Dennis V. Damp is the author of five books including The Book of U.S. Government Jobs, Health Care Job Explosion, Take Charge of Your Federal Career, and Dollars & Sense. These books are recommended by Library Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many other national magazines and newspapers. Damp spent 35½ years working for Uncle Sam and shows job seekers what it takes to go from job hunter to hired, and everything in between to improve their chances of landing a high-paying government job. He is also a popular radio talk show guest offering advice on hundreds of radio talk shows.

Customer Reviews

Techniques for studying
My daughter and I recently took the postal exam for carrier/clerk/sales. After using some of the techniques, we both found the test to be a lot easier then we both expected. We both put this book to good use. I would recommend this book for anyone who is taking the exam. Whether the exam is for City Carrier or Rural Route, Clerk or any other position, this book will give you what you need and is an excellent source of information.

Now in its fifth edition
There are careers to be found in the postal service, not just short term jobs. Now in its fifth edition, "Post Office Jobs: Explore & Find Jobs, Prepare for the 473 Postal Exam, and Locate All Job Opportunities" is a guide for those considering the postal service as a career. Postal Service jobs can prove to be very lucrative and comfortable jobs for those willing to put in the effort, and author Dennis V. Damp hopes to inspire readers to do what they need to in order to have a chance at these jobs. Highly recommended..