Rural Carrier Associate applicants have rated the interview process at US Postal Service with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Rural Carrier Associate roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 216 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at US Postal Service overall takes an average of 47 days.
Common stages of the interview process at US Postal Service as a Rural Carrier Associate according to 216 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 19%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
Phone interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at US Postal Service (Phoenix, AZ) in Jan 2010
Interview
Basic interview. How would you solve problems outside your expertise? How do you solve problems. What are your expectations. Nothing fancy. Be interested. Ask about the job. Show some knowledge of your employer. Lots of info online.
You hear the phrase "going postal" now and then. You know what it means. I'll tell you right now, postal workers are some of the friendliest, most helpful I've ever known. They know you're not taking their job. I have never had a person not give me good advice - solicited or not - when I needed it.
Now this is a union environment. These people know the rules, and if so much as a hangnail is out of place or someone of lesser seniority gets OT, you'll know it, and hear about it. Often. Not a deal killer. Good to know the rules. They protect the USPS and the employees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you deal with a situation you don't have an answer for?
No interview. Received an email with a job offer and orientation was scheduled a few weeks later. Called the postmaster on the job listing to get more information in between the offer and orientation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No questions were asked as there was not an interview process.
Not really an interview. If you pass the background check you have the job. The United States Postal Service does not require a traditional interview. Very easy. I love it here.
I applied online. I interviewed at US Postal Service (Spokane, WA)
Interview
There was no interview. I pretty much just took a test and they sent me back a conditional offer. When I got to my orientation with 3 other people they all had the same experience.