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. I interviewed at US Postal Service in Oct 2014
Interview
Applied online. Got a call about 2 weeks later to go into the post office for initial interview. Postmaster was super nice and seemed very professional. I filled out alot of papers. He showed me around the post office and what I would be doing, "casing" the mail first, before I delivered it. He made me my appt time to go get my drug screen. I passed that. Got an email I had to sign regarding my background check. Passed that. I go Nov. 17th to the postal academy for training. I know I will only be a sub and the only day I am guaranteed is Saturdays, but the postmaster promised I would get more hours than that. I am really looking forward to it!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with an irate or upset person along your route who is expecting mail and has not received it yet?
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.