Article Title: How to help Protect Yourself from Nasty Government and Post Office Job Scams
Article Snip: Information from USAJOBS.gov: Information on job vacancies with the Federal Government and the Postal Service is provided free of charge. However, many Americans are victimized by scam artists selling information about Federal job opportunities.
Reference: www.crimezilla.com
Article Title: New OPM Veteran Site- Feds Hire Vets
Article Snip: Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, which establishes the Veterans Employment Initiative. The Initiative is a strategic, yet very straightforward, approach to helping the men and women who have served our country in the military find employment in the Federal Government. It also underscores the importance of aligning the talents of these individuals with key positions so the Government is better positioned to meet mission objectives and citizens are better served.
Reference: veteransemploymentprogramoffice.blogspot.com
Article Title: Due Diligence Avoids Job Scams
Article Snip: In January, the U.S. Postal Service switched to a new eCareer hiring system, a process by which you start on the Internet and apply for a specific job, rather than apply for any open job.
Reference: www.ihavenet.com
Article Title: USPS - Employment Requirements
Article Snip: A qualification for postal employment is to be drug free, and is determined through a urinalysis drug screen.
Reference: www.usps.com
Article Title: U.S. Postal Exams
Article Snip: The United States Postal Service administers a number of examinations for employee applicants to be considered for employment. Exams are administered as needed on a regional or service-area basis. ...Postal Exam 460,Postal Exam 473 / 473-C,Postal Exam 710,Postal Exam 916,Postal Exam 931,Postal Exam 932,Postal Exam 933,Postal Exam 943/944,...
Reference: en.wikipedia.org
Article Title: Increase in Government Jobs
Article Snip: ...not all parts of the Federal government are increasing positions; instead, jobs have decreased in the postal service arena...
Reference: www.benzinga.com
Beware of websites claiming they can help you get hired by the U.S. Postal Service
Article Title: Beware of websites claiming they can help you get hired by the U.S. Postal Service
Article Snip: " open job positions, according to the U.S. Postal Service, currently are a rarity.
"We're offering voluntary, early retirement to about 160,000 employees," said Gerald McKiernan, a spokesman for the postal service."
Reference: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/16/business/fi-consumer16
(Revisit Date: Nov. 16, 2008)
