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First edition! REA's test prep for the U.S. Postal Exams 473/473-c and 460 4/e -- with audio CDs. This book is a must for anyone who desires a career with the United States Postal Service. This thorough test preparation book contains 6 complete practice exams and review material for all test areas including everything you need to score 95-100%. It is also the only book with 2 CDs for the audio section of the exam. Included is information on how to apply for a career with the Postal Service, as well as descriptions of the types of careers that are available. Covered in details are strategies for improving your address-checking skills, improving your memory for addresses, and your ability to decipher number series. DETAILS: - Comprehensive review and test preparation for the 473/473-c and 460 4/e U.S. Postal Exams - 6 complete practice tests with detailed explanations of answers - 2 CDs for the audio section of the exam - How to apply for a Postal Service career, types of careers, on-the-job strategies for success, and much more.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wallie Walker-Hammond is an author and editor of more than 65 test preparation titles. Her extensive experience in testing includes more than 20 years as an assessment specialist at Educational Testing Service.

About the Author
Acknowledgments
About REA
Applying to the Postal Service
Considering a Career with the Postal Service
The Day of the Exam
Format of the Postal Exam 473
After the Test
Assessing Your Skills, including Diagnostic Test
Suggestions for Taking the Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test Answer Key
Strategies for Improving Your Address Checking
General Test Strategies
Techniques for Improving Your Skills
Drill: Address Checking with Numbers Only
Answers to Drill: Address Checking with Numbers Only
Drill: Address Checking with Numbers and Street Names
Answers to Drill: Address Checking with Numbers and Street Names
Drill: Full Address Checking
Answers to Drill: Full Address Checking
Strategies for Improving Your Forms Completion
General Test Strategies
Techniques for Improving Your Skills
Drill: Forms Completion Practice
Answers to Drill: Forms Completion Practice
Strategies for Improving Your Coding and Memory for Addresses
Test Strategies
Drill
Answers
Drill: Coding
Answers: Coding
Drill: Memory
Answers: Memory
Answer Key
Answer Key
Answer Key
Answer Key
Answer Key
Answer Key
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Considering a Career with the Postal Service
Founded on September 26, 1789, the Post Office Department became a permanent federal agency in 1792. Today’s United States Postal Service (USPS)—transformed into an independent establishment of the executive branch in 1971—has become one of the largest and most efficient entities of any kind in the world, delivering more than 200 billion pieces of mail annually. The Postal Service employs more than 800,000 people, who process and carry more mail to more people over a larger geographic area than in any other country. Retirements and expansion have created the need for tens of thousands of new employees in recent years. The USPS offers a secure career with good pay and opportunities for advancement, which makes working for the Postal Service a wise investment in your future.
If you are interested in job security, consider that the U.S. Postal Service offers a solid array of benefits, including health and life insurance, a retirement plan, a savings/investment plan with employer contribution, a flexible spending account, flextime scheduling of core work hours, and annual vacation and sick leave. Qualified applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the requirement to be drug free. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident alien status.
There are opportunities for advancement for all. The USPS policy directs that employee promotions be made solely on ability, without regard to race, sex, age, religion, or political-party affiliation. On-the-job training and advancement courses are also offered. New technologies typically create the sense of job elimination, but in the case of the Postal Service, the volume of mail has continued to increase.   An ever-increasing population, along with the increase in direct-mail advertising that comes with an expanding economy, keeps the need for postal workers high. If you think that the use of e-mail could threaten the postal business, remember that the Postal Service is itself a major e-mail service provider. The United States Postal Service reaches every person, every day. In fact, after more than 200 years, the Postal Service is as dedicated as ever to providing quality service to all of its customers.

Excerpted from US Postal Exam by Research and Education Association Staff
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US Postal Exams 473/473c

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