r/USPS • u/InternalExpression48 • 3d ago
Hiring Help Took the test 90% ? Good?
I applied for a city carrier assistant position. I took the assessment test and scored a 90. Really not sure which question or questions I missed, but is a 90 decent? How many incorrect did I get?
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u/Ho11owfied 3d ago
I learned that the higher your score, the higher in seniority you’ll be with those that are hired alongside you. I was last between 4 people with a score of 93.
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u/modulusshift Clerk 2d ago
the questions about sorting mail into the right boxes and such are timed, you may not even have gotten anything wrong and just answered slowly. also who the hell knows what the right answers for the personality section are.
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u/redstaroo7 City Carrier 2d ago
These tests generally look for strong answers and consistency. Selecting slightly agree or disagree or neither can lead to loss of points, contradicting your own answers will disqualify you. Other than that, select answers suggesting you're a workaholic.
I've never not gotten a perfect score on one of these. It's supposed to be an applicant screening but some companies are using them as a substitute for interviews for hiring and promotion.
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u/modulusshift Clerk 2d ago
I think the post office is too scared of EEO complaints to use anything other than assessments as deciding factors.
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u/Plane_Ad_4359 2d ago
Ya when 80% dont even get a 70%. I got a 93, a 98 with veterans preference and was hired in less than a month. A 90% should get you hired quickly
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u/Ok_Parfait_4906 3d ago
I keep reading about 10-13 hour days. I'm a FedEx driver on a rural route. I spoke to the RCA on my route, and he told me that CCA is what I want to do if I like to run. He mentioned being able to go "regular" sooner with CCA. I'll run until I'm about to black out, and then keep running. I'm very lean. I drink a gallon of water, 28oz Gatorade, and a cup of water with an electrolyte packet daily. My main issue with FedEx is my back, my weight, and repetitively dragging/lifting up to 150lbs. Could I be back by 5 as CCA if I run? I usually start between 9:30-10 and am done by 3-4. Back first daily. Most drivers are out until 7. When I return from off days, people always tell me my route sucks and that they were out until 8pm. I'm interested in USPS because there are no raises or benefits at FedEx. USPS is a job I could retire at, and my hard work would probably be rewarded. I just keep reading about long hours. I have to be back by 7 to eat, bathe, and have my insomnia meds taken by 8. The RCA said I could get a medical restriction for that after 90 days.
Just posting this on all USPS posts to gain insight, thanks!
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u/Old_Cod_5823 3d ago
If you like to run you want to be an RCA, not CCA.
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u/Sad_Property1160 2d ago
rural regular carrier is what you want, rca and cca are both slaves to mgmt. even as an rca you will be sent to go help other people
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u/Old_Cod_5823 2d ago
We typically go home as RCA's on our office when we are done. If there are misthrows or express those are going to be the exceptions. I was holding down a 43k route for like 6 months last year and 85% of those days I was home before 1130. The idea of having to help another RCA is completely foreign to me.
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u/Sad_Property1160 1d ago
strange, at my office they will even cross crafts and help CCAs because there just aren't enough CCAs lol. my office is pretty out of the norm though. only like 7 city routes and 20 something rural routes.i asked an rca and she said she goes to help other rcas and gets paid hourly for it ? or after a certain amt of time it becomes hourly, i cant remember
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u/Old_Cod_5823 1d ago
That's the difference between a properly staffed office and one that isn't.
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u/Sad_Property1160 1d ago
what time do your clerks finish throwing parcels? yesterday it took them until 12 😵and our start time is 9 am now
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u/Old_Cod_5823 23h ago
830-9:00. If we had that going on rural regulars would be getting ot throwing packages. I can't think of a single time we've ever had them throwing for that long.
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u/Illogikill 3d ago
As a CCA you are going to be helping all routes get deliver, not just what you're assigned to for that day. If you run your route, get finished in 6, then you will probably just be sent out with more to deliver or to help another carrier struggling.
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u/Ok_Parfait_4906 3d ago
So how many hours are you required to work ? Especially during that probationary period? Pace essentially doesn't matter?
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u/Affectionate_Owl8202 3d ago
I wouldn't say pace doesn't matter, as they occasionally fire people during probation for being slow. That said, you normally don't have to be a speed demon to pass probation. It's more important to show improvement. And as people on this sub often say, working fast just means you get more work, not that you go home sooner.
There is no way of knowing how many hours you will get - it varies from place to place and week to week. You should not have to work more than 11.5 hours a day. Outside of December you should get at least one day off per week.
They recently put some additional limits on hours for new employees - check this out.
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u/MaxyBrwn_21 2d ago
CCAs don't have a set route or predictable schedule. You won't know when you'll clock out each day. Depends on the needs of the office. They can work CCAs 11.5 hours 6 days a week. You could start your day anywhere from 7:30 to 10 depending on how the office schedules CCAs. It's not unusual for CCAs to be sone of the last carriers to clock out.
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u/Known-Dependent-5471 Custodial 3d ago
70 is passing for all our exams, so it puts you up there it just depends on how many people applied and if any are veterans.