Post Office Assessment
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Post office assessment. There are four tests available 474 475 476 and 477 and the usps will determine which one is most appropriate for the position you seek. Each job posting has a pre determined maximum number of applicants who can be tested. Test center appointments are available on a first come first serve basis and most test centers are closed sunday and holidays.
Not everyone who submits an application will be invited to take the assessment. Taking the postal service exam is required before securing any type of employment with the united states postal service usps. Take this free practice test to see how prepared you are for the united states postal service 473 exam for mail carriers mail handlers and other entry level positions.
As of april 2019 the usps launched four new exams named virtual entry assessments which replaced the old postal exam 473. The virtual entry assessment or vea is a group of assessments each of which apply to a unique set of usps jobs. The test covers such subjects as address checking forms completion coding and memory skills.
I submitted an application for a job that requires an assessment but did not receive an assessment invitation e mail. The postal exam 474 also called the virtual entry assessment mc 474 is used for evaluating candidates applying for both city and rural mail carrier positions. 474 475 476 and 477 as of april 1 2019 the united states postal service has revised the procedure post office job application and is now using four new tests.
Postal exam 474 one of the four new virtual entry assessment tests recently launched is now used to fill all mail delivery jobs. The old test 473 is no longer used and its scores are invalid for postal service employment applications. If you created an account before 12 29 2014 please follow the link below to create a new account.
New postal service exams. Welcome to the epostal assessment system. The postal exam is an online assessment used by the usps to screen candidates for various positions at the post office.