US Postal Service interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 8%In PersonIn Person
- 3%OtherOther
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
2,578 interviews
US Postal Service interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at US Postal Service as 67% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1.93 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Carrier and Sorter rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Contract Attorney and Agent roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at US Postal Service takes an average of 47 days when considering 2,545 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Automotive Mechanic roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at US Postal Service according to 2,545 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 19%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 16%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 3%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Mail Carrier(934) ;
- City Carrier Assistant(908) ;
- PSE Mail Processing Clerk(898) ;
- Rural Carrier Associate (RCA)(795) ;
- City Carrier Assistant (CCA)(749) ;
- Rural Carrier Associate(708) ;
- Mail Handler(615) ;
- City Carrier(449) ;
- CCA(418) ;
- PSE Clerk(396) ;
- USPS CCA(333) ;
- Letter Carrier(332) ;
- Rca(322) ;
- Regular Rural Carrier(275) ;
- USPS RCA(273) .
