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The sample exercises provided are neither practice tests, nor simulations of
actual testing conditions for test 460. However, they do resemble the actual
tests in style and format.
There are no time limits for completing the sample exercises. However, the
times referenced in the sample exercises are the same as similar sections in
test 460.
Note: Completing the sample exercises does not ensure a boost in your
score on test 460 or in your aptitude to perform postal work. Neither does
attending workshops or studying exam techniques.
Postal exams like test 460 are opened to the public to meet local staffing
needs. Entry-level tests examine general aptitude, not knowledge of facts.
The tests provide a screening process on job-related criteria for job
applicants and allow applicants to compete for positions.
Postal employees deliver billions of pieces of mail each day to millions of
Americans. Certain knowledge, skills, and abilities for checking addresses,
sorting, and delivering mail are needed to move this volume of mail quickly
and accurately.
Test 460 helps identify individuals with important job-related abilities, such as
memory, identifying patterns in a number series, and following instructions.
Most Postal Service opportunities involve sorting and delivering mail. Rural
Carrier Associates sort mail into delivery sequence for an assigned route.
They also deliver mail along a prescribed rural route by vehicle and provide
customers with a variety of postal-related services. Applicants must pass test
460.
We examine and select applicants for employment in compliance with legal
and regulatory requirements, including entitlements required in the Veterans'
Preference Act of 1944. This law influences our administrative structure for
examining and hiring applicants, particularly certain veterans and some
family members of disabled or deceased veterans who have met the
requirements for veterans' preference.
Entitlements can include the following:
• Addition of either 5 or 10 points to competitive test scores (see What a
qualifying test score is).
• Priority in selection decisions and an opportunity to compete in exams
not open to the general public.
• Restriction of a position to those entitled to veterans' preference.
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