1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Rural Carrier Associate do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Mail Distribution
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What is your job title?
Rural Carrier Associate
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work for the US Postal Service in the Clinton, WA post office where we employ 12 employees; some full time and some part time flex.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
9 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
30
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I sort mail that is distributed to me in large trays, I put each letter/magazine/catalog in delivery order in a segmented address case.Then the mail is collected from the case, bundled into route ordered bundles and put in my delivery vehicle. I also have packages to assess and put in route delivery order.Then I spend 1.5 hours delivering the mail from my car into rural route mailboxes.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
30,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
30000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
a week of sick leave and vacation leave earned per 6 months of work/both accumulate with no penalties
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
yes, I work in an open office environment with the rest of the employees in our office. most of the time it is a companionable arrangement, however our office is small so bad moods can be passed on easily amongst workers; but so can good moods!
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
We have to be collaborative in that we pass off mail to each other and our work space being so small requires us to cooperate with each other to avoid confrontations in that regard
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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7 Work Environment - co-workers
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6 Work Environment - supervisors
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5 Benefits
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2 Hours
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3 Level of responsibility
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4 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Go and get an application at a post office you are interested in and then take the Civil Service test
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
The ability to stand for an extended length of time, a good memory for names and numbers, a strong liking for order and symetry, and abilty to manage their time,.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
no
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Go investigate the local PO near you, tour the facility, study the Civil Service test books.
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